Create a realistic looking Earth in Photoshop

While I was browsing for some icons in Iconspedia, I stumbled upon some awesome looking shiny spheres. It immediately caught my eye and I wanted to recreate them in Photoshop. As I was finishing the image, I recalled one of the tutorials in PSDTuts, to create a realistic earth using the 3D rendering features of Adobe Photoshop CS4. Unfortunately, I have CS3, so i decided to try one of my own and have provided the tutorial here. In this article, we... Read More