Photoshop makes a simple golden football

The World Cup is here, and the most we see is the game. Now learn how to make a football. Procedure: First draw a positive circle with a selection, fill the initial stereo gradient with a gradient, and then treat the highlights and the dark parts more clearly. Finally, the line can be added.

　　Final effect

1, a new 800 * 800 pixels, resolution of 72 of the canvas, Background fill light blue: #C6D8F0, the following figure.

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2, click on the image layer of the bottom of the red circle icon to create a new group, you can name.

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3. Select the elliptical Marquee tool in the toolbar.

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4, hold down the SHIFT key, drag the mouse pull a positive circle selection, such as Figure 4, and then add a layer mask to the group, the effect is as shown in Figure 5.

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5. Create a new layer in the group, select the Gradient tool, color settings like Figure 6, and select the radial gradient in the property bar, as shown in Figure 7.

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6, from the sphere of the upper-middle position to pull down the figure below the radial gradient.

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7. Create a new layer, fill orange and yellow: #FCD420, as shown below.

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8. Select the elliptical marquee tool and hold down the SHIFT key to pull out the positive circle selections shown in the following figure.

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9, the selection feather 15 pixels, press the DELETE key to delete the selection section of the color block, the result of the elimination of the selection of the following figure.

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10, add layer mask, with a lower transparency of the black brush to wipe out the bottom area, the following figure.

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11, a new layer, blending mode to "color Dodge", with a brush to the top of the ball painted orange.

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12, create a new layer, with a white brush to paint the top of a little white.

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13. Create a new layer to make the stripes on the surface of the sphere. First use a pen to check out the darker part of the selection, as shown in Figure 15.

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14, select the Gradient tool, color settings such as Figure 16, and then pull out the radial gradient shown in Figure 17. After you remove the selection, use the deepen, Dodge tool to adjust the local tone.

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15, hide the current layer, and then create a new layer below, press CTRL + ALT + Shift + E-stamped layer, as shown below.

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16, hold down the ALT key to add a layer mask, change the blending mode to "filter Color", while the above dark layer display, the following figure.

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17, on the mask with a pen to tick the high light line selection, such as Figure 20, fill white, the effect is as shown in Figure 21.

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18, the local can add a little darker lines, the following figure.

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19, the top of the group to create a new layer, with a pen to check out the middle of the high light line, filled with light yellow, the local use of Dodge tool a little bit brighter.

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20, create a new layer, with the elliptical marquee tool pull out the oval selection shown in the following figure, feather 15 pixels after the fill of pale yellow, blending mode to "color Dodge", the Opacity to: 30%, the following figure.

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21, now to create shadows. Create a new layer above the background layer, use the elliptical marquee tool to pull out the oval selection shown in the following figure, feather 35 pixels, and then fill it with dark red, and then remove the selection after the result is shown in Figure 26.

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22, press CTRL + T deformation, adjust the size, slightly compressed a little longer, satisfied with the return to determine. Use the burn tool to darken the center position as shown in Figure 28.

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23, on the top of the layer to create a color balance adjustment layer, fine-tuning the color of the high light, parameters and effects as shown below.

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Finally fine-tune the details to complete the final effect.

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