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ooo ya nice job Mark.

I like that background.

Hey try adding a reflection of the room/environment that the sphere might be in. The reflection would cover the entire visible surface of the sphere, and be distorted to match the orb's surface shape.

That's the cool thing with this effect... because of it's simplicty, it's real easy to create/apply another effect "inside" the sphere.

I personally think this kind of effect is very popular because of the 3D quality achieved. Everyone likes to do 3D, it makes them feel like they're actually creating something that's "real" -- or realistic. And the orbs are one of the easiest things to do this with.

People should also try creating other 3D shapes though too - boxes, pyramids, octagons, etc... And make them look as realistic as they can. These shapes will also teach people a lot about being resourceful and creative with the tools Photoshop has. Each shape will present it's own set of problems, and therefore, each will give a person more knowledge than the one before.

It's a good "Path" to follow.