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Create an Atom in Photoshop CS

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1. Create a New Document 400x400px and apply gradient to diagonal from left with color #FE0000 to right with color ##8E0000:

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2. Go to the Filters>Render>Lighting Effects and make 3 light sources:

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Results:

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3. Apply Filter > Pixelate > Crystallize:

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4. Use Smudge Tool with radius brush - 17, Strength - 60% and smudge the edges:

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5. Draw a rings using Circle Thin Frame from Custom Shape Tool and apply blending mode Soft Light for layers with ring:

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6. You can experiment more and more :) I duplicate layers with rings and apply Gaussian Blur with Radius - 2px, try to playing with Smudge Tool. My final result:

Create an Atom in Photoshop CS

Download .PSD from here.

Good luck!