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Step 2
With the Elliptical Marquee Tool (M) create an ellipse selection. Add a new layer and select theGradient Tool (G). Use black and a very light grey for the colors. Fill the ellipse selection with
the radial gradient. Use the image below for reference.
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Step 3
Go to Edit>Define Brush to create a new brush.
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Go to Window>Brushes. Use theimage below for the values of theBrush Tip Shape, Shape Dynamics,
Scattering, Color Dynamics andOther Dynamics.
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Add a new layer and with the Brush Tool (B) and the brush you have just created, paint somespheres on the design. This is a random effect so you won't get the same result as I did.
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Step 6
Add another layer and group this layer. This new layer will be inside a folder in the Layer Palettes. Change the folder'sBlend Mode to Color Dodge. Then, with the Brush Tool (B), select white for the color and a big soft brush to paint some
areas to highlight them (1-4). Tip: Use the numbers 1-0 to change the opacity of the brush, with 1 being 10% and 0
being 100%.
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Step 7
Add a new layer and with the Rectangular Marquee Tool (M), create a rectangular selection. Fillthis selection with a white to black linear gradient using the Gradient Tool (G). After that change
the Blend Mode to Color Dodge to create a nice light effect.
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Step 8
Duplicate the light effect layer. Rotate and resize them to create different lighteffects. Tip: Use the Eraser Tool (E) to blend some of the light effects one they are
over one another.
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Step 9
Add a new layer and group this layer so it will be inside a folder. Change the BlendMode of the folder to Color Dodge. With the Brush Tool (G), using white for the color,
select the layer inside the folder and paint some flares (1-3)
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Step 10
Add another layer on top of the others, then with the Gradient Tool (G) fill the layer with a gradientusing red, yellow, green and blue for the colors. Change the Blend Mode of this layer to Overlay.
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Step 11
Create a new layer and fill itwith a checkerboardpattern. Then go to
Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur,use 10 pixels for the Radius.
After that change its BlendMode to Color Dodge.
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Step 12
Select the patternlayer and go to
Filter>Liquify. Usethe Twirl Clockwise
Tool (C) and the BloatTool (B) to deformthe pattern layer.
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Step 13
Select all layers and click Command(mac)/Control PC + Alt + Shift + E to create a layer with all the layers merged in it.Go to Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur. Use 20 pixels for the Radius. Then change the Blend Mode to Screen and the Opacity to
50%. Once again click on Command(mac)/Control PC + Alt + Shift + E to create a layer with the final design.
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Step 14
To create the text effect we will add a new layer for a new background. You can duplicatethe same layer from the Step 1 and just change the colors, instead of a purple hue I used
a brown. The light one is 3b2500 and the dark 130f08.
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Step 15
Select the Horizontal Type Tool (T) and type "Lost in Space" like a did in the image below.Make the words "Lost" and "Space" much bigger than the "In". Then change the font to
VAL. You can download it here (http://fontfabric.com/?p=585). Use white for the color.
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Go to Layer>Layer Styles>Drop Shadow. Use Multiply for the BlendMode, black for the color, -90 for the angle, 0 for Distance and Spread
and 30 for Size.
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Select now Inner Shadow. use Color Dodge for the Color with White,100% for the Opacity, 2 pixels for the DIstance, 1 for Choke and 5 pixels
for Size.
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Move the layer with the design merged to be on top of the other layers, more specificallyon top of the text layer. Then go to Layer>Create Clipping Mask.
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Step 19
Go to Google Images and search for some eclipse photos, I found this amazing one at http://www.cardiff-astronomical-society.co.uk/ECLIPSE2006\DSCF0841.JPG. Copy it and paste it in your design. Go to Image>Adjustments>Levels. Increase
the black input. Change the Blend Mode to Screen. Also go to Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur. Use 5 pixels for the Radius.
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Step 20
Duplicate the eclipse layer and position it on top of the other ones that were in the design,the difference is that now it will look like the lights are coming out of the text.
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Conclusion
Merge all the layers again and you can add a little noise (Filger>Noise>Add Noise). The effect is very simpleand won't take you more than 20-30 minutes to achieve it. But it's a nice exercise for those willing to play
with light effects, also clipping mask and text effects in Photoshop.