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How to make a star background in Photoshop
Step 1
Make a new file.
File > New
(like this)----->
Set the size to
Width 1920 Pixels
and
Height 1080 Pixels
IF
you get the error message below, press
Cancel
and make sure you click where it says
Inches
and choose
Pixels
.
Step 2
Make sure your color is
black
. ----->
Click the
Paint Bucket Tool
. ----->
Click in your picture to make the whole thing black, like the picture below.
Step 3
Go to the
Filter > Noise > Add Noise...
(like this)----->
Set the
Amount to 20
, click
Gaussian
and
Monochromatic
.
IF
you can't click
Monochromatic
, just click
OK
.
Your picture should look like this:
Step 4
Go to
Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur...
(like this)----->
Set the
Radius
to
2
and click
OK.
You picture will now look like the picture below:
Step 5
Go to
Image > Adjustments > Levels...
(like this)----->
In the top three numbers, set the first one to 32 and the last one to 40, like the picture
Your picture will now look like the one below:
Congratulations! You now have stars!
Click here to learn how to make a Nebula.