Hi. This is Marty from Blue Lightning TV. I'm going to show you how to make this
ice-encrusted, frozen, planet. I provided this frosty,
ice image for you to download. Its link is located in the video description
or project files. Open a new document
by going to "File" and "New". Make the size
1920 by 1080 pixels
and a resolution of 150 pixels per inch.
To fit it onto your screen,
press Ctrl + 0 on a PC or
Cmd + 0 on a Mac. If your foreground and background colors
aren't black and white respectively, click the small, double-box icon
or press "D" on your keyboard.
We'll fill it with the foreground color
by pressing Alt + Delete on a PC or
Opt + Delete on a Mac. Next,
we'll create a star field. Go to "Filter",
"Noise" and "Add Noise". Make the amount 80%,
"Gaussian" and "Monochromatic". Go back to "Filter",
"Blur" and "Gaussian Blur". Blur it by .3 pixels.
Open your "Levels" window
by pressing Ctrl or Cmd + L. Slide your
"Input" black and white to locations that result in a star field you like.
For this example, I chose 204
and 222, but feel free to experiment
with the amounts. Open the ice image
and go to "Filter", "Distort"
and "Spherize". The amount is 100%.
Click OK and repeat the filter
by pressing Ctrl or Cmd + F. Open your "Elliptical Marquee Tool",
go to a corner and press and hold
"Shift" as you drag diagonally down
to the opposite corner. Press Ctrl
or Cmd + J to cut the image out and copy to its own layer.
To get it onto your star field background,
press "V" to open your Move Tool and press and hold
"Shift" as you drag it up onto the tab of the star field.
Without releasing your mouse or pen, drag it down
onto the image and release. Pressing "Shift" keeps it centered.
Press and hold "Shift" again as you drag it straight down to approximately this much.
Let's sharpen the planet by going to "Filter",
"Sharpen" and "Unsharp Mask". Make the Amount, 82%
and the Radius, 3.4 pixels.
Next, we'll add a cold, blue color.
Click on the Adjustment Layer icon and choose
"Hue/Saturation". Check
"Colorize" and make the Hue, 225.
Next, we'll add an outer and inner glow to the rim.
Double-click on the thumbnail to open its Layer Style window.
Click "Outer Glow" and the color box.
Pick white and press Enter or Return.
Make the Opacity, 60%
and the Size, 35 pixels.
Click "Inner Glow" and the color box.
Pick white, again. Then press Enter or Return.
Make the Opacity, 100%
and the Size, 75 pixels.
Next, we'll add a soft, bright, glow to the inside, top
of the planet. Go to the thumbnail
and press Ctrl or Cmd to make a selection of the planet's shape.
Open your Brush Tool and make the Size
800 pixels and a Hardness of 0%.
Invert the foreground and background colors
by pressing "X" on your keyboard.
Place your cursor on the top edge of the planet and click down
once. Next, we'll cloak
most of the planet in shadow. Make a new layer
and go to Select, Modify and Feather.
Feather it 50 pixels.
We'll fill the selection with black and since black is the background color,
press Ctrl or Cmd + Delete.
Then, delete the selection. We'll slide the shadow straight down
and then enlarge it. First press "Z" to open your Zoom Tool
and press and hold Alt or Opt as you click down on your
image a few times. Press Ctrl or Cmd + T to
open your Transform Tool. Press and hold
"Shift" and drag it straight down.
Go to a corner and when you see a diagonal, double-arrow,
press and hold Shift + Alt on a PC
or Shift + Opt on a Mac and drag it out.
Continue to position and resize it until you're happy.
I enlarged it approximately 160%.
To accept the Transform, press Enter or Return.
To fit it back on your screen, press Ctrl or Cmd + 0.
Next, we'll backlight
the top rim of the planet. Make the background active
and make a new layer above it. Open your Brush Tool
and make the size, 1100 pixels.
Center your cursor over the top rim and click down.
once. The last step is to add a Lens Flare.
Make a composite snapshot of your image by clicking on the top layer
and pressing Ctrl + Shift + Alt + E on a PC
or Cmd + Shift + Opt + E on a Mac.
Go to "Filter", "Render" and "Lens Flare".
Click on the Lens Flare and drag it to the top rim.
Make the Brightness, 75% and the Lens Type
"50 - 300 mm Zoom".
This is Marty from Blue Lightning TV. Thanks for watching!