Step 1
Open Photoshop and then with the
Rectangle Tool (U) create a rectangle, then start duplicating it until you get 7 columns. Use the
Distribute Horizontal Centers to make the distances the same. After that duplicate those 7 rectangles and rotate them to create a grid.
Step 2
With the
Elliptical Marquee Tool (M) create a circle selection like the one I did in the image below.
Step 3
Go to
Filter>Distort>Spherize. Use
100% for the Amount and Normal for the Mode.
Step 4
Cut the selection and paste it in order to get the front face of the globe.
Step 5
Go to
Layer>Layer Styles>Gradient Overlay. Apply a gradient from dark red to light blue in linear mode. You can try with Radial as well.
Step 6
Duplicate the layer and rotate it 45º Also change the gradient colors to light red on top and dark blue at the bottom. This will create a really nice 3D effect and it's super simple.
Step 7
Select the background layer and go to
Layer>Layer Styles>Gradient Overlay. Use
(#aa616b) and (#2c354d) for the colors,
Radial for the Style and 140% for the Scale. Position the center of the gradient a little bit on top of the center of the globe. To do that just click and hold to move the gradient position while you are in the Gradient Overlay properties.
Step 8
Select the two globe layers and duplicate them. After that go to
Layer>Merge Layers. You will have one layer with the globe. Go to
Layer>Layer Styles>Color Overlay. Use black for the color. After that go to
Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur. Use
15 for the radius. Then just resize it and
change the opacity to 20%. to create a nice shadow effect.
Step 9
Select the front face of the globe and edit the Layer Styles. Click then on
Inner Shadow and use white for the color,
Color Dodge for the
Blend Mode at
60% Opacity. Also change the
Angle to 100%, Distance to 3 pixesl and Size to 7 pixels.
Step 10
After the
Inner Shadow you will get a nice light effect in your globe.
Step 11
Select all layers and duplicate them. After that go to
Layer>Merge Layers to have one layer with all the image merged. Go to
Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur. Use
20 pixels for the Radius.
Step 12
Change the
Blend Mode to Overlay and you will get a really nice light effect.
Conclusion
Now just add the text you want and also you can apply a texture on top. I am using a scanline pattern I created. The whole idea of this tutorial was showing how to create a nice 3D globe using only Photoshop, it's a nice technique for logos and icons and it's super simple to achieve.
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