: Create A Depression in an object I want to create this effect (the second one) using the first one as a source, ultimately to create the last one. I'm trying to learn some stuff, following

@Murray664

If you just take a look at the picture, its too easy to do it without any tool. Here's how I do it.


You need to have a sphere to start with
Contract your selection & make a new sphere that's half the size of the original.
Fill it with white color in a new layer
Make a selection of this new layer, CTRL+click & go to Select, Modify->Expand
Make it like 10
Fill this with dark gray color inside a separate layer (you can create a highlight using the dodge tool)
Place this layer below the white sphere
Using the similar steps, select the white sphere you created in step 3, & make a sphere bigger then it
Place this sphere below the gray border sphere
Fill it with white color, use Filter-> Gaussian blur & adjust opacity of the layer


Update:

To add your background image do this,


Select your main sphere, blue sphere in this case (Ctrl + click to make a selection.
Make a new layer, drop your image in this layer.
Now press ctrl+shift+i (invert selection) to select everything except the sphere


Press delete on your image layer
Set the image layer to darken, or overlay and reduce its opacity.
You may also use filter, distort-> spherize on your image first (to give it a spherical look)



Use this tutorial as a reference & apply the same technique to get your desired result How to make your own planet in Photoshop

There you have it =)

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