How do you draw shiny things/orbs/icons?

[aioros]

Hi everybody...

I have a question, with what program do companies draw things like this:

http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/33/universaltop200601092un.jpg

You know, these logos are like Shiny and 3D looking almost like they are
made out of plastic or glass...

How do you draw that?!?! Is that like a special filter or something??
Anyone know of a tutorial?

Thanks!!!!

[eilsoe]

no filters, mainly just gradients :)

try this one: http://graf-users.edu.ats.dk/maryus1/Aqua%20Button%20Pro%20(Photoshop%206%20or%20higher ).htm

[Loststarz]

I do that in Illustrator because then my Icons are resizable, that said there is no tutorial for this in illustrator that really works. You just have to be able to draw.

[master_phat]

pen tool my boy. Draw a lil' thumbnail sketch of what you want and perfect it with the pen tool and woola!

[colombianking]

here ya go
LINK (http://www.pixel2life.com/tutorials/Adobe_Photoshop/All/?a=7&b=1&c=0&f=100&d=1&ss=orb)

[theflash]

understand shadow and highlight tones you will know to do in any tool...
OBSERVE

[aioros]

thank you each so much! i will read up every link and start practicing!

THANKS!!!!!!!!!!

[hybrid101]

http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/shinyorbs.htm
this is for flash

[ApixDesigns]

a good way is to use an inner glow, a slight soft bevel, and a gradient, light to dark... then take ur pen tool, draw like a really smooth squigly, and then put it over your gradient layer, and then cut it in half.... i'll teach ya if u want some time... apixdesigns@hotmail.com