Step 10: Right click on the shine and select Object Properties. Change the opacity to 80 to tone it down just a bit and click OK.

Step 11: Now create another white oval with the Ellipse tool at the bottom of the orb a bit smaller than the oval we created for the shine. This is an optional step that will create the “inner glow” effect on the orb.

Step 12: Now we apply a Gaussian Blur to the new oval to really blend it into the orb. Here are the settings I used in this tutorial - just click OK when you have it set to what you like.

Step 13: Now right-click on the inner-shadow oval and set that opacity to around 60. We don’t want this too bright or the effect is somewhat lost. Different colors require different opacity, so you’ll have to play around to get it to your liking.

Step 14: Now for the finishing touches. We’ll create a small dark rim around the orb to “sink” it into the page a bit. Click on the main orb to select it with the Object Pick Tool (Type O) and hit Ctrl-C then Ctrl-V to copy/paste a new one on top of the other objects.

Step 15: Now we want to completely darken the image for our sink in effect. You can do it by either selecting black as your fill tool and bucket fill the object, or as I like to do, click on Image >Adjust > Brightness/Contrast/Intensity (or type Ctrl-B) and turn the brightness all the way down. Just a weird habit I picked up someplace.

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