Creating a starry night sky effect in Photoshop. Create a starry night sky in Photoshop Draw a starry sky in Photoshop tutorial
In this tutorial we will look at how to draw a beautiful night sky landscape in Photoshop.
Final result
Let's start the Photoshop lesson.
Create a new document (File > New / File > New) with a size of 1024x768 px and a resolution of 72 dpi.
With help Rectangle Tool(Rectangle Tool / U Key) Create the first background layer.
Double click on this layer in the layers panel and go to Blending Options(Blending Options):
Blending Options > Gradient Overlay(Blending Options > Gradient Overlay) set as in the image below.
Gradient settings:
It should look like this:
Take the tool Elipse Tool(Oval Marquee Tool / U Key) to draw a planet.
Set it in the layer settings Fill(Fill) = 0% .
Blending Options > Gradient Overlay(Blending Options > Gradient Overlay)
Gradient settings:
It should look like this:
Using the same method, we create a smaller planet:
Settings for Blending Options > Gradient Overlay(Blending Options > Gradient Overlay) are the same.
Copy the layer with the small moon and use Free Transform(Free Transform / Keyboard shortcut "Ctrl + T" / Call through the menu: "Edit > Free Transform" (Edit > Free Transform)) make a reflection as shown in the picture below:
Mentally divide the large planet in half, then take the tool Pen Tool(Pen Tool / Key "P") and on a new layer create a horizon line - color #3899EA
Set it in the layer settings Fill(Fill) = 50% .
Also with the help Pen Tool(Pen / Key "P") on a new layer draw a forest - color black.
Create a new layer, take a brush - Brush Tool(Brush Tool / Key "B") - select Dry media brushes (or similar) from the standard set and use this brush to go over the upper edge of the forest.
Brush opacity = 23% and color black.
Apply to this layer: Filter > Blur > Blur(Filters > Blur > Blur).
Make a copy of the last layer and change the color to white. With help Free Transform(Free Transform / Keyboard shortcut "Ctrl + T") move the copied layer up a little. Using the same brush, but this time white, make a few strokes along the top edge of the layer. Let's place this layer below the previous one.
Layer settings: Blending mode > Soft light(Blend Mode > Soft Light).
Let's combine all the layers with the forest into one group (hold Ctrl, select all the necessary layers, then use the left mouse button to drag the selected layers onto the button "Create a new group"(Create a new layer group)).
We make a copy of this group, then using Free Transform(Free Transform / Keyboard shortcut "Ctrl + T" / Call through the menu: "Edit > Free Transform" (Edit > Free Transform)) place this copy as shown in the picture below. From this group of layers, delete the layer with white strokes and copy the layer with black strokes. We use it again Free Transform(Free Transform) in order to lower this layer a little lower.
Change the blending mode to Overlay(Overlap).
Create a new layer. We draw mountains with a brush. Color = #0E1552
Let's place this layer under the forest layers.
With help Burn Tool(Dimmer Tool / "O" Key) make the mountains look like mountains.
We continue to draw mountains using Dodge Tool(Dark Tool / "O" Key).
Adding shadows:
Duplicate the mountain layer and use Free Transform(Free Transform / Keyboard shortcut "Ctrl + T") make a mirror image. Then we apply Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur(Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur):
In the layers panel (bottom) click the button Create new fill or adjustment layer(Create a new fill layer or adjustment layer), select Curves(Curves).
Hold Alt and click between the mountain reflection layer and the adjustment layer.
Duplicate the mountain reflection layer and place it on top of the Curves layer. With help Dodge Tool(Illuminator Tool / "O" Key) add highlights to the tops of the mountains.
Take a brush and use color #3E9FD8 to paint highlights on the horizon line, placing this layer under the layers with mountains and forest.
We combine the groups of layers with the forest into one group and make a copy of it. With help Free Transform(Free Transform / Keyboard shortcut "Ctrl + T") flip this duplicated layer and place it as shown below.
Now let's start creating the starry sky.
Create a new layer, take the tool Paint Bucket Tool(Fill Tool / Key "G"), fill with black. Place this layer on top of the large planet layer.
Apply filter: Filter > Noise > Add noise(Filters > Noise > Add Noise).
Change the blending mode of this layer to Linear light(Linear light).
At the bottom of the layers panel, click the button Add a Mask(Add mask). Take a black brush with soft edges, diameter 300, and erase unnecessary parts.
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In this lesson we will talk about how to create an image of the starry sky from scratch in Adobe Photoshop CS2 - with nebulae, giant stars, clusters and constellations.
1 Create a new file of arbitrary size.
2 Fill the background with black.
3 Apply the Add Noise filter (menu Filter > Noise > Add Noise) with the parameters Amount - 10%, Distribution - Gaussian and select the Monochromatic option.
4 If the size of the source file, as in this case, is large, then it is necessary to increase the scale of the points formed after applying the Add Noise filter. To do this, select the entire image and use the Scale command (menu Edit > Transform > Scale), combining scaling by width and length. We set the magnification size at our discretion. In the example, the increase is 200%.
5 Create a new layer.
6 Fill it with black.
7 Having selected the “brush” tool, call up the palette for editing its parameters. Select a brush shaped like a star (the fifth in the sixth row of standard brushes) and set the Spacing parameter to 40%.
8 In Shape Dynamics, set the parameters as follows: Size Jitter - 100%, Control - Fade 200, Angle Jitter - 27%, Roundness Jitter - 99%, Minimum Roundness - 60%.
9 And finally, set up Scattering with the following parameters: Scatter - 1000%, Both Axes - 10.
10 So, when the brush is ready, select white and paint over the entire image space, changing the brush size from time to time for greater realism.
11 Now, using a regular large black brush with uneven edges, we paint over some areas of the image to make the star clusters more uneven.
12 Turn off the visibility of the top layer and do the same with the bottom layer.
13 Now we return to the top layer and use the Eraser Tool with jagged edges to erase some areas so that small stars from the bottom layer appear.
14 Merge both layers (Ctrl+E) and duplicate the resulting layer.
15 Set the blending mode to Linear Dodge and glue the layers.
16 Create a new, transparent layer. We again paint stars on it with a brush, increasing their concentration in the center of the image in order to simulate a star cluster. Don't forget to change the brush size periodically.
17 Apply the Outer Glow style to the top layer, choosing white as the glow color and adjusting the parameters as desired (menu Layer > Layer Style > Outer Glow).
18 Return to the first layer and use a soft white brush to paint a glow around the smaller stars, first setting the Opacity to 5-15%.
19 Glue the layers together again and duplicate the resulting layer.
20 Turn off the visibility of the top layer and, by setting the Color Balance parameters (menu Image > Adjustments > Color Balance), give the bottom layer a blue-blue color with a predominance of Cyan.
21 Now move on to the second layer and paint it blue in the same way.
22 Change the blending mode of the top layer to Soft Light and reduce the opacity to 50%.
23 Create a new layer on top of the two existing ones.
24 Fill it with black.
25 Apply the Lens Flare filter (menu Filter > Render > Lens Flare) several times, changing the location and radius of the reflection.
26 Use a black brush to paint over the extra elements.
27 Change the blending mode to Screen and merge all layers with the Flatten Image command.
In this lesson, we will learn how to make three-dimensional stars in Photoshop, which may be useful to you as a design element for a future website or part of a collage. Well, or any other purposes.
Let's try to create something similar to rating stars in Photoshop in the simplest way. So, let's begin.
First, create a new document. Commands: file – create. 1000 by 1000 pixels is quite suitable for us.
Then, select the Free Shape tool.
On the top panel, select the raster dot shape. We are interested in the five-pointed star.
Now let’s actually draw the star using the color #fecb00.
To carry out further manipulations, we will have to rasterize the layer. And we are looking for this opportunity in the layers window.
Now we go into the Blending Options, which we find in the same Layers window.
To make our star more voluminous, we will have to use a gradient, embossing and stroke. Select the following settings:
Gradient colors: #f7e61f and #fecb00. You can set them by clicking on the gradient field in the window that appears. Just click on the slider and select the shades of yellow we need.
Now let's move on to embossing. We set the following settings:
Shadow mode color #e8be04
Don't forget to install a circuit whose settings are standard. Now the outline, whose color is #fdce03.
Don't forget about the stroke.
This is the star we got! You can leave it at that, although I would suggest complicating it a bit and adding a little highlight.
To do this we will make a duplicate layer.
Then we will find the pen on the side toolbar.
Set two points on the second layer and, by dragging the second one with the mouse, bend the line a little.
Then we will make a circle that covers the entire star from below and close the contour. Left-click and select “Create Selection”. Which we delete by pressing the del button.
So far we are getting something awkward, but we will quickly fix it.
Now we select the Move Tool and make the second layer smaller. A little. So that it does not go beyond the edges of the previous one.
In the layers window, turn off embossing and stroke, click on the layer visibility icon - an effect that resembles an eye.
Change the gradient settings to the following:
Colors #f8ed70 and #fecb00. Be careful! The gradient angle has changed!
That's all. This is the star we get in the end, made in Photoshop. As you can see, the operations performed are extremely simple and straightforward.
For romanticism and greater beauty in the photo of a city at night, especially in winter, sometimes there are not enough stars in the sky... today we will learn how to create it, the starry sky. Open the image where there are not enough stars File => Open, or Ctrl+O:
Let’s immediately create a new layer (Shift+Ctrl+N):
Fill the new layer with black and add noise. Go to the menu Filter=> Noise => Add Noise, in the dialog box set the amount to about 110%, check the boxes for Gaussian and Monochromatic:
Now let's go back to the top layer. First, let's make it visible and create a quick layer mask:
And now we see that the lower part of the layer has been removed, under which the city is now visible:
Move the sliders approximately as in the picture below:
In the end it should look like this:
If at the end of the tutorial you are not satisfied with the result, you can correct the adjustment layer values at any time.
On the layer with stars, change the blending mode to Screen:
The sight of a cloudless night sky is calming, stars sparkle and wink from all sides of its endless space, and you can’t help but think: how tiny you are compared to the size of the infinitely large Universe, which is so large that we cannot even imagine. Capturing stars in photographs is not so easy. Today we will talk about how to get the desired effect using Photoshop tools.
We will work with this photo:
The sky is dark, without stars
The photo is beautiful - city lights in the dark, but the sky seems empty. This is what we get in the end:
Final result
Let's start!
Step 1: Add a Blank Layer
With the photo open in Photoshop, the first step is to create a new blank layer. In the layers panel we see that we have only one layer so far, BackgroundLayer containing the original image:
Photo is in layer BackgroundLayer
Above it we need to add another clean layer. Holding Alt(Win) / Option(Mac), click on the icon New Layer, which is at the bottom of the Layers panel:
Holding Alt(Win) / Option(Mac), click on the icon New Layer
Usually, when you click this icon, Photoshop simply adds a new blank layer with a meaningless name like Layer 1, but keypress Alt(Win) / Option(Mac) brings up a dialog box to create a new layer, and we can easily name it ourselves before it's added. Let's name the new layer Stars:
Let's name the new layer Stars
When finished, click OK, and the dialog box New Layer will close. In the main window, nothing will change in appearance, but in the layers panel we will see that above the layer BackgroundLayer a new layer with the name has been added Stars:
Above BackgroundLayer a new layer appears Stars
Step 2: Fill the New Layer with Black
We need to fill the new layer with black, this can be done using the command Fill. On the menu Edit located at the top of the screen, select Fill:
Open Edit > Fill
A dialog box will open Fill. For option Use at the top of this window select the color black Black and press OK, the window will close. Photoshop will fill the new layer with black, temporarily obscuring the photo underneath it:
Put it in options Use color Black and press OK
Step 3: Add Noise Using the Noise Filter
Let's add noise to a new layer, from which our stars will appear. In this case, noise refers to many small white dots. Find the menu at the top of the screen Filter, select Noise, then Add Noise:
Open Filter > Noise > AddNoise
The filter dialog box appears Add Noise. Slider Amount shift to the right until the value reaches approximately 120%; this way the layer will become very noisy:
Use the slider to increase the value Amount up to approximately 120%
When you press OK, the window will close and Photoshop will add noise to the layer:
Per layer Stars noise is superimposed
Step 4: Apply a Gaussian Blur Filter to the Noise
By adding stars to a new layer, we will blur them a little. Return to menu Filter, select Blur, then Gaussian Blur:
Open Filter > Blur > GaussianBlur
A dialog box will open Gaussian Blur. We want just a little blur, so increase the Radius value to 0.3 pixels:
Increase the radius to just 0.3 pixels to get a slight blur
Clicking OK, close the dialog box. The noise became a little softer.
Step 5: Temporarily Hide the Stars Layer
At this point, all the necessary manipulations with the layer Stars finished, we need to go back to the original photo. The problem is that it is now blocked by a layer with stars, so the star layer needs to be hidden for a while. To do this, you can click on the icon LayerVavailability, eye to the left of the layer in the Layers panel. After clicking, the eye disappears, the square remains empty, which means that the layer is currently disabled. On the screen we again see the original of our photo:
Clicking on the icon LayerVavailability temporarily hides the layer
Step 6: Selecting the Sky
Having hidden the noise layer, select any tool to select the sky - the area where we will add stars - and the lower part of the image, where the stars are not needed, should remain outside the selection. In some cases, it is enough to simply click on the sky with the tool Magic Wand, sometimes another tool is required, for example Lasso Tool , Quick Selection Tool or Pen Tool. In this case, since the horizon line, thanks to buildings and towers, mainly consists of straight segments, I will use Polygonal Lasso Tool. This is what happened when I selected the sky:
The sky is highlighted in the photo
Step 7: Bringing Back the Stars Layer
Having selected the sky, click on the icon again LayerVavailability before layer Stars in the Layers panel to bring back the noise:
Making an empty layer visible to bring back the stars
Step 8: Add a Layer Mask
At the bottom of the layers panel, click on the icon Layer Mask:
Click the icon Layer Mask
Adding a layer mask Stars, and the corresponding icon appears in the layers panel. Photoshop paints the selected portion of the sky white, but leaves the unselected portion of the photo black:
Layer mask thumbnail