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!!
giackop
January 25th, 2008 at 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
January 27th, 2008 at 1:49 am
yeah ..pretty cool
monbere
January 29th, 2008 at 8:54 pm
Wow!! pretty cool:)
hal
January 30th, 2008 at 12:36 am
easy to follow instructions.
the results are cool!
Dezept1p
February 3rd, 2008 at 11:48 am
yea.. i like this effect this brusg pretty cool!!
Dezept1p
February 3rd, 2008 at 11:48 am
*brush
Rah
February 4th, 2008 at 9:28 pm
I like, but where is the PSD?
giackop
February 5th, 2008 at 1:00 am
I will add it as soon as I can..
Dezept1p
February 5th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
mm..)) i made it…by Flash…with rotation…looks prety cool))
giackop
February 5th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
nice!!!! can you show me?? and if you want we can manage to post it here also..
Chris
February 17th, 2008 at 4:34 pm
Dude what map image did you use? I am lost.. around the map part..
giackop
February 17th, 2008 at 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
February 20th, 2008 at 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
giackop
February 22nd, 2008 at 5:24 pm
just uploaded the psd (after step 11).. I had to resize it because it was too big.. hope it’s useful..
GG
February 27th, 2008 at 11:19 am
It’s useful =)
Thx a lot!
Blue
April 10th, 2008 at 4:29 pm
Love it!
Andreas
April 18th, 2008 at 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
giackop
April 18th, 2008 at 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
May 16th, 2008 at 8:50 am
This tutorial is very well written.Its very easy to follow.
giackop
May 16th, 2008 at 10:05 am
thanx.. i appreciate it
Rob
May 21st, 2008 at 12:40 pm
Good tut - love it
aagilu
May 28th, 2008 at 4:00 am
wow..yeah ..pretty cool i like it..keep it up…tnx…
Laura
June 7th, 2008 at 6:51 pm
Oh Stupendo!!! Grazie mille!
josel
June 16th, 2008 at 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
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July 13th, 2008 at 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
August 1st, 2008 at 2:32 pm
wau!! nice tips
AlexM
August 17th, 2008 at 7:59 am
Your blog is interesting!
Keep up the good work!
Eyeinstyin
August 21st, 2008 at 9:14 am
really cool.simple and eye catchy
name
September 1st, 2008 at 4:06 am
Good day!,
SlackAttack813
September 9th, 2008 at 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.
giackop
September 9th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
wow can i see it?
SlackAttack813
September 10th, 2008 at 12:11 am
its not finished yet these themes take ALOT of time to create right now im working on the icons.
ims
September 28th, 2008 at 10:58 pm
thx for the tutorial ,, i will practice it as soon i finish my damn exams !!
Devin
November 11th, 2008 at 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
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