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Post by cats4jan on Nov 25, 2015 23:57:17 GMT
I just ran into an old Orb tutorial and it reminded me of what fun it is. Here's the simplest way to do it: Crop your photo to a square. Save it with a new name so you don't copy over your photo. At this point I like to copy this layer, but this is not a necessary step. I copy the layer and then work on the copy - so I have the other layer to compare to my finished orb. Filter> Distort> Polar Coordinates> Polar to Rectangular> OK Image> Rotate> Flip Layer Vertical Filter> Distort> Polar Coordinates> Rectangular to Polar> OK Choose a photo with intense colors to get a more natural looking Orb because the result is more shiny - like how you would expect an Orb to look. |
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Post by blackmutt on Nov 26, 2015 0:48:39 GMT
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Post by cats4jan on Nov 26, 2015 10:34:03 GMT
That does look like a brain scan. LOL
What is the most interesting part of orb making is the unknown. Sometimes what you think will make a great orb, doesn't work at all and what you think isn't a good starting point, turns out to make something beautiful.
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Post by Moto on Nov 26, 2015 17:24:39 GMT
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Post by Sepiana on Nov 26, 2015 18:31:35 GMT
Janice, thanks so much! I just love orbs. They are so much fun!
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Post by Moto on Nov 26, 2015 18:34:38 GMT
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Post by Sepiana on Nov 26, 2015 18:35:41 GMT
This is so addictive. Let's orb!
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Post by Moto on Nov 26, 2015 19:14:44 GMT
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Post by Tpgettys on Nov 26, 2015 19:19:49 GMT
Thanks for this fun and easy technique Janice! Here is my offering:  |
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Post by blackmutt on Nov 26, 2015 20:05:02 GMT
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Post by Moto on Nov 26, 2015 20:24:51 GMT
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Post by Moto on Nov 26, 2015 21:37:24 GMT
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Post by Moto on Nov 26, 2015 21:59:46 GMT
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Post by rapata on Nov 27, 2015 0:45:29 GMT
My very first Orb - I've been admiring all the orbs and twirls that members have been making, but never tried it until now. Wow, how easy was that, I can see it could become very addictive. This was made from an image of a lovely red maple leaf  |
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Post by cats4jan on Nov 27, 2015 2:21:52 GMT
Oops - I think I started something. LOL
What I like about the tutorial is how simple it is - 3 easy steps. The hard part is finding just the right photo.
Everyone's orbs are so unique and such fun. Thanks for playing.
Moto - I like how you put your orb on your original design - that's a great idea - think I'll try that, too.
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