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Photoshop CC tutorial showing how to create a frozen, icy planet floating in the middle of a remote star field and back-lit by an intense, stellar light source.

Ice texture:
http://bltvfiles.com/files/Ice.jpg

Other ice textures:
www.cgtextures.com

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hi this is Marty from Blue Lightning TV

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I'm going to show you how to make this

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ice encrusted Frozen Planet I provided

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this frosty ice image for you to

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download it's link is located in the

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video description or project files open

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a new document by going to file and new

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make the size 1920 x 10 hundred 80

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pixels and a resolution of 150 pixels

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per inch to fit it onto your screen

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press ctrl 0 on a PC or command 0 on a

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Mac if your foreground and background

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colors aren't black and white

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respectively click the small double box

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icon or press D on your keyboard we'll

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fill it with the foreground color by

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pressing Alt Delete on a PC or option

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delete on a Mac next we'll create a

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star-filled go to filter noise and add

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noise make the amount eighty percent

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gaussian and monochromatic go back to

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filter blur and Gaussian blur blur it by

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point three pixels open your levels

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window by pressing ctrl or command L

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slide your input black and white two

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locations that result in a star-filled

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you like for this example I chose 204

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and 222 but feel free to experiment with

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the amounts open the ice image and go to

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filter distort and sphere eyes the

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amount is a hundred percent click OK and

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repeat the filter by pressing ctrl or

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command F

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open your elliptical marquee tool go to

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a corner and press and hold shift as you

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drag diagonally down to the opposite

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corner press ctrl or command J to cut

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the image out and copy it to its own

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layer to get it onto your starfield

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background press v to open your move

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tool and press and hold shift as you

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drag it up onto the tab of the starfield

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without releasing your mouse or pen drag

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it down onto the image and release

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pressing shift keeps it centered press

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and hold shift again as you drag it

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straight down to approximately this much

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let's sharpen the planet by going to

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filter sharpen an unsharp mask make the

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amount eighty-two percent and the radius

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three point four pixels next we'll add a

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cold blue color click on the adjustment

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layer icon and choose hue/saturation

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check colorize and make the hue 225 next

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we'll add an outer and inner glow to the

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rim double-click on the thumbnail to

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open its layer style window click outer

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glow and the color box pick white and

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press Enter or return make the opacity

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sixty percent and the size 35 pixels

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click inner glow and the color box pick

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white again then press Enter or return

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make the opacity a hundred percent and

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the size 75 pixels next we'll add a soft

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bright glow to the inside top of the

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planet go to the thumbnail and press

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ctrl or command to make a selection of

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the planets shape open your brush tool

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and make the size 800 pixels and a

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hardness of 0%

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invert the foreground and background

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colors by pressing X on your keyboard

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place your cursor on the top edge of the

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planet and click down once next will

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cloak most of the planet in shadow make

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a new layer and go to select modify and

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feather feather it 50 pixels will fill

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the selection with black and since black

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is the background color press ctrl or

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command + delete then delete the

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selection will slide the shadow straight

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down and then enlarge it first press Z

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to open your zoom tool and press and

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hold alt or option as you click down on

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your image a few times press ctrl or

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command T to open your transform tool

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press and hold shift and drag it

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straight down go to a corner and when

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you see a diagonal double-arrow press

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and hold shift + alt on a pc or shift +

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option on a mac and drag it out continue

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to position and resize it until you're

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happy i enlarged it approximately a

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hundred sixty percent to accept the

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transform press Enter or return to fit

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it back on your screen press ctrl or

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command 0 next we'll backlight the top

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rim of the planet make the background

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active and make a new layer above it

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open your brush tool and make the size

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eleven hundred pixels Center your cursor

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over the top rim and click down once the

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last step is to add a lens flare make a

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composite snapshot of your image by

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clicking on the top layer and pressing

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ctrl shift alt e' on a PC or command

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shift option II on a Mac go to filter

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render and lens flare

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click on the lens flare and drag it to

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the top rim make the brightness 75

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percent and the lens type 50 to 300

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millimeters zoom this is Marty from Blue

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Lightning TV thanks for watching

standard: en

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Hi. This is Marty from Blue Lightning TV.
I'm going to show you how to make this

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ice-encrusted, frozen, planet.
I provided this frosty,

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ice image for you to download.
Its link is located in the video description

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or project files. Open a new document

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by going to "File" and "New". Make the size

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1920 by 1080 pixels

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and a resolution of 150 pixels per inch.

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To fit it onto your screen,

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press Ctrl + 0 on a PC or

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Cmd + 0 on a Mac. If your foreground
and background colors

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aren't black and white respectively,
click the small, double-box icon

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or press "D" on your keyboard.

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We'll fill it with the foreground color

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by pressing Alt + Delete on a PC or

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Opt + Delete on a Mac. Next,

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we'll create a star field. Go to "Filter",

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"Noise" and "Add Noise".
Make the amount 80%,

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"Gaussian" and "Monochromatic".
Go back to "Filter",

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"Blur" and "Gaussian Blur".
Blur it by .3 pixels.

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Open your "Levels" window

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by pressing Ctrl or Cmd + L. Slide your

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"Input" black and white to locations that
result in a star field you like.

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For this example, I chose 204

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and 222, but feel free to experiment

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with the amounts. Open the ice image

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and go to "Filter", "Distort"

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and "Spherize". The amount is 100%.

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Click OK and repeat the filter

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by pressing Ctrl or Cmd + F.
Open your "Elliptical Marquee Tool",

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go to a corner and press and hold

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"Shift" as you drag diagonally down

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to the opposite corner. Press Ctrl

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or Cmd + J to cut the image out and
copy to its own layer.

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To get it onto your star field background,

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press "V" to open your Move Tool
and press and hold

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"Shift" as you drag it up onto the tab
of the star field.

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Without releasing your mouse or pen,
drag it down

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onto the image and release.
Pressing "Shift" keeps it centered.

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Press and hold "Shift" again as you drag
it straight down to approximately this much.

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Let's sharpen the planet by going to "Filter",

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"Sharpen" and "Unsharp Mask".
Make the Amount, 82%

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and the Radius, 3.4 pixels.

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Next, we'll add a cold, blue color.

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Click on the Adjustment Layer icon
and choose

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"Hue/Saturation". Check

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"Colorize" and make the Hue, 225.

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Next, we'll add an outer and inner glow to
the rim.

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Double-click on the thumbnail to open
its Layer Style window.

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Click "Outer Glow" and the color box.

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Pick white and press Enter or Return.

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Make the Opacity, 60%

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and the Size, 35 pixels.

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Click "Inner Glow" and the color box.

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Pick white, again.
Then press Enter or Return.

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Make the Opacity, 100%

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and the Size, 75 pixels.

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Next, we'll add a soft, bright, glow
to the inside, top

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of the planet. Go to the thumbnail

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and press Ctrl or Cmd to make a
selection of the planet's shape.

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Open your Brush Tool and make the Size

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800 pixels and a Hardness of 0%.

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Invert the foreground and background colors

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by pressing "X" on your keyboard.

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Place your cursor on the top edge of
the planet and click down

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once. Next, we'll cloak

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most of the planet in shadow.
Make a new layer

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and go to Select, Modify and Feather.

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Feather it 50 pixels.

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We'll fill the selection with black and
since black is the background color,

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press Ctrl or Cmd + Delete.

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Then, delete the selection.
We'll slide the shadow straight down

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and then enlarge it.
First press "Z" to open your Zoom Tool

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and press and hold Alt or Opt as you
click down on your

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image a few times.
Press Ctrl or Cmd + T to

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open your Transform Tool. Press and hold

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"Shift" and drag it straight down.

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Go to a corner and when you see a
diagonal, double-arrow,

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press and hold Shift + Alt on a PC

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or Shift + Opt on a Mac and drag it out.

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Continue to position and resize it
until you're happy.

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I enlarged it approximately 160%.

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To accept the Transform,
press Enter or Return.

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To fit it back on your screen, press
Ctrl or Cmd + 0.

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Next, we'll backlight

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the top rim of the planet.
Make the background active

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and make a new layer above it.
Open your Brush Tool

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and make the size, 1100 pixels.

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Center your cursor over the top rim
and click down.

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once. The last step is to add a Lens Flare.

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Make a composite snapshot of your image
by clicking on the top layer

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and pressing Ctrl + Shift + Alt + E on a PC

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or Cmd + Shift + Opt + E on a Mac.

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Go to "Filter", "Render" and "Lens Flare".

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Click on the Lens Flare
and drag it to the top rim.

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Make the Brightness, 75% and the Lens Type

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"50 - 300 mm Zoom".

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This is Marty from Blue Lightning TV.
Thanks for watching!

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