Photoshop made reflective crystal ball

Although the crystal effect is not complex, but also not easy to grasp. In particular, the dark and highlights of the portrayal of the part, need to coordinate well, so as to the crystal clear effect of the description.

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1, a new 800 * 800 pixel canvas, background filled with dark blue: #274F94.

2. Create a new group, select the Elliptical Marquee tool, hold down the SHIFT key to pull a positive circle selection, and then add a mask to the group, as shown below.

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3, create a new layer in the group, select the Gradient tool, color settings, such as Figure 2, gradient radiation select "Radial gradient", and then from the right of the lower left side of the circle to pull up the radial gradient shown in Figure 3. You can try it several times and it is better to transition naturally.

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4. Create a new layer, fill light blue: #B7DDFF, select the Elliptical Marquee tool, pull out the positive circle selection shown in the following figure, press CTRL + ALT + D to feather 35 pixels, and then press DELETE.

When you remove a selection, fill the layer mask, and use a black brush to erase the top slightly, and make sure that the transition is natural.

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5, if you feel that the high light is not enough, you can copy the current layer, the appropriate reduction layer opacity, the effect of the following figure.

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6. Create a new layer and use a pen to check out the selections shown in Figure 6 and fill the pale blue: #B9DDFF. After you remove the selection, fill the layer mask with a lower transparency black brush to erase both ends and bottom swatches, as shown in Figure 7.

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7, create a new layer, with a pen to check out the lower left dark selection, feather 5 pixels filled with blue: #71ADF2. After you remove the selection, add the layer mask, and use a black brush to wipe the transition effect from the two ends, as shown below.

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