Comments on: Designing an Advanced Orb http://psdlounge.com/tutorials/design/advanced-orb/ Photoshop Tutorials Sat, 16 Jan 2010 20:29:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: admin http://psdlounge.com/tutorials/design/advanced-orb/comment-page-1/#comment-22 admin Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:12:08 +0000 http://www.psdlounge.com/?p=12#comment-22 When you are adding the white gradient, left click like around where you have been, and then drag a bit further - this will increase the radius of the gradient and therefore making it blend more gradually. Try lowering the opacity a bit more to see if that helps. Just experiment with the different blend modes and opacity levels to get a feel for it - doesn't need to look like mine - needs to look good instead! Download the PSD file (link is at end of tutorial) if you want to have a closer look at my layers. When you are adding the white gradient, left click like around where you have been, and then drag a bit further – this will increase the radius of the gradient and therefore making it blend more gradually. Try lowering the opacity a bit more to see if that helps.

Just experiment with the different blend modes and opacity levels to get a feel for it – doesn’t need to look like mine – needs to look good instead!

Download the PSD file (link is at end of tutorial) if you want to have a closer look at my layers.

]]> By: Glen Allsopp http://psdlounge.com/tutorials/design/advanced-orb/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Glen Allsopp Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:02:56 +0000 http://www.psdlounge.com/?p=12#comment-21 I'm talking about the 'glow' or 'highlight' on the bottom right It looks a lot different to yours: http://www.psdlounge.com/images/tutorials/advanced-orb/step4b.jpg Mine appears to go darker around the outline of the white glow instead of blend in http://www.4freeimagehost.com/uploads/b7037819e6ed.gif I’m talking about the ‘glow’ or ‘highlight’ on the bottom right

It looks a lot different to yours:

http://www.psdlounge.com/images/tutorials/advanced-orb/step4b.jpg

Mine appears to go darker around the outline of the white glow instead of blend in

http://www.4freeimagehost.com/uploads/b7037819e6ed.gif

]]> By: admin http://psdlounge.com/tutorials/design/advanced-orb/comment-page-1/#comment-20 admin Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:13:12 +0000 http://www.psdlounge.com/?p=12#comment-20 No problem, comment away :-) They are similiar tools (both have fixed width) but I think the Ellipse Tool has more options and is scaleable (unlike the elliptical marquee tool where it loses quality if you enlarge it a lot). I can't think of an article or tutorial which explains the difference off the top of my head. No problem, comment away :-)

They are similiar tools (both have fixed width) but I think the Ellipse Tool has more options and is scaleable (unlike the elliptical marquee tool where it loses quality if you enlarge it a lot). I can’t think of an article or tutorial which explains the difference off the top of my head.

]]> By: Glen Allsopp http://psdlounge.com/tutorials/design/advanced-orb/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Glen Allsopp Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:08:52 +0000 http://www.psdlounge.com/?p=12#comment-19 Sorry for all the comments, just noticed I was using the elipse tool and not eliptical marquee, as you see from the image I was able to achieve the same effect. Any links on working on what is the different between the two? Sorry for all the comments, just noticed I was using the elipse tool and not eliptical marquee, as you see from the image I was able to achieve the same effect. Any links on working on what is the different between the two?

]]> By: admin http://psdlounge.com/tutorials/design/advanced-orb/comment-page-1/#comment-18 admin Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:08:38 +0000 http://www.psdlounge.com/?p=12#comment-18 I can't see any dark borders around the highlights in that image. Do you mean the outer glow / stroke of the base layer? Make sure the highlights are on a new layer. I can’t see any dark borders around the highlights in that image. Do you mean the outer glow / stroke of the base layer? Make sure the highlights are on a new layer.

]]> By: Glen Allsopp http://psdlounge.com/tutorials/design/advanced-orb/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Glen Allsopp Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:06:10 +0000 http://www.psdlounge.com/?p=12#comment-17 Just to add, whenever I'm adding these 'highlights' its adding a dark border around the edges http://www.4freeimagehost.com/uploads/b7037819e6ed.gif Just to add, whenever I’m adding these ‘highlights’ its adding a dark border around the edges

http://www.4freeimagehost.com/uploads/b7037819e6ed.gif

]]> By: admin http://psdlounge.com/tutorials/design/advanced-orb/comment-page-1/#comment-16 admin Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:31:39 +0000 http://www.psdlounge.com/?p=12#comment-16 With the elliptical marquee tool selected, at the top of Photoshop there are options - set the Style to Fixed and adjust the width and height to 250 pixels. With the elliptical marquee tool selected, at the top of Photoshop there are options – set the Style to Fixed and adjust the width and height to 250 pixels.

]]> By: Glen Allsopp http://psdlounge.com/tutorials/design/advanced-orb/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Glen Allsopp Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:28:01 +0000 http://www.psdlounge.com/?p=12#comment-15 Just out of interest, in step two how did you know the eliptical tool was 250 x 250? Just out of interest, in step two how did you know the eliptical tool was 250 x 250?

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