Hi all

Can anyone tell me why my Pictures suck so much???(not the photos of me, i know those suck
-> i am talking bout GIFs and WEB PICTURES)

Ok so i am not an artist , nor graphics designer.

Example,

I was looking to put nice buttons with the "button"-effect( left side of a rectangle should be
whiter/lighter and the right side should be more black/darker)
That i learnt yesterday when i got a few examples from the web and on my pc.
I opened a grey button with bitmap and damn i zoomed real close and saw something that
i already knew(most of you guyz too) but didn't think about it at al till then-> the grey buttons is not just PLAIN GREY , NO PIXEL NEXT TO EACH OTHER IS THE SAME GREY(meaning lighter and darker).-> it would take me month to make one of my own that looks exactly the same if
I use BITMAP(getting all those greyz is gonna be insane.), so i jus greyed out the picture on the button(i know that is ILLIGEL,but that is why i am asking you guyz)

and even if i grey it out and make my own picture on the "button" ->IT LOOKS LIKE CRAP!!
/EXAMPLE

Well that was a easy example compared to making something look gold and 3D.

How do the pro's do it-> they must surely use some kind of tool(z).

Please help me, i really need your help.
More details will kindly be suplied.

Cheers
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