Step 5
Right click the active layer and duplicate.

Right click the duplicated layer and select Rasterize Layer.

Ctrl-click the newly rasterized layer to select it.

Select > Modify > Contract…

Contract your selection by 2 pixels.

Hold down Shift+Ctrl+I to Invert your selection. Press delete.

Ctrl-click to select this layer and paint it over with a light gray if it is not already.

Step 6
Select the Elliptical Marquee Tool.

Drag this over the top half of your layer, where you want your shine to be.

Hold down Shift+Ctrl+I to invert the selection.

Grab the Burn Tool.

Drag this around the edge of your curved selection.

De-select the layer.

Step 7
Change the layer mode to Overlay. you may also want to adjust the Opacity depending on how bright you want your highlight.

Congratulations! You’ve made a shiny Web 2.0 badge. You can add some text to it as well.

You can download the PSD file used in this tutorial here:

>> Download PSD for the Web 2.0 Badge<<

There is also a package of Web 2.0 Badges available at my other post.

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