creative spheres

These are my 2 creative spheres, the top was in illustrator, the bottom was in photoshop. for the beach ball, i used the 3d tool and for the orb on the bottom I primarily highlighted the gradient tool, the draw attention to the colors, and styles. For the 3d ball, I had to map a string of colors onto a 3d shape, getting around it is hard at first, but when you do it a lot, you get used to it and are able to avoid most of the mistakes you made in the first run, but I made sure to do it a few times, and I got the hang of it. As for the gradient ball, I was focused on practicing my gradient skill and finding out new color combinations, I also got the hang of the radial gradient, and placing it, as for the plain in the background. I feel these 2 balls represent the differenced and similarities between the programs Photoshop, and Illustrator. As you can see they both have radial gradients to add a lighting affect, and they both involve trying to get the surface onto the object itself. However, In Photoshop, I made the ball 2d, but with a 3d-ish feel by adding the light, and with the Illustrator ball, it was more focused on giving the ball a surface and texture. These balls are the bridge between 2 useful programs.