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HenriR
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April 17, 2020
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Advice on how to make this kind of background

  • April 17, 2020
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Hi everyone,
I would like to make something like this kind of background with my own colors.
I am not sure which technique I should look for.
Is this something to achieve with different brushes? are they smoke effects?

Is it better to start from a scratch or a stock image?
Anyone help so I could lead my research on the right way would be much appreciated.

Thanks a lot

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Correct answer c.pfaffenbichler

If you want to be fast I would recommend Stock images, if you want to play around then the Noise and Clouds Filters are useful for creating some randomness (for the stars, also as a basis for the cloudy structure). 

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PECourtejoie
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PECourtejoieCommunity Expert
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April 17, 2020

Hello, In addition to the stunning examples by C_Pfaffenbichler, before you purchase stock images of space, do check the thousands of free of right of NASA: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/ or https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/index.html 

    PECourtejoie
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    PECourtejoieCommunity Expert
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    April 17, 2020

    There is also the ESA: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images

    or JAXA: http://jda.jaxa.jp/en/ but I did not check for their copyright status.

      c.pfaffenbichler
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      c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
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      April 17, 2020

      For the stars a white Layer set to a low opacity with the Blend Mode Dissolve can be useful.

      Converted to a Smart Object (with Blend Mode Normal) one can scale it up to create stars of various sizes. 

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        HenriRAuthor
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        April 17, 2020

        This looks amazing. Many thanks, I am definitely going to play around with it.

        c.pfaffenbichler
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        c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
        Community Expert
        April 17, 2020

        If you want to be fast I would recommend Stock images, if you want to play around then the Noise and Clouds Filters are useful for creating some randomness (for the stars, also as a basis for the cloudy structure). 

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