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				Ok, for some reason you have decided that you want to make one of these stupid spheres. I really don't know why I started doing them myself, other than I thought they looked pretty cool. Tell me I'm a LOSER with a capital L. ........Here's how you do it ......
			Open a new document 300 X 300 pixels - this is big, but I transform these things way down anyway. Your background should be the background you plan to have on your web page. Draw three equal lines the same distance apart. Or, draw one line on a layer and copy the layer twice, then move the lines apart. Link these layers together and then "merge linked" from the layer palette options. You don't have to use just 3 lines - try more lines, or try one thick bar from a rectangular selection filled with a funky gradient. All these variations give interesting effects. Now use "Filter" ... "Polar Coordinates" ... "Rectangular to Polar" to get this look. Make a copy of this layer by dragging it onto the New Layer icon ..... Now use "Edit" ... "Transform"... "Flip Vertical" on the new copy to achieve this look. You may have to move and rotate the top layer to make the ends match up just right. When it looks right, merge these two layers together. Copy this layer, then use "Edit"... "Transform"... "Rotate 90 degrees" to get something like this. I usually start scaling things down about right now also. Merge these layers together and use "Transform" ... "Numeric" ... "Scale 50%" with "Constrain Proportions" checked. NEXT PAGE