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Make a new canvas (800 x 800 pixels, 72 dpi, RGB, background transparent)
Fill the background with black
Add a new layer
On the new layer, use the circular marquee to draw a circle and fill it white
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Make a new document (20 pixels x 20 pixels, RGB, background transparent)
Use your circular marquee to draw a circle and fill it black
Edit> Define Pattern (call it Dimples)
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Go back to your original document (Ctrl-Tab) and add a new layer
Ctrl-click the white circle layer and press Shift-Delete to bring up your Fill options dialogue
Select Pattern, and fill the layer with your Dimples pattern
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Press Ctrl-T to bring up Free Tansform and rotate the dimple layer 45 degrees
Filter>Blur>Gassian Blur (2.0 pixels)
Now Ctrl-click the white circle layer, and hit Ctrl-F to repeat the blur
Filter>Distort>Spherize 100%
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Now we'll finish the map by creating the contour of the ball itself
Type DX to reset your palette and invert the colours
Select your gradient tool (G)
Select radial gradient, foreground to background, and change the opacity to 50%
Make sure your original circle is still selected, and draw a gradient from the center of the circle to the outer edge of the canvas
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Now we have a successful map to apply lighting effects.
Add a new layer and hold down ALT-CTRL-SHFT to create a merged image
Select all, copy, create a new channel, and paste
Hit RGB composite, and go back to the merged layer
Press Shift-Delete and fill with 50% Gray
Filter>Render>Lighting Effects
Now here's where the fun begins. you can create whatever lighting you like
For this one in particular, I used a spotlight and an omni light
Change your texture channel to Alpha 1 (the one we created)
Click "White Is High" and Height 50.
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Ctrl-click the original circle layer, invert the selection, and hit Backspace to remove the excess background
Edit levels CTRL-L (Black Output Level: 125 and Gray Input Level: 1.30)
Add layer styles
Inner Shadow (Hard Light, Black, Angle: -159, Distance: 49, Choke 0, Size 62)
Color Overlay (Blending Mode: Color, Color: #929AA0, Opacity: 100)
Gradient Overlay (Blending Mode: Overlay, Style: Linear, Angle: 24, Scale: 70)
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Add your own touches
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