Smoke420

I need to create a background for a piece... but it cant look cartoony or anything, and I dont want any planets. I just want really cool looking stars. I have tried various ways... does anyone have a good tutorial or something to accomplish this? 8)) in advance - Alistair

Bacardi

Do you mean like the images you find over at Nasa or Hubblesite?

Welles

In the Photoshop Campfire forum one of the permanent challenges is the Starfield Challenge. It began in response to this tutorial...

Make a Realistic Star Field
http://gallery.artofgregmartin.com/t...tar_field.html

It is a great tutorial! I hope it has what you need.

Smoke420

whoa [shocked] Thats awesome. Yea.. thats a bit.. too busy, but i'll give it a try anyways

huma

One of the joy's of the tutorial is that you can make your starfield as busy or as sparse as you want. The planet tutorial can be adapted to make nebula once you understand the technique.

ranger72

Here you go Alistair


Here is a really fast and easy starfield/nebullae tutorial do it once or twice and you can create what your looking for in 30 seconds or so and it is totally tweakable


Try it! You'll like it!


Ranger72 3[ http://www.myjanee.com/PSRL/PStips3.htm#star

BTW-you need to scroll down just a bit once the page opens...its about the third one down!:>)

shadyman

Thanks Ranger72
I tried the technique for the quickie starfield. I think it is very interesting and it is quick.
I also added a "Nova" from a Snowflake generator program to give the eye somewhere to go.
BTW- is 72 the year you went in or the year you got out(or neither)?
Airborne
shreck

Smoke420

Really, I think it is only just two anomynous numbers that he typed in using one to two fingures located on either his right or left hand, or both. [confused] [confused] Good pic I'm ganna try the tute as soon as im not as lazy as I am right now (ita also is 12:30 am... hey that explains the laziness [no i am not tired)

Fallen Son

Gregs tutorial is awesome! i love it.

Smoke420

Ok im getting there.. but i tryed to mirror it.. so it looks like the ground is the reflection of the system... and it isnt good enough. Any suggestions?