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Globe Tutorial -- Stage 10

  • now it is almost done - it looks a bit flat though so open Photoshop to add the final effect
  •  if you want the lines to be thicker or thinner, select the globe and set the stroke width accordingly.
  •  select the globe in Illustrator and CTRL-C to copy it
  •  in Photoshop open a new document - accept the default size as it will match the globe you've copied to the clipboard
  •  name it globe or whatever
  •  tip - increase the resolution to 150 or 300 to reduce pixelation when the globe is pasted into the document
  •  ctrl-V to paste the globe into Photoshop - a new layer will be created for it , name this 'globe'
  •  the globe-preview will appear on stage ... hit enter to rasterize
  •  Now, go to filters > distort > spherize
  •  the higher the value you set here, the more perspective -distortion will be applied to the globe. 100% is too much, so I set it to 50%
  • check out the result ... undo and adjust the filter to your taste
     
      you're done! now you can combine it with other graphics in Photoshop as it is transparent - ie space between the lines is transparent

globe with latitude and longitude in perspective