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24 January 2008 | photoshop, tutorials

My first ever tutorial!! Hope you like it!!

STEP 1= open a new document 1000 px / 1000 px and fill it with white

STEP 2= create a new layer (put it in the top and name it orb), make a round shape in the middle and apply these layer effects

STEP 3= create a new layer (put it in the top and name it map), place the map you want to use and apply these layer effects, reduce the opacity to 90%. Then apply the filter/distort/sferize amount 20% only in the orb surface.

map

STEP 4= make a new layer (put it in the top and name it ellipse), create an ellipse and fill it with white, then reduce the fill to 0%

STEP 5= make a new layer (put it in under the layer orb and name it back shadow), use a brush with the following settings and scale it like in the picture

STEP 6= make a new layer (put it under the layer ellipse and name it sparkle), paint with white some dots only over the map, with a brush with these settings. Set the opacity to 70% and set “overlay”

STEP 7= duplicate the layer sparkle (place it under the other layer), blur it with gaussian blur with these settings. Set the layer to “difference”

STEP 8= make a new layer (put it under the layer map and name it sparkle back), paint with white some dots only outside the map, with a brush with the same settings in the step 6 but with a diameter 21px. Set the layer to ”overlay”

STEP 9= duplicate the sparkle back layer (place it below the other layer) and use a motion blur with these settings. Set the layer to “overlay”

STEP 10= make a new layer (name it clouds and put it under the sparkle back copy layer) with the size of the orb and apply filter/render/clouds; apply the same filter a few times with ctrl+F. Set the layer to “hard light”

STEP 11= change the color as you want with a new filter adjustement layer (hue and saturation) and you are done!!

psd

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Comments

giackop

25.01.08 1:44 pm

Ehy guys I added the first photo in the second step because someone asked fot it.. Do you think it’s better now?

sam

27.01.08 1:49 am

yeah ..pretty cool

monbere

29.01.08 8:54 pm

Wow!! pretty cool:)

hal

30.01.08 12:36 am

easy to follow instructions.
the results are cool!

Dezept1p

03.02.08 11:48 am

yea.. i like this effect this brusg pretty cool!!

*brush

Rah

04.02.08 9:28 pm

I like, but where is the PSD?

05.02.08 1:00 am

I will add it as soon as I can..

05.02.08 12:27 pm

mm..)) i made it…by Flash…with rotation…looks prety cool))

05.02.08 12:38 pm

nice!!!! can you show me?? and if you want we can manage to post it here also..

Chris

17.02.08 4:34 pm

Dude what map image did you use? I am lost.. around the map part..

17.02.08 7:17 pm

Ok there is a link to a map file!! it’s at the beginning of step 3.. let me know if you have any problem

GG

20.02.08 1:53 am

Really nice !
Can you share the PSD please ?
I’m a quite noob and don’t understand the last actions. =)

Thx
GG

22.02.08 5:24 pm

just uploaded the psd (after step 11).. I had to resize it because it was too big.. hope it’s useful..

27.02.08 11:19 am

It’s useful =)
Thx a lot!

Blue

10.04.08 4:29 pm

Love it!

Andreas

18.04.08 8:10 pm

Excause me but what you mean with: Then apply the filter/distort/sferize amount 20% only in the orb surface….. Also had some issues when I added Gradient overlay cuz can’t see my “map” after that. So I dont see my img as yours at the img after step 3.. Guess it has something to do with the thing I didnt understand!

Please help! /Andreas

18.04.08 9:24 pm

ok you have to hit ctrl+click on the orb layer on the right to select the obr surface, then you have to select the map layer and apply the filter sferize.. if it’s not ok just email me!! hope it’s useful..

Rajita - Logo Design

16.05.08 8:50 am

This tutorial is very well written.Its very easy to follow.

16.05.08 10:05 am

thanx.. i appreciate it

Rob

21.05.08 12:40 pm

Good tut – love it

aagilu

28.05.08 4:00 am

wow..yeah ..pretty cool i like it..keep it up…tnx…

Laura

07.06.08 6:51 pm

Oh Stupendo!!! Grazie mille!

josel

16.06.08 1:21 am

Hi
I cannot seem to find out how you placed the world map into the globe. Is the world map inside Photoshop. I have PSCS2.

Thankuou once again josel

Flash Website Design Tutorial

13.07.08 1:01 pm

found your site on del.icio.us today and really liked it.. i bookmarked it and will be back to check it out some more later ..

sukaSuki

01.08.08 2:32 pm

wau!! nice tips

AlexM

17.08.08 7:59 am

Your blog is interesting!

Keep up the good work!

Eyeinstyin

21.08.08 9:14 am

really cool.simple and eye catchy

name

01.09.08 4:06 am

Good day!,

SlackAttack813

09.09.08 1:50 pm

I hope you don’t mind but i used this tutorial to make a ps3 theme. I gave you credit in the comments.

09.09.08 2:44 pm

wow can i see it?

10.09.08 12:11 am

its not finished yet these themes take ALOT of time to create right now im working on the icons.

ims

28.09.08 10:58 pm

thx for the tutorial ,, i will practice it as soon i finish my damn exams !!

Devin

11.11.08 10:46 pm

i think if you make a green one would be cool ps question can you send me a pic of the green one at my email its troopdog102@yahoo.com please thank you

Smartsley CEO

08.12.08 12:34 am

Your site rocks!

Noshin

21.12.08 9:59 am

geez, im sorry to say this, but this is tough! But don’t worry.I’ll hopefully get used to it.im really a beginner and just a kid.

Aaqib

12.02.09 11:28 am

Thanks,,its awesome

Ivo

12.02.09 3:45 pm

Looks fabulous, great job ! Thanks for showing to all !

noob

24.02.09 1:26 pm

You dont mention how im supposed to get the map visible on the orb. When i follow the instructions i get two separate layers. The map layer is only a square layer with gray gradient

25.02.09 11:12 am

to apply the effect only on the orb, you have to ctrl-click on the orb layer in the little image on the left and in this way the circular selection is loaded..