How to Draw a Sphere With Photoshop
A skilled graphic artist can use Adobe Photoshop to create any number of effects from falling snow to roaring flames. This is in part because of the wide array of tools and filters available in the Photoshop application. One of the more challenging tasks in Photoshop is creating three-dimensional objects entirely within the program--for instance, a custom sphere for an ad, brochure or website. You might have thought that this would be a difficult process of creating highlights, shadows and other effects. But there is a way in Photoshop to quickly produce a perfect sphere.
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Instructions
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Open Photoshop. Select "File," and in the new document dialog box that pops up enter the width and height for the document you want to create. You can enter this number in pixels or in inches depending on the intended use. But make sure that the height and width are the same so that you have a square image. Make the resolution 72 pixels per inch if it is going on the web; otherwise, make it 300 pixels per inch for a quality printing. Leave the background white. Click "OK."
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Click on the "New Layer" icon at the bottom of the "Layers" panel. Now select the Paint Bucket tool and use it to fill the new layer with black.
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Select "Filter," then "Render" and click "Lens Flare." In the dialog that opens choose whichever flare you want, or go with the default. Click "OK."
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Select "Filter," then "Distort" and click "Polar Coordinates." In the dialog that opens select "Polar to Rectangular" and click "OK."
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Select "Image," then "Rotate Canvas" and click "180 Degrees."
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Select "Filter," then "Distort" and click "Rectangular to Polar."
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Use the Elliptical Selection tool to select the sphere in the layer. Now select "Edit," then "Copy" and finally "Paste" to place the sphere in a new layer. Now click on the little "eye" to hide the middle layer. You now have a perfect sphere you can position where you like or copy and paste into another document. You can adjust the color of the sphere using "Hue/Saturation" under "Adjustments." Save your work.
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