I suppose i should specify what the elevator buttons specifically lead to,

There is a button leading to the 3F, another to the 2F, and another to the 1F.. There is also a button that leads to the Basement Level (B).

Any tips, hints or tutorials would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you.

- @ComicBindingGameDev

Button tutorials are abundant online, so I'd surf google images for "button tutorial" and google image search "elevator buttons vector". After that, if you have more specific questions on how to achieve a particular effect in Inkscape, chime back.

Super-realism can be achieved even in vector graphics. Take a look at these from the Inkscape website gallery:

https://inkscape.org/en/~luizrezende/%E ... ra-bullock
https://inkscape.org/en/~TimJones/%E2%9 ... per-sprint
https://inkscape.org/en/~DanielL/%E2%98 ... car-brabus

Or the famous Drums example:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/35772571@N03/3554078653

I suggest you search through Open clip art submissions https://openclipart.org, then when you find something similar to your needs, import through the Import Clip Art... option in Inkscape (under File menu).

Maybe something like this:
https://openclipart.org/detail/203164/ui-toggle-button

I think I posted a tutorial in this forum....somewhere....years and years ago. You could try searching the forum.

I have a couple of tutorials for Engraved Text and Embossed Text. It's a very similar concept for buttons which appear to be pressed or not pressed. It's just that the buttons would look much "taller" or "deeper" than text (which you can adjust by how far away you move the various pieces). These tutorials will explain:

https://forum.inkscapecommunity.com/ind ... article=54
https://forum.inkscapecommunity.com/ind ... article=53

Note that those tutorials would create something very, very basic. No bells and whistles like glowing buttons or metallic or whatever.