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In this lesson, I will explain to you how to create green orb, which fits excellently in your menu or header. For foreground color set #659800, take the Elliptical Marque tool and create the selection like it is shown on the picture below.
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In this lesson, I will explain to you how to create green orb, which fits excellently in your menu or header.



Step 1

For foreground color set #659800, take the Elliptical Marque tool and create the selection like it is shown on the picture below.



Step 2

Fill the selection with foreground color.

Step 3

Now, we will add the gradient on selection. See the picture below.



Our orb now looks like this:



Step 4

Press and hold down Ctrl key on layer with selection (Selection that we have create in previous step).



Step 5

Then, create a new layer and Fill the selection with #9CCB10.

Step 6

On circular selection add the gradient. Look at the picture below.



Our orb now looks like this:



Step 7

Take again Elliptical marquee tool and create the selection like it is shown on the picture below.



Step 8

Create a new layer and fill the selection with #E7EED2.

After that, we will add a gradient.



Step 9

We will also decreas the opacity on 80%, and our orb looks like this:



Step 10

Now, we will add a shadow on orb.
Take again Elliptical marquee tool,and create the selection like it is shown on the picture below.



Step 11

Create a new layer and fill the selection with black color.
Using the mouse, move that layer beneath all layers.



If necessary, insert some icon in orb and decrease her opacity a little.

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