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3D Neuron

3D Neuron

Summary:
This is a great tutorial for medical related websites. In this tutorial, we will walk through the step to creating a neuron with dendrites.



Step-By-Step Instructions:
1. Open a new document in Photoshop. Set height/width to 500x500 px.
2. Click Alt+Backspace to make the background black.
3. Create a new layer. Name it "Effect".
4. Choose a bright color, such as bright green, as your foreground color.
5. Select the Paint Brush tool and paint some diagonal strokes away from the center of the canvas as follows:



6. Goto Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur. Set Radius to around 3.
7. Select the Smudge Tool. Set the Strength to around 25%. Smudge out the diagonal strokes you created in "Step 5".



8. Goto Filter > Blur > Radial Blur.



9. Click OK and you should have the following image.



10. Right click the "Effect" layer from the layers palette. Choose "Blending Options" from the pop-up list.
11. Set the properties for "Bevel and Emboss" to the following:



12. Set the properties for "Contour" to the following:



13. Click OK and you should now have your 3D neuron with extending dendrites.



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