Make a Ball-like Shape in Adobe Photoshop CS3 – by xjh

 Step 1 – Open a new document

 

Menu path: File > New,  then you get Figure 1; then click OK.

Figure 1: Open a new doc

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 2 -  Select Elliptical Marquee Tool

Figure 2: Select Elliptical Marquee tool

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 3 – Draw a Perfect Circle

 

Hint: While drawing the circle, hold the SHIFT key, this will let you draw a perfect circle.

Figure 3: Draw a circle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 4 – Fill the circle with 50% grey

 

Menu path: Edit >Fill…, then you get Figure 4.1; then click OK.

Figure 4.1: Fill the circle with 50% gray

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 4.2: A gray circle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 5 -Add noise to the gray circle

 

Menu path: Filter >Noise >Add Noise…, then you get Figure 5.1; then click OK.

Figure 5.1: Adding noise to the circle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 5.2: The noise-added circle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 6 – Select the filter  Spherize

 

Menu path: Filter >Distort >Spherize…, then you get Figure 6; then click OK.

Figure 6: The filter - Spherize

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step7 – A ball-like shape

 

Hint: Usually, Step 6 should be repeated 4 or 5 times or so in order to make the shape much more like a ball.

Figure 7: A ball-like shape

Signed by: xjh…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 That is all.