Photoshop CS tutorial to create glass orb
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Follow this very simple Photoshop CS tutorial to create a glass orb.
In Photoshop CS create a new document.
Click Elliptical Marquee Tool (Shift + M) and while holding your Shift key draw a circle.
Then click Gradient Tool (Shift+G), make sure Radial Gradient is selected and you are using Foreground to Background gradient. ( see circled areas in the image below.
Create the gradient by dragging your mouse form the middle of the circle.
Ctrl+D to deselect.
Create a new layer and select Elliptical Marquee Tool (Shift+M) again and draw another smaller circle while holding shift key. With Elliptical Marquee Tool selected position created circle to match the image below.
click Gradient Tool (Shift+G), make sure Linear Gradient is selected and you are using Foreground to Transparent gradient. ( see circled areas in the image below.
Create the gradient by dragging your mouse form the top toward the middle of the circle.
Hit Ctrl+D to deselect, and you are done. To get best effects you may need to change the opacity levels on your second layer. You may also try to add another layer containing the orb shadow to come up with the effect shown below.
