Step 16: After you click OK, you’ll then have a black circle on top of your orb, shine and inner glow. You’ll need to apply a Gaussian Blur to the black circle with about a 2 pixel radius. Click OK to apply the blur.

Step 17: Now grab the Black Circle object in your Object Docker (You can open the Object Docker by clicking on Window > Dockers > Object Docker) by clicking on the object and holding the mouse button down. Drag it all the way to the bottom of the object list and release. The circle is now under your orb and detailed effects. Do another copy/paste of the black circle and move the second one to the bottom of the list.

Step 18: Here’s where you should be at so far! Almost done… now let’s add some final details and call it a tutorial

Step 19: In my final version, I added some text in the center and a simple drop shadow. The drop shadow can be done the same way as Step 11, but just turn down the opacity of that third black circle to about 50 or 60%. Enjoy your orb making!

Thanks!
Dan

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