Creating An Abstract Hollow Shape In Photoshop
In this tutorial, you will learn how to create an interesting abstract shape followed up by how you can use your simple imagination to make the shape look more appealing.
1. Create a new document with Width 600, Height 340.
2. Set the Gradient Tool as shown below.
3. Create a Radial Gradient as your background from the middle of the image to the bottom left corner.
4. Create a new layer. Draw in lines as shown below using only the Rectangular Marquee Tool. You will have to drag the selection down each time you wish to create a new line.
5. Fill these lines with separate colors individually.
6 .Go to: 3D > New Shape from Layer > Sphere.
7. Double click the layer where indicated by the image below:
8. Go to Image > Duplicate.
A dialogue box will appear, click OK.
Notice how you’ll now be working on the duplicate layer.
9. Press CTRL and click create a new layer. A new layer will be created under layer 1.
10. Fill this layer 2 with black color.
Your image will be as shown below.
11. Go to layer 1.
12. Press CTRL and click the layer thumbnail. All lines will be selected.
13. Fill all lines with white color.
14. Go to: File > Save as.
Save your work on your desktop.
Format type: Photoshop (* PSD.*PDD)
15. Close the duplicate layer window (The one you’ve been working on). Also close the original layer window. (The one you were working on previously).
There should still be an untitled window open.
16. Now go to: Window > 3D.
17. Select 3D Materials.
18. Chose Edit the opacity texture > Load Texture.
Now load the duplicate image that you had saved.
The white areas of the ball will now disappear.
19. We’ll now format our abstract ball shape. Make the following changes:
20. Select 3D Light.
Make the following changes:
21.. In the 3D (Scene) tab, scroll up and select Scene and make the following changes:
This will smoothen the edges of the ball.
Final Picture:
Voila.
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i like what u have done
What version of Photoshop are you using. I’m using CS3 and I’m having trouble with the segment of the tutorial where you have to go to Windows>3D. CS3 doesn’t have that.
Sorry about that, I’m using CS5.
Although, try double clicking the icon on the layer thumbnail…
It should surely help.
im having trouble with the last step, after i change the quality to ray traced draft i still end up with on sphere, how do i get all the other ones?
By choosing ‘Ray Traced Draft’ you only enhance the smoothness of the edges of the sphere.
The other spheres are duplicates of the original sphere.
loved this tutorial! it is so fun! I am in a digital media class, I am the only advanced student so i get to make what I want, it is tutorials like these that i really like! Your instructions were easy to follow! *Thumbs up*!
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well done.
Awsome………………..!
wonderfull…… thanks again
I have a problem when I’m loading the texture, the white area doesn’t disappear. the spear is just becoming B&W