How to make a Metallic Inset Button in PSP

To make a Metallic Inset button in Paint Shop Pro 6 and above do the following:

1.Open any background textured image file and set your background color to black and the foreground color to white.
2. Draw a round selection in any size, by using the selection tool round shape.
Selection Type = Circle
Antialias = checked
Feather = 0
Save the selection to the Alpha Channel so you can use it later on
3.Fill the circle area with the Sunburst Gradient Fill
Fill Style = Sunburst Gradient
Tolerance = 100
Match Mode = None
Sample Merge = NOT checked
Opacity = 100

Flood Fill Options Tab
Repeats = 0
Gradient = Foreground-Background
Vertical and Horizontal Offset = 70

4. Go to selections-> Modify-> contract and Contract the selection by 4. Fill the area of the small circle with the Sunburst Gradient Fill
Fill Style = Sunburst Gradient
Match Mode = None
Opacity = 100
Tolerance = 100

Sample Merge = NOT checked
Flood Fill Options Tab
Gradient = Foreground-Background
Repeats = 0
Vertical and Horizontal Offset = 30


5. Add shadow to give a 3d look. Go to Layers->New Adjustment Layers->Curves.

Thanks for a helpful information.

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I think needed a Image this tutorial. plz upload final effect Image. Thanks for share.