Abstract Universe

Learn to create an awesome universe by your hands! This tutorial will show you how to use some cool tools in Photoshop, step by step Step 1: Create a new 800x800 pixels document. Press D and X to reset your foreground and background colors.
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Abstract UniverseAbstract Universe Learn to create an awesome universe by your hands! This tutorial will show youhow to use some cool tools in Photoshop, step by step Step 1: Create a new 800x800 pixels document. Press D and X to reset yourforeground and background colors. We will create the universe first, so use the GradientTool (G) with Foreground to Background and Diamond Gradient settingsdraw a line from the center to the corner like thisStep 2: Go to Filter > Distort > Twirl and twirl it with a big angle:Step 3: Duplicate the Background by pressing Ctrl-J. Now we are on the Layer 1. Go toEdit > Transform > Perspective and drag 2 points on the top downAfter finished, click on the Move Tool to leave the Perspective mode. A dialog box willappear, click Apply. Congratulations, you have just created the universe!Step 4: Hide the Background layer by clicking on the Eye icon on the left.Now we need some planets! We can create one with Photoshop but it will take a long timeto do, so we use an available photo. Here is the one I recommend:(if you want a bigger image then go to www.sxc.hu/photo/969403 to download one butyou will need a free account)Copy this image and paste it onto our current document and you have:Step 5: Change the blend mode of the current layer to Screen to remove its black areasIf you still see its border then use the Eraser Tool (E) with a soft brush to delete itAfter this step we will have:Step 6: Use the Marquee Tool (M) to select each planet and use the Move Tool (V) tomove it to a more suitable placeRepeat this step until we have a nice universe filled with nice planets ^_^Step 7: Press Ctrl-D to make sure we dont select anything. Now click on the Layer 1 inthe Layers tab to select it (Layer 1 is the layer contains the universe). Press Ctrl-U toopen up the Hue/Saturation dialog box, make sure to click on the Colorize checkbox anduse these settings:See our universe changed to blue, right? Next we will decorate our universe a bitStep 8: Choose the Brush Tool (B) and click on the Brushes icon on the right, click onthe Brush Tip Shape and choose a star shapeMake sure to tick on the Shape Dynamics and Scattering checkboxes as wellStep 9: Create a new layer and use the Pen Tool (P) to make a rough curve with someclicksRight click and choose Stroke Path, a dialog box will appear. Make sure to tick on theSimulate Pressure checkboxNote: The Simulate Pressure effect will make our line thin at the two ends and thick at themiddleSee something beautiful? Something like this:Repeat this step with other curves to make a wonderful universe. It doesnt take much timeto get the result!You can stop at this step. But we can make our universe more real by adding some starswith just a few simple steps. If you want to know how, continue reading...Step 10: Create a new layer, notice that this is the top layer. Press Ctrl-Backspace to fillit with black because this is our background colorStep 11: Go to Filter > Noise > Add Noise and use these settings:Change its blending mode to Screen. Go to Image > Adjustments > Threshold and set aThreshold Level of 147 and ...finished! Here is the final result:This tutorial requires pretty much work to achieve the final result but you should focus onthe way how these tools are used, not the way how it is created