How to: Photoshop soccer ball (2x 60KB Pics)

[davidamarkley]

Hello!

I'm working on a brochure for a children's soccer evangelism ministry, and I found this picture on the internet:



I really liked the effect, so I said I wanted to do something like this. As you can see below I have the pictures and everything the way I want it. But the problem is that it's flat.... IOW, I can't figure out how to turn it into a ball shaped 3d picture.

Image removed to save bandwidth... If you want to see my pic, click Here. (2.2 MB PNG file)

Maybe I need to use another program, but I have PhotoShop 7, and could probably get another program if need be, but from everything I keep learning about PS, there's got to be a way to do what I'm wanting...

Any help is appreciated!!

Thanks!

David

[sixf00t4]

first thing david...you dont have a soccer ball pattern...you need some pentagons

[davidamarkley]

I know, I'm going to change that, but I didn't want to do any more work until I knew that this was possible with PS.

And, really, it doesn't have to be technically correct. It's going to be about a 2 x 2 inch picture on the brochure, and I'm doing this non-profit. I just am trying to figure out how to make it 3d ball shape.

Thanks!

David

BTW, soccer balls DO have hexagons, but they're surrounding a single pentagon.

[sixf00t4]

i know, i said "some" pentagons believe me, i know a soccer ball when i see one.

but anyway, i am no photoshop expert, but i know i messed up a pic by changing the angle of it once, so you should put each section on its own layer, and tilt each layer back. i am sure there is a molding method in 3dmax where you can wrap it around something, but that photoshop method should work... i will try and see if i can find that feature

[davidamarkley]

Oh, sorry... Didn't see that 'some' is there...

I'm gonna try to see if I can do something in 3dsmax, and hey, might even giv POVray a shot...

I'll let you know if I can figure something out.

Thanks again,

David

[Martoch]

Scroll down just a bit on this page and you'll be walked through how to create a soccer ball...hope it works out for ya!


Mike

[DPA]

here, this is a planar wrap of your image on a sphere, but it doesn't seem to give the illusion of 3D depth... would you like me to place this ball on a white surface and have it cast shadows?

more specular light on the ball? shiny like plastic or shiny like glass?

[Martoch]

Great job DPA! So, um...how'd ya do it?

[sixf00t4]

beautiful DPA, just what i was trying to talk about with 3dmax.

[davidamarkley]

OK, thanks for the link, Martoch, I'll try that a little later...

Good job DPA, I wan't to know too... How'd ya do it??

Thanks everyone!

David