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Title: How to make Matellic or shiny plastic Balls using photoshop
Post by: deathwilldie on October 11, 2007, 11:02:07 pm
How to make Matellic or shiny plastic Balls using  photoshop techniques.

[1] Take a new file of 400 pixels by400 pixels and resolution of 72 dpi in the RGB mode:

(http://www.funphotoart.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/matellic-ball2.jpg)

[2] Fill the Background with color Black then go to Filter>Rendar>Lens Flare and put exactly what the image shows then press OK:

(http://www.funphotoart.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/matellic-ball3.jpg)

[3] Your image should be look like this:

(http://www.funphotoart.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/matellic-ball4.jpg)

[4] Go to Filter>Distort>Polar Coordinates and put what this image has:

(http://www.funphotoart.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/matellic-ball5.jpg)

[5] Then go to Image> Rotate Canvas> 180:

(http://www.funphotoart.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/matellic-ball6.jpg)

[6] Your image should be look like this.

(http://www.funphotoart.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/matellic-ball7.jpg)

[7] Go to Filter>Distort>Polar Coordinates.

(http://www.funphotoart.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/matellic-ball8.jpg)

[8] Your image look like this.

(http://www.funphotoart.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/matellic-ball9.jpg)

[9] Then take the Rectangular Marquee Tool and create a circle as shown image below.

(http://www.funphotoart.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/matellic-ball10.jpg)

[10] Then right click select the Layer Via Cut.

(http://www.funphotoart.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/matellic-ball11.jpg)

[11] Your image should be look like this.

(http://www.funphotoart.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/matellic-ball12.jpg)

[12] Now Delete the Background layer and create a new layer.

(http://www.funphotoart.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/matellic-ball13.jpg)

[13] Then press the Cntl+T, to Transfrom selection. (Edit->Free Transform)

(http://www.funphotoart.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/matellic-ball14.jpg)

[14] Press Cnlt+B, to Color Balance, use the following settings.

(http://www.funphotoart.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/matellic-ball15.jpg)

(http://www.funphotoart.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/matellic-ball16.jpg)

(http://www.funphotoart.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/matellic-ball17.jpg)

[15] Your final image should be look like this.

(http://www.funphotoart.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/matellic-ball18.jpg)


If you want different colors for the Balls just change the color ballance stuff.

Sourse: Funphotoart.com (http://www.funphotoart.com/drawings/create-colorful-metallic-balls)


Title: Re: How to make Matellic or shiny plastic Balls using photoshop
Post by: Omikron 9861 on October 18, 2007, 11:13:36 am
I like this one a lot.


Title: Re: How to make Matellic or shiny plastic Balls using photoshop
Post by: deathwilldie on October 18, 2007, 06:15:43 pm
Yea this is one of my favorite tutorials that I have found on the internet.  Its easy and it looks cool.


Title: Re: How to make Matellic or shiny plastic Balls using photoshop
Post by: V.JR on November 24, 2007, 02:32:55 am
That looks awsomly sick


Title: Re: How to make Matellic or shiny plastic Balls using photoshop
Post by: deathwilldie on November 24, 2007, 02:44:16 am
Yea it is.  You should try it out sometime.


Title: Re: How to make Matellic or shiny plastic Balls using photoshop
Post by: V.JR on November 24, 2007, 02:54:39 am
You can count on it


Title: Re: How to make Matellic or shiny plastic Balls using photoshop
Post by: Corza on December 30, 2007, 06:17:35 am
nice thanks for the tut