Shiny pill-shaped button with gradient fill, inner glow, and drop shadow for modern web UI interfaces.

Step 1: Button Shape

Create 160×44px rounded rectangle (22px radius). Fill with gradient #4a90d9 to #2a5a8a.

Step 2: Glossy Highlight

New layer clipped above. Draw white ellipse covering top half at 30% opacity.

Step 3: Inner Glow

Layer Style Inner Glow: white, Screen, Size 4px, Choke 50% for top edge shine.

Step 4: Drop Shadow

Drop Shadow: black, Distance 2px, Size 4px, Opacity 40%.

Step 5: Button Text

Add "Click Here" in white 14px bold sans-serif, centered vertically and horizontally.

Step 6: Hover State

Duplicate button. Lighten gradient 15%. Increase gloss opacity to 45%. Label "Hover".

Step 7: Pressed State

Darken gradient. Move gloss down 1px. Reduce shadow to Distance 1px. Label "Active".

That's it! You've completed this tutorial. Experiment with the techniques and share your results with the Designstacks community.