In this tutorial, I volition exhibit you lot how to pigment starfield past times using a custom brush as well as also a quick agency to "generate" starfield inwards Photoshop past times using noise.
First, lets create a custom stars brush for Photoshop. These are the steps on how to create star brush inwards Photoshop.
Brush Tip
Draw the brush tip cast alongside random dotted pattern.
Define Brush Preset
Convert the epitome nosotros depict past times using,
Edit > Define Brush Preset.
Shape Dynamic as well as Scattering
Now, select the novel brush nosotros only created. The brush currently is without whatsoever settings, as well as therefore enable
Shape Dynamics as well as
Scattering 
Shape Dyamics - Size Jitter - Randomise brush tip size. Control alongside Pen Pressure.
- Minimum Diameter - Minimum brush tip size.
- Angle Jitter - Randomly rotate brush tip.
- Flip X Jitter - Randomly fliping brush tip inwards X axis.
- Flip Y Jitter - Randomly fliping brush tip inwards Y axis.
Scattering - Scatter - Randomise brush tip location. Enable Both Axes as well as therefore it scatter on X as well as Y axis.
- Count - Number of brush tip scatter. Default 1 is practiced enough
Saving The Brush Settings
After changing all the brush settings, nosotros volition postulate to relieve it i time to a greater extent than via
New Brush Preset inwards the brush panel. If nosotros don't produce this, nosotros volition lose all the settings! Then nether the brush panel again, select
Save Brushes to backup your whole educate of brush.
To chop-chop delete the brush without settings,
ALT-CLICK on it.
Painting The Starfield
With the custom star brush created, lets pigment some starfield!
Add a novel layer, as well as pigment the heaven color alongside photoshop soft border circular brush.
Generating Starfield With Noise
Now, lets generate some distance stars using dissonance filter.
- Add Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 novel layer as well as create total it alongside dark colour.
- Go to Filter > Add Noise.
- Change sum to 5% as well as educate monochromatic
- CTRL-L to direct upward the Level Adjustment.
- Adjust the levels as well as therefore some dissonance are vivid as well as some are dim. Refer to epitome above.
Currently, the generated stars all the same seem evently inwards the whole image. We volition postulate to alter it as well as therefore for sure purpose volition direct star clusters, as well as some purpose direct volition less stars.
- To add together to a greater extent than stars, job a soft border circular brush for clone postage stamp tool (screen mode)
- To take away stars, job eraser tool
After you lot are done adjusting the star layer, educate its
blending mode to
screen as well as it volition expect something like to this.
Painting More Stars
Add a layer alongside
screen or
add blending mode. Then job the star brush nosotros created before to add together to a greater extent than stars inwards the scene. I commonly job the brush for bigger stars.
Add a layer alongside
color dodge blending vogue as well as job a cloud brush to pigment some nebula. You tin
download custom cloud brush inwards my brush listing page.
Add a layer alongside
screen or
add blending mode. Use those default photoshop star brush to add together to a greater extent than stars around the nebula.
Last, add together some other layer alongside
screen blending mode. Use photoshop soft border circular brush to pigment some glowing trial nearly the nebula.
Video
Below is a timelapse video on epitome starfield. The epitome procedure took around forty minutes, but the railway was model as well as homecoming earlier.
Artwork
Some of my artworks which job like method to pigment starry nighttime as well as starfield.
Reference
DeviantArt Starry Night Pixiv Starry Night Youtube Photoshop Painting Starry Night