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Photoshop : Tutorials : Special Effects Last Updated: Apr 15th, 2008 - 18:38:37


Planetary Rings
Author: PSD-Tutorials.com
Authors Website: www.psd-tutorials.com
Jan 31, 2007, 18:12

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Step 1.

Open an image with any planet (I chose Earth image) and this is a "background layer". Then create a new layer "Layer 1" (press Shift+Ctrl+N) and fill it with the black color (Edit > Fill). Press "D" button for setting colours, apply Filter > Render > Clouds to this layer. Now apply Filter > Distort > Twirl with Angle->999 several times to get an image like this one:
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Planetary Rings


Step 2.

Choose the Eraser Tool, set the Brush Preset picker as "Airbrush Pen Opacity Flow" 45px and erase inside and outside ring border. Now apply Filter > Distort > Twirl with Angle->999 several times to get an image like this one:
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Planetary Rings


Step 3.

Apply Edit > Transform > Scale, narrow the "Layer 1" and turn it a little. Now apply Filter > Noise > Add Noise with the following settings: Amount->15, Gaussian->ON, Monochromatic->OFF. Then apply Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation and set the parameters: Saturation->-100.
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Planetary Rings


Step 4.

Apply Image > Adjustments > Levels and set levels like shown in the pic.4.
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Planetary Rings


Now apply Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation with the following settings: Colorized>ON, Hue->209, Saturation->61. And now choose the Eraser Tool and erase the remote part of the ring. And that's it.
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