Create a 3D looking ORB

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PsIn this tutorial you"ll learn how to make a cool 3D looking orb for your Icons or buttons or whatever your creative mind finds a use for using Photoshop's blending options.

 

Final product should lool like this:

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Step 1.

Open Photoshop and create a new document 128 x 128 px

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Step 2.

Use the Ellipse tool ( u ) while holding down shift (pc) to create a perfectly round new shape.

Use the rulers set to 50 percent vertically and horizontally to center your cool new circle.

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Step 3.

Open the blending options screen for the layer that you have just created and make sure that your options look like the ones below.

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