Creating a Soccer Ball
Tutorial in Basics, Drawing, Goodies
With ((Polygon Tool)) we will create a soccer ball. Let the game begin!
Open a new document (400×400px and white background).
Select black from the color palette.
Create a transparent ((new layer)).
Select ((Polygonal Tool)) with 6 ((Sides)). Draw the document as shown in the image below.
Ctrl + Click the layer in order to activate the selection of the polygon.
Then ((Select))-((Modify))-((Contract)) (1px).
Duplicate the layer (Ctrl + J) until you get what you see in the image below. I recommend you duplicate the layers until you get the document full of polygons, as shown in the following image.
Unify the layers: ((Layer))-((Merge Layers)).
With ((Paint Bucket Tool)) fill in with black some of the polygons. See the image below.
Select ((Elliptical Marquee Tool)) and draw a circumference in the center of the document.
Right click the selection and select ((Layer Via Copy)). A new selection will appear y a separated layer. Eliminate the layer in the background, since you won’t use it anymore. I recommend you to create a ((new layer)), fill it in with white and apply it as background.
Then ((Filter))-((Distort))-((Spherize)): (Amount: 100%, Modo: Normal).
Double click the layer in order to go to ((Blending Options)). To begin, select ((Inner Glow)).
Now select ((Inner Shadow)) and enter the values that appear below.
This is my result, as you can see, I added grass in the background.
