Panoramic Earth

When you have done that you will end up similar like this:

Step 13 – Smooth the Edges with the Smudge Tool

Now I am going to use the smudge tool (R) tool smooth raw edges out. Go through all the picture layer (except the elephant) then use the smudge tool (R) to smooth the area out.

Step 14 – Add the roots

To create some tree roots I used a picture I photographed the forest of Rhenen also from The Netherlands.

Choose Select > Color Range to create a selection of the blue sky. Inverse the selection (Select > Inverse) then copy the tree and paste it into our project. Use Edit > Transform > Warp to warp the roots into the sphere.

Ctrl + click on the roots layer to create a selection of it. Fill the selected area with brown.

Step 15 – Apply filters on the roots

Choose Filter > Artistic > Plastic Wrap and use these settings:

Choose Filter > Artistic > Poster Edges then use the following settings:

Choose Select > Color Range then use the white eye dropper tool to create a selection of the roots like shown below.

Choose Select > Inverse then delete the selected area.

Here’s what the roots should look like

Step 16 – Make the roots wrap around the text

Now we’ll make the roots wrap around the letters. Use the Clone Stamp tool to create more of the root tips.

Use the Brush tool (B) then paint more branches in brown. I used a size of 4px and 2px. Look at this example to see what i did.

Keep doing this for the rest of the letters.

To complete this quicker, I copied the right area to the right. To do this, use the Rectangular Marquee tool (M) to create a selection of the right side. Choose Edit > Copy then Edit > Paste. Select the new layer then move it to the left. Choose Edit > Free Transform then flip the layer and blend it in with the other roots.