Fill - BLACK

Filter - Add noise ( apx 20% / gaussain blur / monochromatic)

Image - Levels (Play around with levels till you get the effect you want)

New layer

fill - black

Filter - Render - difference clouds (black and blue)

Use soft round brush to erase all dark areas of clouds

use eraser brush set to 50% opacity and erase "too bright" areas

change layer blending mode to "screen"

shrunk the layer on the page and rotated

duplicated layer, added color overlay effect (changed mode to overlay) used red

duplicated layer again using same process, using green

rotated both duplicated layers in slightly different angles

Used soft round brush to erase harsh edges on each "cloud" layer

Used warp to adjust each layer

Now we are going to create the planet.

created new document

filled in background with black

create new layer

use gradiant tool

load new set of gradiants (upper left corner) choose "noise samples"

select any gradiant and adjust colors (make sure "restrict colors" is checked)

Create full gradiant (from top to bottom - hold shift to get straight line)

Filter - distort - Ripple (adjust to preferences)

Filter - distort - wave (adjust to preferences)

Filter - liquify to create some "storms" on surface (do till satisfied)

filter - distort - sphereize at 100%

use eliptical marquee to cut out the sphereized area (ctrl J)

FX - Outer glow - change color to a selection from planet adjust attributes to preference

FX - Inner glow - change color to same color for outer glow adjust attributes to preference

ctrl click planet layer

create new layer

select - modify - feather (between 40 - 70 pxls)

fill with black (make sure you are on the new layer!)

deselect

enlarge "black" layer to make it similar in size to planet then move to create the "shaded" side of planet

Rasterize planet layer

ctrl click planet layer (KEEP SELECTION!)

merge shadow layer and planet layer.

WIth the selection still active press ctrl J

deselect

move planet into the document with our "clouds"

move planet layer below cloud layers

rotate and position planet

lower opactiy on all 3 cloud layers

Merge all 3 cloud layers and change blending mode to screen

Resize, use free transform and distort, then erase any out of place edges till satisfied with results

Add outer glow to cloud layer adjust till satisfied

Move cloud layer to behind planet

create mask on cloud layer and use variations of gray to darken shadowy areas on clouds

Highlight all layers and press ctrl + alt + shift + e (copies layers and merges them into seperate layer)

Make a selection in the upper right hand corner and select copy (do not deselect)

Create new document (make document same size as the working document)

Create new layer

Filter - Render - Fibers (apx 7 varience & 64 strength)

using the shift key erase vertical lines of varying sizes

filter - distort - twist (apx 500)

Save file as something memorable, you will be opening it again soon! (i used "wormhole")

switch back to working document

keep selection from earlier

filter - distort - displace

after clicking ok open the file you just saved (I opened "wormhole")

clean up distortion using large soft eraser

delete everything on this layer other then the wormhole

open http://isostock.deviantart.com/art/Hand-019-186004460 (hand stock)

Select white around hand then select- invert selection

select - refine edge

select - inverse selection

delete background

drag hand to working document

resize and rotate till satisfied with result

create new layer above hand and right click - create clipping mask

use low opacity black and white soft brushes to create shadows and highlights

duplicate planet layer

move duplicated layer to front (top layer)

shrink down to fit in hand

image - adjustment - hue/saturation

change color of smaller planet

using a pen tool select areas around fingers that will show around small planet

create selection from pen tool

copy selection to new layer

move layer above small planet

copy clipping mask layer from hand

move the copied clipping mask layer above the copied fingers layer

right click duplicated clipping mask and clip it to copied fingers

use a low opacity black brush on both clipping masks to add shadow around small planet

use low opacity white brush on both clipping masks to add highlights around small planet

use eliptical marquee tool to make selection near rounded areas of wormhole

use clone stamp tool to extend arm within selection

merge main arm and it's clipping mask

duplicate main arm

ctrl click on wormhole layer to make selection

being sure duplicated arm is selected filter - distort - displace use same wormhole displacement map

use soft eraser to erase areas on displaced arm where wormhole appears behind arm

duplicate displaced arm a few times to create rippled wormhole effect all around arm

merge duplicated arm displacements

continue duplicating, merging, etc till you are satisfied with effect