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.






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!!
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giackop
25.01.08 1:44 pmEhy 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 amyeah ..pretty cool
monbere
29.01.08 8:54 pmWow!! pretty cool:)
hal
30.01.08 12:36 ameasy to follow instructions.
the results are cool!
Dezept1p
03.02.08 11:48 amyea.. i like this effect this brusg pretty cool!!
Dezept1p
03.02.08 11:48 am*brush
Rah
04.02.08 9:28 pmI like, but where is the PSD?
giackop
05.02.08 1:00 amI will add it as soon as I can..
Dezept1p
05.02.08 12:27 pmmm..)) i made it…by Flash…with rotation…looks prety cool))
giackop
05.02.08 12:38 pmnice!!!! can you show me?? and if you want we can manage to post it here also..
Chris
17.02.08 4:34 pmDude what map image did you use? I am lost.. around the map part..
giackop
17.02.08 7:17 pmOk 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 amReally nice !
Can you share the PSD please ?
I’m a quite noob and don’t understand the last actions. =)
Thx
GG
giackop
22.02.08 5:24 pmjust uploaded the psd (after step 11).. I had to resize it because it was too big.. hope it’s useful..
GG
27.02.08 11:19 amIt’s useful =)
Thx a lot!
Blue
10.04.08 4:29 pmLove it!
Andreas
18.04.08 8:10 pmExcause 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
giackop
18.04.08 9:24 pmok 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..
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16.05.08 8:50 amThis tutorial is very well written.Its very easy to follow.
giackop
16.05.08 10:05 amthanx.. i appreciate it
Rob
21.05.08 12:40 pmGood tut – love it
aagilu
28.05.08 4:00 amwow..yeah ..pretty cool i like it..keep it up…tnx…
Laura
07.06.08 6:51 pmOh Stupendo!!! Grazie mille!
josel
16.06.08 1:21 amHi
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
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13.07.08 1:01 pmfound 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 ..
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01.08.08 2:32 pmwau!! nice tips
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17.08.08 7:59 amYour blog is interesting!
Keep up the good work!
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21.08.08 9:14 amreally cool.simple and eye catchy
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01.09.08 4:06 amGood day!,
SlackAttack813
09.09.08 1:50 pmI hope you don’t mind but i used this tutorial to make a ps3 theme. I gave you credit in the comments.
giackop
09.09.08 2:44 pmwow can i see it?
SlackAttack813
10.09.08 12:11 amits not finished yet these themes take ALOT of time to create right now im working on the icons.
ims
28.09.08 10:58 pmthx for the tutorial ,, i will practice it as soon i finish my damn exams !!
Devin
11.11.08 10:46 pmi 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
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08.12.08 12:34 amYour site rocks!
Noshin
21.12.08 9:59 amgeez, 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 amThanks,,its awesome
Ivo
12.02.09 3:45 pmLooks fabulous, great job ! Thanks for showing to all !
noob
24.02.09 1:26 pmYou 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
giackop
25.02.09 11:12 amto 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..
torridleo
11.03.09 3:20 pmHi,
This is awesome.Can I use it as a header image for my blog pl.
giackop
12.03.09 11:14 amsure.. you won’t be the first..
torridleo
12.03.09 2:40 pmOh well thanks.I thought I should ask for it since you have put your time in it.Once again thanks and nice tutorials.
khoubaib
05.06.09 5:30 pmwaaaww coooll nice job man and thx
punarind
14.07.09 10:42 amIs it possible to do it without Gradient Editor?I can’t find it in Photoshop CS4.Please somebody answer me.
miss nobody
15.07.09 11:06 amSomebody help me, it’s too difficult for me.I am beginner and I can’t do it.I’m giving up.
Zashkaser
05.08.09 6:34 pmThanks for posting about this, I would like to read more about this topic.
vijay
29.08.09 11:07 amtoo good , very nice
Xxavier
08.09.09 2:06 amTotally went lost at the map part.
You didnt say how to insert/load the map into the workspace.
a heads up would be much appreciated.
Sanjay
11.12.09 12:46 pmSplendid!!!!!!!!!!!!
nazz
15.12.09 9:37 amExcellent, but this tutorial is an epic fail when it comes to adding the map part.
Only a PDF is supplied so the user has to mess with converting it to a suitable size in photoshop, and instructions here are also waay to thin.
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25.12.09 10:08 amwow great design
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17.01.10 11:57 pmOh my great tutorial!!!
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01.02.10 8:15 pmcool tutorial ^_^
easy instructions n nice results ^^
2ndnature
20.04.10 1:01 amcan someone send me their psd for this completed? i’m having some trouble….
ash buxton
18.06.10 1:47 pmdude, i don’t know how to remove the clouds at the end, someone help
ash buxton
18.06.10 2:47 pmnever mind
Ckp
01.07.10 9:00 pmHey this is awesome! The only thing is how do you get the cloud to take the shape of the orb? when i do it it fills the whole canvase…please help
Ckp
01.07.10 9:16 pmanyone can answer… i have everything else. I just keep fillinf the layer and goin around the shape…sorry for the double posting
Ckp
01.07.10 9:27 pmOHhhhh!!!I used my brain for once and read the other comments ok it was ctrl click !ok Never mind…sorry for triple posting! I am SO stupid!! Thanks great tutiorial!
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26.10.10 9:31 pmThanks for this giackop, it’s worked a treat for what I needed. The logo for my company is a world, and it’s very flat and simple on the logo, and that works well. But when it’s made into a favicon and put next to Google Chrome and the likes on my taskbar, it looked really cheap. This gave it exactly the polish it needed. Now I can’t stop staring at it. Check it out at latitudejourney.com.
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25.02.11 10:26 pmThis is lovely and i try to create it. But i can’t – my map disappears, there is only a gray rectangle
.
ctrl-click on the orb layer , then apply the filter/distort/sferize amount 20% – I follow this path , but it doesn’t work.
Please HELP me !
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