Step 1

Create a new document and using the Elliptical Marquee Tool make a circle in the middle of the document. The size I have used here is 150 by 150 pixels.

Step 2

Now select the gradient tool and set it to reflected gradient (this will obviously reflect the two colours that you use instead of just a straight gradient). Set your foreground colour to #1d1e1e and your background colour to #605e62 and make sure that you are on a new layer. Left click in the center of your selection and drag to the top of it and release. This makes a gradient from the lighter grey at the top to the darker grey back to the lighter grey at the bottom.

Step 3

Our next task is to add some effects to this boring circle so apply the following layer styles.

Layer > Layer Styles > Outer Glow

Layer > Layer Styles > Inner Glow. The colour is #023f78.

Now your orb should be looking like this.

Step 4

Now to use the pen tool, select the “Pen Tool”.

And add some points like so…

Select the Convert Point Tool - this is another form of the pen tool.

Zoom in a bit with the (short cut is z and left clicking). Now click on the little boxes that you have made and drag them out a bit so that you make a curved shape.

Right click the area and select make selection (with a feather of 0 pixels). Make sure that you are on a new layer (if not, create one). Fill this selection with the colour #007eee, you can do this by going Edit > Fill.

Step 5

Add an inner glow to this new layer by going Layer > Layer Style > Inner Glow. The colour there is #023f78.

Step 6

Duplicate that recent layer and rotate it around by going Edit > Transform > Rotate and rotating it around. Move it to the bottom of the base of the orb.

Step 7

Now lets add some text to our logo, firstly just move the orb over to the left a bit so it’s out of the way.

Grab the text tool and add some text. The colour of my text is #007dee.

Step 8

Add some layer styles to the text layer so that it doesn’t look so boring

Layer > Layer Style > Inner Glow. The colour is the same as before, #023f78.

Layer > Layer Styles > Gradient Overlay

Now your logo should be looking like this.

Step 9

Lastly we are going to be adding a sort of shadow to the text so create a new layer and make a selection like below with the rectangular marquee tool.

Fill that selection with a linear gradient from #d3d3d3 to #ffffff with the gradient tool.

Select the eraser tool and using a large soft brush erase around the sides and bottom of the gradient until you have something you like and you have finished your orb logo