
Welcome to the first tutorial of the UI/Game Art for Beginners series. In this tutorial, we will be learning how to make game buttons in Adobe Illustrator.
Play Button
- Create a new document that is 900 pixels wide and 600 pixels high
- Using the Rectangle Tool make a square 200 pixels wide and 200 pixels high
- Make a second square that is 225 pixels and rotate it 45 degrees
- Place the second rotated square on top of the original square (make sure it is centered)
- Select both squares
- Open the Pathfinder Tool and click on Intersect
- Center the shape on the artboard
- Fill the shape with #7F8C8D
- Change the border color to #586060 and make the stroke 5 points
- Copy the shape and paste it in front
- Reduce the copied shape’s size to 150 pixels
- Fill the new shape with a gradient
- Set the gradient to -90 degrees (black on the bottom)
- Change the black color stop to a dark gray (RGB 51, 51, 51) and the white to a lighter gray (RGB 128, 128, 128)
- Select the inner shape and add an Inner Glow
Color: #313A3A
Mode: Screen
Opacity: 75%
Blur: 10px
Edge - Choose the Star Tool click once on the artboard
Radius 1: 25px
Radius 2: 50px
Points: 3 - Make the triangle 74 pixels wide and 86 pixels high
- Rotate the triangle so the top is pointing to the right
- Fill the shape with a gradient
- Set the gradient to -180 degree (black on the left)
- Set the black color stop to a mid-gray (RGB 179, 179, 179) and the white stop to a light gray (RGB 242, 242, 242)
- Center the triangle on the inner shape of the button
- Add a drop shadow to the triangle
Mode: Multiply
Opacity: 50%
X Offset: 7px
Y Offset: 7px
Blur: 5px
Color: #000000
Pause Button
- Copy everything except the triangle and move the shapes to the left
- Using the Rectangle Tool make a rectangle 27 pixels wide and 86 pixels high
- Fill the shape with a gradient
- Set the gradient to -90 degree (black on the bottom)
- Set the black color stop to a mid-gray (RGB 179, 179, 179) and the white stop to a light gray (RGB 242, 242, 242)
- Add a drop shadow to the rectangle
Mode: Multiply
Opacity: 50%
X Offset: 7px
Y Offset: 7px
Blur: 5px
Color: #000000
Stop Button
- Make a copy of the rectangle
- Center both rectangles on the inner shape of the button
- Copy the original two shapes and move the shapes to the right of the play button
- Using the Rectangle Tool make a square 86 pixels wide and 86 pixels high
- Fill the shape with a gradient
- Set the gradient to -90 degree (black on the bottom)
- Set the black color stop to a mid-gray (RGB 179, 179, 179) and the white stop to a light gray (RGB 242, 242, 242)
- Add a drop shadow to the rectangle
Mode: Multiply
Opacity: 50%
X Offset: 7px
Y Offset: 7px
Blur: 5px
Color: #000000 - Center the square on the inner shape of the button
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