In this tutorial I’ll show you how to create a shiny planet icon
using the 3D features of Photoshop CS4 Extended. This will cover
basic information about 3D layers and texture maps. Let’s get
started! Final Image Preview Take a look at the image we’ll be
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compliment this text + image tutorial. Create a new document
which is 1000 pixels wide and 500 pixels high at a resolution of
300 pixels/inch, with a name of "Home." We’ll be using some
texture for our planet. You can get the diffuse texture from
planetpixelemporium.com. Download the "color map" image from the
site and place it as a new layer into your document. Rename this
layer as "Earth." Now go to 3D > New Shape From Layer > Sphere.
This will wrap the layer around a sphere and this is going to be
the base laye