: How to create a fishbowl effect in photoshop? I have this image, to get this I made a circular gradient from black to white starting from the bottom and going top. So the bottom of the circle

@Sarah814

Assuming you want a 3D sphere seen as 2D image:

You have 2 easy methods:

Easy fake that works without 3D functionality:


goto a new empty layer
make a square selection (=rectangular marquee tool, drag with shif pressed)
fill the selection with linear vertical White to Black Gradient (drag with shift pressed)
select your square and goto Edit > Transform > Warp
stretch the gradient to approximately imitate the light on a sphere
create a circular selection (elliptical marquee tool, drag with shift pressed), if needed goto Select > Transform selection and fix the selection
copy and paste to a new layer OR invert the selection and press DEL


See the workflow cartoon:



Photoshop's 3D functionality


fill the whole layer with vertical linear White to Black gradient
goto 3D > New Shape from Layer > Sphere


The result will internally be an readjustable (light, position) 3D object that must be rsterized until it is equal with any bitmap images.

Here's an example of 3D way sphere: The default light is quite flat, but it is easy to adjust in 3D panel or after rasterization with the curves tool.

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@Murray976

A relatively quick method with more control:


Create a gray circle.
Create two new layers on top of it.
Select the Gradient tool, draw a black Foreground to Transparent radial gradient near the bottom of the circle in one layer, and draw a white one near the top in the other (adjust their positions, sizes, shadings to your liking).


Colored background to make the white radial gradient easier to see


Turn the two layers into clipping masks for the circle layer by right-clicking them in the Layers panel and selecting Create Clipping Mask or using the Ctrl+Alt+G shortcut (depends on your system).





(Optional) Group them should you need to move the ball.




The problem with this is that Radial Gradient is a perfect circle so the gradient isn't exactly 'realistic'. If you want more adjustments, you can try something like this.

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@Debbie163

I'm really not sure of what you're trying to achieve, but isn't setting gradient from white to black (instead of black to white) what you need? As simple as that?

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@Hamaas979

if you want to create a sphere follow these steps:


On a new layer draw a circle, using "elliptical marquee tool".
Add a gradient to it using "Gradient Tool".
Go to Filter > Distort > spherize. Increase the amount all the way to 100% and set "mode" to normal.
And press ok.


*During these steps make sure you are selecting the circle, not all the layer.





And you can watch this video if you had any problem:
Click Here!

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