Metallic Orbs

A different way, and a different result of making Metallic Orbs.

1. Make a new image, ours is 600px x 600px - with a white background

2. Make a new layer, and called it base 1

3. Click Filter > render > 3d transform - make a few circle shapes, and rotate it 180* with the camera rotate tool (specified on enlarged picture)

4. Click Filter > Blur > guassian blur - and blur it to about 2.2 until the squares on the circles disappear

5. Click Layer > Duplicate layer, and name it base 2

6. Click filter > sketch > chrome - detail 0 and smoothness 10.

7. With the blur tool, set to a size about 40, blur all fo the hard jagged edges (if you need to)

8. Duplicate the current layer (base 2) and name the new layer, base 3

9. Click filter>stylize>emboss - angle = 135..... height = 13..... and amount = 135

10. Duplicate the current layer (base 3) and name the new layer base 4

11. Go to image > adjustments > levels - and drag thge right slider to the middle

12. On the layers palate, select base 3 layer, and click edit > adjustments > levels - but drag the left slider to the middle

13. On the layers palate, select the current layers blending option to linear dodge.

14. Click on base 4 layer on the layers palate, and set the blending options to multiply

15. On base 4 (the current layer) CTRL click the thumbnail, and click filter > blur > guassian blur - and hit OK

16. Now with your selection still slected, click base 3 layer, and filter > blur > guassian blur it again.

17. On base 2 - on the layer palate, set the blending options to saturation

18. Now drag the base 2 layer, to the top - so your layers are as follows:

19. Hold CTRL and press E - 3 times.

20. Hold CTRL and press U to colourise it, with the colourise box checked. move the sliders up and down until you find an effect that you like!

And your finished!