Designing King Icon
June 5th, 2007 by ART-D Posted in Adobe Photoshop, Buttons
Using the Ellipse Tool (U), try to make a flare on the top part of the icon. Change its shape by lifting the lowest to with the Convert Point Tool. 
The layer’s parameters:
The Opacity should be set on 70%
Fill 0% on the layers.
Blending Options>Gradient Overlay
Gradient’s parameters: 

Make a copy of the last made layer and select the Free Transform option to turn over the flare’s copy, changing its parameters too. 
The layer’s parameters:
The Opacity should be set on 20%.
Fill 0% on the layers.
Blending Options>Gradient Overlay
Gradient’s parameters: 



















