# Shiny orbs tutorial

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/shiny-orbs-tutorial/168125
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**Created:** [November 4, 2005, 4:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/shiny-orbs-tutorial/168125 "2005-11-04T04:01:04Z")
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### Author: ![hamm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/48db29/32.png) [@hamm](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hamm)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2005, 4:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/shiny-orbs-tutorial/168125/1 "2005-11-04T04:01:04Z")

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I’m having trouble following the orbit tut for mx2004  
Am I doing right by creating an mc symbol with a circle, editing its linear gradient fill in color mixer and then copying the symbol to a new layer and editing the gradient fill as radial on that layer?  
it is changing the symbol so the first layer linear becomes radial gradient too.  
What am I doing wrong there?  
Also, it says: vi. [size=2][color=black][color=black][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=2] Select the _first_ filled circle and copy it (Ctrl+C), create a new layer and “Paste it in Place” onto the new layer[/size][/font][/color][/color][/size]

at this step there is only one circle in one symbol, which \*first \*filled circle is this step relating to?  
Thanks