Earth Ablaze! (Photoshop Tutorial)

goobimama · 19-06-2005, 10:08 PM

This oneâ€™s a long tutorial but its easy and results are guaranteed. Makes a molten planetâ€¦

Step 1: Create a new document: 800x800, white background. Then, create a new layer (Ctrl+J)

Step 2: Take your Elliptical Marquee Tool. While holding down shift, create a circle almost the size of your document.

Step 4: Fill the circle with black (Shift + F5).

Step 5: Then go to Filter > Render > Difference Clouds. Then Press Ctrl+F three to four more times to reapply the filter.

Step 6: Go to Image > Adjustments > Levels and follow up on the settings shown (somewhat).

Step 7: Then go to Filter > Sharpen > Unsharp Mask and give the settings of:
Amount: 475%
Radius: 3
Threshold: 14

Step 8: Then apply the Spherize filter (Filter > Distort > Spherize) with an amount of 100% and then again with an amount of 50%.

Step 9: Open up your Colour Balance dialog box by pressing Ctrl+B or Image > Adjustments > Colour Balance. Give the following settings for each of the items:
Apply the following color levels:
Shadows: [+100] [0] [-100]
Midtones: [+100] [0] [-100]
Highlights: [+70] [0] [-15]

Step 10: Use the Unsharp Mask Filter again only this time set the amount to about 300% and Threshold to 15. (Filter > Sharpen > Unshark Mask)

Step 11: Now create a new document of a size 1024x768. Fill it with Black.

Step 12: Go to Filter > Noise > Add Noise. Give the following Settings:
Amount: 4.9 (More amount means more stars)
Distribution: Gaussian
Monochromatic: Checked.

Step 13: Duplicate the Layer and set the Blending mode to Overlay.

Step 14: Select your Background Layer again and go to Image > Adjustments > Brighness/Contrast. Increase your contrast so that the stars are visible.

Step 15: Now, go back to the burning planet document. Ctrl+Click on Layer 1 to select the planet and then Ctrl+C to copy it to clipboard.

Step 16: Switch to the stars window and paste the planet there. Make sure the planet is on top of the other two layers.

Step 17: Apply the following Blending Options (Layer > Layer Style > Blending Options).

Step 18: If you find the edges of the planet a big jagged, use the Blur Tool (R) to blur out the edges.

Here is my Final:

Biplav · 19-06-2005, 10:11 PM

its a beauty!!!! man
do me a favour if u can!! y dont u get all ur tutorials together and make a zip file or whatever file. so i can download it all together and have fun.. wat say?

goobimama · 19-06-2005, 10:15 PM

Amazing how fast you saw the tutorial and replied...just took you three minutes....

About this compiling all my tutorials into a zip file....lemme see....If I have the time (that is, if I feel like it.) I'll do it....

Good things...

Biplav · 19-06-2005, 10:34 PM

ah try and do it plz. it ll help loads of ppl

raval_manoj · 20-06-2005, 12:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by biplav

its a beauty!!!! man
do me a favour if u can!! y dont u get all ur tutorials together and make a zip file or whatever file. so i can download it all together and have fun.. wat say?

That's quite right. If possible pls make a zip file for your other tutorials, this will really very useful for other also. Good work.

maximus999 · 20-06-2005, 12:56 AM

Thanxxx a lot goobimama........another great Tutorial from u.........and like always in easy words .less complicated like other tutorials are...........

hey goobi.........i just upgraded to the new CS2 ...{all praise to paradox..lol..}..........its has a new tool called Vanishing point........and other new tools too.......Id love if u try the new tool,play with it and come up with something exciting with it like u do always!!!!!!!!
Thanxx again.....

goobimama · 20-06-2005, 01:08 AM

Whopsie. I don't have CS2 myself, still on CS. When I get, I will definitely post a tutorial on the Vanishing Point tool. I've heard quite a lot about it.

Anyway, in the meantime I will get a small little zip file with all my work ready...

Biplav · 20-06-2005, 01:19 AM

thx goobimama 4 ur efforts

banned2wise · 20-06-2005, 02:28 AM

Small suggestion goobi , Iam also learning photoshop. I think digit ppl can compile ur tuts along with nikhil's tuts also into a zip and upload it. Possibly @ megaupload.com support upto 500mb upload.

cyberia.in · 20-06-2005, 10:22 AM

i won't take that much space. ACT files are quite small, but saying that, PLEASE COMPLILE THEM

FxBOOM · 21-06-2005, 06:33 PM

FxBOOM's Service Pack for Earth A Blaze tut

Fix 1 . on step 4 shift+F5 will bring Fill Box , you got to choose "black option " and press OK .
Fix 2 . on step 5 , b4 rendering clouds make sure that your fore ground color is set to black ( shortcut = d,x) otherwise you have to play with colour balance at your own ( means the color balance described in tut might not work for u )
Fix 3 . on step 6 , the curves in your document may ( will ) not match the curves in pic above , its will look different each time you render clouds again .
Pro Tip : To add gases as shown in my design :
make a new layer over your stars layer ,
filters>render>clouds
decrease opacity as u like .

hey Gobimama ru a designer for fun or for profession?

[/img]

goobimama · 21-06-2005, 07:32 PM

Good one's fxBOOM, Totally agree with your Fix 2, 3....though maybe not fix 1 to a certain degree, but whatever...

And I'm still a student of the Second Year BA, living my life with ignorant people (the fellow classmates, that is) and will continue to be so for a few more years to come...I'm happy! + I got goobi...

quad master · 25-06-2005, 02:29 AM

Have seen gr8 Tuts from you
keep up the good work.

koolbluez · 29-06-2005, 05:38 PM

Go goobieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!

cooljeba · 01-07-2005, 06:39 PM

Keep up the good work goobi

.

..:: peace ::..
Jeba

koolbluez · 02-07-2005, 03:18 PM

CoolJeba... u r back....

Chirag · 03-07-2005, 11:58 AM

goobi rocks

olly · 04-07-2005, 02:57 PM

This is gr8 Tut Goobimama. Keep it up

Rewat · 13-09-2005, 03:46 PM

hey goobi sexy piece of art man keep it up

godsownman · 17-09-2005, 12:09 AM

I have seen quite a few of your tutorials and believe me they can make a person having no advanced knowledge of photoshop also create such pics.

Its great and the pic is the best I have ever seen looks so realistic.