| Learn how to "Create something from nothing"
with the "Big Bang" technique applied in Photoshop! |
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| 1.) Open Photoshop, and create a new file. Go to
File > New. Make it 300 X 200 pixels at 72 dpi on a white
background then hit OK. Next, press "D" to make
black your Foreground color, then (Alt + Backspace) to fill
background with black. |
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| 2.) Go to Filter > Noise >
Add Noise. (When the dialog box appears, enter Amount at
35%, choose Gaussian & check Monochromatic, then hit
OK.) |
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| 3.) Next, go to Filter > Blur
> Gaussian Blur. (When the dialog box appears, set the Radius
to 0.5, then hit OK.) |
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| 4.) Now, go to Image > Adjustment
> Threshold. (When the dialog box appears, drag the slider to
the left to populate your sky with "Stars".) |
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| Sample of "Star Matter" after Threshold adjustment. |
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| Now, use (Ctrl + F) to repeat the Gaussian
Blur Filter again to soften the stars. |
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| 5.) Next, create another layer by clicking on the
New Layer icon, located at the bottom of the Layers palette.
Fill it with black (Alt + Delete.) Now, lets add a major
star to our scene. Go to Filter > Render > Lens
Flare. When the dialog box appears, just click OK, or (You
may set Brightness and Lens Type settings to your own preferences
if you wish.) |
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| Should look similar to this: |
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| 6.) Last step, to combine the Lens Flare with the
"Star Matter", Go to Layer > Layer Style > Blending
Options.... (Change Blend Mode to Screen.) |
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| Here, I created yet another layer and added some interesting
vistors for my finished work. |
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Thanks for reading.
