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Galaxy Technique

Posted By Administrator On 22. October 2006 @ 5:18 pm In Photoshop | 14 Comments

Level: Beginner Info: You will get idea in this tutorial how to draw simple background with stars and nebula. Simple and effective for backgrounds. A Random Image
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 :: Step 1.

In photoshop open up a new image sized 350×350 px, and fill it with black color.

 :: Step 2.

Create a new layer, choose a Brush tool and make a few white dots, here and there, different sizes, like on the photo below. (Name that layer "stars")

New layer with white stars

 :: Step 3.

Now double click on your "stars" layer, check only "Outer Glow" checkbox and enter the settings for glow, like on the picture below.

Outer glow

 :: Step 4.

Create a new layer (name it "clouds"). Change your foreground color to this: #bff8ff, then change your background color to this: #002040.

 :: Step 5.

Now go to Filter -> Render -> Clouds. Change a blending mode for layer "clouds" to Hard Light. like on the picture below.

Blending mode

 :: Step 6.

Now your got something like this:

Current result

 :: Step 6.

Change now your foreground color to #eaff5b. Create a new layer on top of Background layer. Use your Brush tool and fill some spaces with that color, like we did below:

Green nebula

 :: Step 7.

Next, go to Filter -> Blur -> Gaussian Blur -> for radius enter 54 pixels. Click on OK. Then change the blending mode for that layer you just painted, from normal to "Pin Light" and you are done.

 :: Final result:

Final result
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14 Comments To "Galaxy Technique"

#1 Comment By killagfx On 31. October 2006 @ 1:11 pm

Cool effect. It’s so simple to do it.

#2 Comment By ali On 31. October 2006 @ 4:10 pm

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#3 Comment By Jeff On 31. October 2006 @ 6:36 pm

it’s cool, but it’d be better if the stars weren’t all quite so big

#4 Comment By brittany On 31. October 2006 @ 7:40 pm

this site is aweasome

#5 Comment By Erik Andersson On 31. October 2006 @ 10:23 pm

I love this tutorial! And, I don’t know why, it feels so personal. Hands down, one of the best tutorials ever.

#6 Comment By Administrator On 1. November 2006 @ 2:14 pm

thanks all for comments.

JEFF: well maybe I’ll make a revision with smaller stars.

#7 Comment By qua On 1. November 2006 @ 4:36 pm

this tutorial is so cool!!! My graphics class really enjoyed it

#8 Comment By Joža On 1. November 2006 @ 6:35 pm

Jeah, great site dude… I really like this tutorial.
All your tutorials should be like this one, so KISS (keep it simple and stupid).
Pozdrav iz Bosne (Livno)

#9 Comment By buffy On 2. November 2006 @ 4:28 pm

It’s very great. Simple and nice.

#10 Comment By Madhav On 4. November 2006 @ 11:48 am

Yeah, It’s a good tutorial dude….

It’s very cool and sexy….

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#11 Comment By bob On 7. November 2006 @ 9:43 pm

its dumb and hard

#12 Comment By raghu On 10. November 2006 @ 12:30 am

Cool tutorial and help ful

#13 Comment By lirch On 10. November 2006 @ 5:11 pm

Not great, not bad. Usefull……definitely.

#14 Comment By angette On 28. November 2006 @ 2:23 am

this was fun and cool


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