1)
Create a "New Document".
Make it 300wide x 200high, Pixels.
Choose RGB and BLACK Background.

Ok... so once your New picture is opened, begin by creating a New layer.
Name this layer "SURFACE 1".
Set it on -Normal- 50% opacity.

With the Circular selection tool picked, start at the upper left corner of your canvas and create a circle slightly smaller than the canvas. Try to leave about 10 pixels of space on the left, top, and right sides of the canvas.

To create the flat base of the dome however you must drag the Selection tool all the way outside of your canvas.
When you've dragged to the width of your dome start dragging straight down, and outside the bottom of your canvas.
Keep dragging down until you have a selection that looks like a dome shape.

Try to make the bottom side edges of your dome arch in alittle. Don't give your dome perfectly straight side edges.
You should now have a dome-shaped area selected.
Save this selection and give it the same name as the layer or leave it with it's default name of channel #4.
This is the only selection I'll ask you to save.

Now fill the dome-shaped selection with the texture pattern I've supplied called "GoldFolds.JPG".
Apply the Spherize filter repeatedly, using each of these settings:
horizontal mode at 100%
normal mode at 100% [apply twice (2x)]
horizontal mode at 100%; and finally
vertical mode at 100%

Don't deselect yet.

2)
Duplicate the Surface 1 layer and set this new copy on -Lighten- mode, and the Opacity to 75%.
Name this layer "SURFACE 2".
Apply the pinch filter twice with this setting:  minus 100%.
Apply Auto Levels to this layer.

Deselect.

Using the Move tool and arrow keys, shift this layer to the right 2-3 pixels and down 3-4 pixels.

(This layer will eventually be dragged to the top of the layers palette, after the text has been done..)

3)
Create a New layer and name it "LIGHT SOURCE 1".
Set it on -Hard Light- mode, 100% opacity.
Load the layer transparency of the Surface 1 layer, or just load the selection you saved earlier. Activate your Light Source 1 layer again and fill the selection with black.

Don't deselect yet.

Apply the Lens flare filter at the top left side of your selection, about 10-15 pixels inside the selection marquee.
Use these settings:

• 105 mm prime
• brightness 135

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