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pamelap said 2 months ago

I'm going to walk you through the steps ofhow I created the planet in my In Awe entry.

We'll begin with this base formy planet.I gathered a collection ofdifferent planet images, but this is the one I was happy with in the end, mainly becauseofthe nice textures.

[Edited by User on 11/25/2012 2:58:32 AM]

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Let's add some much needed atmosphere.

Create a new layer.

Using green #9bd55e and a hard round brush at 100% opacity, make it the same size as the Planet and position it

overthe top.






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Next step is to select the Eraser tool and size it a bit smaller than the Planet with the brush at 0% Hardness.

With the planet base layer turned off, it should look like the image below.


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We don't want any hard edges, we want it to look soft and hazy.

Select: Filter >Blur >Gaussian Blur.

I used a radius of10.0 pixels but you can experiment with this to your liking.

[Edited by User on 11/24/2012 8:42:20 PM]





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Now we need to resize the atmosphere so it is bigger than the planet to create a nice halo ofgreen.

Ctrl - T & hold the Shift key and drag the ring so it extends overthe outside edge ofthe planet.

That's the atmosphere finished!





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Now forthe fun bit!

Create a new layer.

Using white I used some fractal space brushes that I downloaded for free, but you could probably find better ones,

oreven make your own!Make sure you put each brush on it's own separate layer so you can move/rotate them into position until you are

happy with the final result.

Some tiny stars scattered around the edge ofmy planet finishes it offnicely.

Lowerthe brush layers to 70% opacity so they blend in with the atmosphere.

I added a white glow spot using a soft brush.

As you can see, I only bothered to "decorate" the bottom halfofmy planet as I knew I'd be cropping the top ofmy

final image





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We need to give our planet a nice overall hue to tie it all in.

Create a new layer.

Selecting green 9bd55e paint overthe planet in the areas it's needed. Don't worry about how rough it looks we'll fix

it in the next step.

[Edited by User on 11/25/2012 7:07:17 PM]





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Soften the hard edges ofour hue: Filter >Blur > Gaussian Blur. I used a radius of40.0 pixels. Change the Layer

Mode from Normal to Color. Lower the Opacity to 60%.





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For the final finishing touches and tweaks, I used the Blur tool (various levels ofopacity) to give my planet a nicesoft dreamy look, removing any hard edges. The Smudge tool was used to make some wispy bits around theedge.

You can get creative and make your planet unique by using a different planet base and a multitude ofcolours. Playaround with the layer modes and try an assortment ofexciting brushes!




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