Ice Age Disaster Photoshop Tutorial
December 7th, 2009 Post Comment ( 0 )
Achieving that “3D Orb” Effect in Photoshop
December 4th, 2009 Post Comment ( 0 )
Intermediate Level Tutorial
This tutorial by Jeremy at Velvet Cartel will give you the basic steps in achieving that “3D Orb” effect that you see in many logos and designs.
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- Create a circle with Selection/Fill Tool or with Shape Tool
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- Create a circle with Selection/Fill Tool or with Shape Tool
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- In “Layer Styles” turn down “Fill Opacity”
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- Add an “Inner Stroke” to the circle
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- Flatten the circle and add a “Gradient” effect to the cut-out circle
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- Flatten the circle and add a “Gradient” effect to the cut-out circle
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- The flattened circle with the gradient effect
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- Create another circle the same way, and place it inside the first circle
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- Make new layer above the second circle and add clipping mask to it. Right Click + Create Clipping Mask
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- With the Selection Tool create a curved half-circle like this. Fill it with white and tweak the Opacity as needed
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- Make a solid color in the center by adding a layer underneath your current layers
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- Add a gradient shadow using a Clipping Mask layer again
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- Showing the clipping mask layer with gradient above the colored circle
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- Create another circle
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- The current layer setup
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- Add a gaussian blur to the circle
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- Add a Layer Mask and create this fade type effect in the center of the circle
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- With the Selection Tool create an oval and use the gradient tool to fill it in like such.
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- You can adjust the opacity as needed for the glare
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- The Clipping Masks for the inside color layer
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- After you’re done making the effect you can add little touches like slight lens flares (be careful because it can get very cheesy), and also subtle gradient backgrounds.
Feel free to leave feedback on this tutorial by leaving a comment! Happy Photoshopping!
A Few Good Brush Sets
November 16th, 2009 Post Comment ( 0 )
For lack of a better term, I am ‘obsessed’ with discovering brush sets.
Check out these brushes from Smashing Magazine. Good stuff!