Tutorial: How to create a shiny Web 2.0 button in Illustrator

Easy :)
First, draw a circle (using Shift tab) and fill it with radial gradient like this:

How to create a shiny Web 2.0 button in Illustrator

Now, copy that circle, paste it on the top of the first one and make it smaller. Rotate the gradient fill in that smaller circle for 180 degree. This will create a “shining” effect.

How to create a shiny Web 2.0 button in Illustrator

Make another circle resize it to make it smaller than the one we did just now. Fill it in using simple radial gradient fill.

How to create a shiny Web 2.0 button in Illustrator

Now make the fourth (this is the last one) circle that’s smaller than third one and use Pen tool to create a shape that will look like this: (select the bottom anchor point and simply delete it).

How to create a shiny Web 2.0 button in Illustrator

Done. Now, that wasn’t difficult, was it?

How to create a shiny Web 2.0 button in Illustrator

Here are some sample images derived from this button:


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  1. Love it, but I am still stuck on making a gradation like that! It looks like the center of the radial gradation is off center. Love it if anyone can help me out here!

  2. Great tutorial, thanks so much for sharing this, stumbled it too :)

  3. The “here are some sample images” link is dead.
    Here’s a suitable replacement that brings up many like images (and, being a search, will nigh eliminate the possibility of dead links):
    http://www.stockxpert.com/browse_image/search/text/web%202.0

  4. Excellent tutorial! This was exactly what I was looking for and easy to accomplish. Thank you for sharing!

  5. Gorgeous, thanks so much for sharing!

  6. This is very good i found this page by google. thanks for sharing the tips >_<

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