how Photoshop makes blue-violet crystal balls
Final effect
1, create a new 800 * 800 pixel canvas, background select White. Create a new group, select the Elliptical Marquee tool, press ALT and shift to pull out the positive circle selections shown in the following illustration, and then add a mask to the group, as shown below.
2, a new layer in the group, filled with dark blue: #5959A7, as the background, the following figure.
3, create a new layer, with a pen to check out the bottom of the purple area selection, feather 25 pixels filled with purple: #BF94E6, the following figure.
4, the current layer to copy a layer, blending mode to "overlay", hold down the ALT key to add layer mask, with a white canvas to the need to strengthen the part of the wipe out, the following figure.
5, create a new layer, with a pen to check out the bottom of the high light selection, feather 20 pixels after filling white, opacity to: 90%, the effect of the following figure.
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