This tutorials will show you how to make a cool abstract image. This one takes a little bit of time but it is worth the end effect.

Start out by resettling your Max window. Then take the geosphere object

and use it to make a nice little ball in your perspective view.

Then to the right in the Geosphere menu uncheck the smooth option, and after you do that you should get an image like the one below.

Now we are going to right click on the image with the normal move cursor so it puts up a menu. Then go to convert> convert to editable patch, like seen in the page below

Now right click again and choose extrude patch, like seen in the image below

Now click somewhere on the image, then after you click on it move your cursor over the spot in witch you clicked and a new cursor object will appear Wen it does keep your mouse over that stop, left click and drag it out, This should allow you to pull each individual piece of the geosphere out.

Now here is the hard part, try to pull out almost every section of the geosphere until you get it to look like the image below

Now all you have to do is play with the views a little and render it. It also helps which texture you use. Click on the materials icon, or just press M to bring up the material editor.

Now if you want to get a look like the one in the thumb nail preview than use the material settings below. Though it is nice to fool around with the materials yourself to see what you can come up with.

 

Three colors= orange

Maps: Click opacity and reflections and make them both fall off.

Leave everything else the same.

The finished product should look something like the image below: