Here's a preview of what we will create in this tutorial.


Start by creating a 400x400 pixel image at 72px/in. Also make sure the image is transparent.

Using the Elliptical Marquee Tool and holding the 'shift' key, create a circle accross the center of the image. We will call this layer Base.


In a new layer above the Base layer, use the Elliptical Marquee Tool again (without holding 'shift' this time) to create a selection similar to the one below.


Right-click on the selection and select 'Feather'. This feather will be 40px. Now, hold (Ctrl for Windows or Command for Macs), 'shift', and 'alt' simultaneously while clicking on the thumbnail of the Base layer in the layers palette.

In the new layer we made previously, fill the selection with a color. I'm going to use #CC9966. Press Ctrl/Command + D to deselect the selection. Here's what you should have:


Now repeat the same proccess a second time with a smaller selection and another new layer. For the fill color, I'm going to use a color closer to white. In this example, I'm using #FFCC99.



Now again for one last time, let's repeat this proccess (don't forget to make another new layer!). In this case, hold 'shift' when making the selection to get a perfect circle. The feather this time will be 20px, and we won't click on the thumbnail of the Base layer after applying the feather. We'll also use white #FFFFFF as the fill color for this step, but we fill it twice with white.



Now for the last step, create a new layer and drag it under all of the other layers in the layers palette. Fill this layer with black #000000, and there is your planet abstract!


You can use some of the concepts in this tutorial to create 3D effects in Photoshop. You can also experiment with different colors and adding textures to the final product. Have fun!

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| Written by: Haily | Added: Wed, May 28 2008 | Last Modified: Wed, May 28 2008 | Views: 411 |

Member Comments
honeybird	Wednesday, May 28, 8:12 pm PST - Quote -
Gender: Female	thats haily i really do indeed like it Edit: sorry to bother again i rwad you thing again i really really love it so much how u get the picters
Haily	Wednesday, May 28, 11:24 pm PST - Quote -
Administrator Age: 16 Gender: Male	Well, this is a tutorial on how to create the image above using a popular (and expensive) art program called Adobe Photoshop.
superbob94000	Sunday, June 1, 3:48 am PST - Quote -
Content Writer Age: 9 Gender: Male	my mom bought me my photoshop. I'm pretty sure it's Elements 2004
JAMES	Tuesday, June 3, 6:48 am PST - Quote -
Graphic team member Age: 11 Gender: Male	the planet looks cool, but it looks a bit like a finger or a peaking guy.lol Have you ever heard "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree"? Well,guess what?I'm a lemon and I'm still on the tree. ©  =D
Ashima	Tuesday, June 3, 7:03 am PST - Quote -
Gender: Female	Lovely tutorial, Haily How do you come up with such things? Maybe, coz you're cool? LOL.
Haily	Tuesday, June 3, 2:23 pm PST - Quote -
Administrator Age: 16 Gender: Male	JAMES said: the planet looks cool, but it looks a bit like a finger or a peaking guy.lol lol, it is an abstract so it can look like more than one thing. XP And Ashima, the story behind on how I discovered this effect is pretty funny. It was a complete accident.
JAMES	Sunday, June 8, 8:22 am PST - Quote -
Graphic team member Age: 11 Gender: Male	do tell! Have you ever heard "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree"? Well,guess what?I'm a lemon and I'm still on the tree. ©  =D
Haily	Tuesday, June 17, 9:28 pm PST - Quote -
Administrator Age: 16 Gender: Male	I was actually trying the make something look round. I accidentally filled the background with black and saw what I had so far and almost fell of my seat. I simplified the technique and posted it here for all to enjoy. =)
JAMES	Monday, June 30, 9:29 pm PST - Quote -
Graphic team member Age: 11 Gender: Male	Wow,lol! Have you ever heard "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree"? Well,guess what?I'm a lemon and I'm still on the tree. ©  =D
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