In this Adobe Photoshop CS5 tutorial I'll show you how to create a basic moon from scratch, and then how to add colours to the shape and make it appear how the earth does. You can use the knowledge from this to go and create the sun (well, it's actually a star, but yeah) or any other planet you desire. Adding the shadows is the most important factor in this tutorial. If you would like the outcome to be more realistic, be very careful and brush with excessive detail. This effect can be amazingly awesome when you combine it with orb-like lighting and space & stars themed backgrounds...

In this tutorial, Flash Game Design will show you how to create Metal Armor on the arm and forearm with a metal texture. Their idea is simply having electrically conducted armory. The generator is attached to his forearm, and passes electricity up to his shoulders and down to his hands. Lighting is very important when painting, and it always a good idea to work out the direction of your light source beforehand. The primary light source, numbered one, is acting as the sun, and the secondary light source, numbered two, represents the reflective light bouncing back in this combat theme...