Create a Magic Orb
August 17th, 2008 by ART-D Posted in Adobe Photoshop, Designing
Follow the same settings from below:
Blending Options>Gradient Overlay
Set the Fill – 0%. 
Next we need to represent an ellipse that is reserved for the shadow that needs to be situated under all our made circles. 
Set the next demonstrated adjustments and apply the Fill’s value shown below too.
Blending Options>Gradient Overlay:
Gradient Editor
In this case we’ll get the effect of shadow – and – light. 
Next we’ll draw an ellipse above the layer containing the shadow – light effect. 
Apply also the next shown adjustments.
Blending Options>Gradient Overlay
Gradient Editor
We’ll get a kind of shadow coming out of our sphere. 
Create a new layer and draw on it the next element, applying for this operation the usual brush and the white color. 
We’ll get the same result indicated next image: 
Now it’s time to select the Smudge Tool (R) and try to pull out of the sphere several tongues of flame, as it is shown next picture. 
Natalia
05/12/2009
Beautiful, simple and spectacular design. Cool effects. Thank you for sharing your work art.
lievena
24/02/2010
i followed ur tutorial, but in the middle of this page, i never get the same thing as urs.. the 2nd sphere. try to make the tutorial clearer..
thx..
but it’s wonderful..
Ian
16/04/2010
check your settings on page 2 and 3 (the small white globe)
I can´t get the highlights the way they look in your example
I get an almost similar look by NOT aligning the gradient overlay of the with the layer small inner globe,rasterizing the effects and then turning it with 180 deg.
Ian
16/04/2010
PS: and by setting the scale on 37% instead of 105%
v
12/08/2011
i’ve got the same problem as lievena
but i tried to move the center of radial gradient when you are applying settings on layer style and it works!