How can I make fancy banners and buttons.

[Wizet]

As the title says. Here are some examples:
- The sign-up and login button at nexon.net
- The banner at forum.mapletip.com.

For some reason all URL links to the forum at x10.

 

[DeadBattery]

I have fixed those links for you.
Here is a tutorial using Photoshop:
http://iris-design.info/photoshop/web-20-style-buttons/

 

[Wizet]

You have to pay for photoshop? If so then I'm gonna hella ****ed.

 

[Dan]

You have to pay for photoshop? If so then I'm gonna hella ****ed.

Yes, you have to pay quite a lot for Photoshop.
Though some quite good free alternatives are GIMP or Paint.NET though there are others out there.

 

[MarioMaster]

Yes, you have to pay quite a lot for Photoshop.
Though some quite good free alternatives are GIMP or Paint.NET though there are others out there.

I tried GIMP before I got Photoshop. It's VERY different. If you're not willing to pay hundreds of dollars for CS3, you could use a cheaper alternative like Photoshop Elements 6 (about $80-90). If you don't want to pay for that, use GIMP or Paint.NET.

 

[iGFXDesign]

Another one that most of you never heard of is PhotoFiltre. Although it's not as good as GIMP or Paint.NET, it's still in my book for free & useful softwares, why you may ask? Because of its lightweight and built-in plug-ins.

 

[withambition]

Try out the Photoshop demo at adobe.com and see if you like it. If you do, then go to their student reseller (if you're a student) and you can pick it up for around $100 or so.