| Learn how to "Create something from nothing" with the "Big Bang" technique applied in Photoshop! |
| 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.