A Work in Progress: Starry Skies



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Starry Skies
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incoming plane


Original image


step 1 of 7

First I added a gradient.

Creation of Starry Skies: Step 1

step 2 of 7

Then I made some clouds by making my own brush. I did that by taking a feathered sample of the cloud filter and changed the brush settings, then i brushed different sizes of my brush to make it look sort of like a cloud.

Creation of Starry Skies: Step 2

step 3 of 7

Then I made stars with the noise filter and changed the levels around. Then duplicated 2 times. erased and added stars on all layers to make it look a little better.

Creation of Starry Skies: Step 3

step 4 of 7

This is a picture of the moon I took with my Fuji S2940. I use this in the next step.

Creation of Starry Skies: Step 4

step 5 of 7

I cut out the plane and added it to my picture. Then I cut out my moon and added it. I saturated the moon, then I duplicated it and blurred it to get a little bit of glow.

Creation of Starry Skies: Step 5

step 6 of 7

I re-sized the cloud I made earlier, darkened it, and highered the contrast. Then I duplicated it and warped it to make another little cloud peeking up.

Creation of Starry Skies: Step 6

step 7 of 7

Added finishing touches to the stars, moon, and plane.

Creation of Starry Skies: Step 7

Final result

Creation of Starry Skies: Final Result

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avatar MossyB
MossyB says:

Excellent explanation, clean work.

(5 years and 3009 days ago)