An adjustment layer is just as it sounds, an adjustment that is it's own layer. Use a black brush, masking out all but the outer edge of the blurry moon, leaving a subtle, glowy border. Go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur, setting the radius to 37 pixels. Right-click, Duplicate Layer or hold down Alt and then click and drag to duplicate the moon. But before we get too ahead of ourselves, let's add some glow to the moon. ![]() This can include Smart Objects, Layer Masks and Adjustment Layers which we will cover here in a second. Always use non-destructive editing techniques when you can. For instance, if days from now, I decided I erased a bit too much of this moon, all I have to do is select white and mask back in. ![]() What's the difference? Basically, using layer masks means you never have to commit to any permanent change. You might be wondering why I should use the layer mask, if I could be using the eraser tool. Making sure the layer mask is selected, paint black on the bottom half of the moon, thus masking it out. So, with a huge soft round brush, set the black. We want to erase the bottom half of the moon. If you want to erase something you paint with black, if you're going to bring back what you previously erased, you paint with white. Adding layer mask to layer by clicking the Add Layer Mask button found towards the bottom middle of the Layers panel. Another tool crucial to photo compositing. Next, we want to blend in the moon into the sky using Layer Masks. Bring down the layer Opacity to around 75%. Once happy with the angle and position, go ahead and set the Layer Mode to Screen. So I wanted to make sure it showed but it's all up to you. I ended up liking this darker, patchier area of the moon. Use the Move and Transform tools to angle the moon to your liking. Now let's place an image of the moon onto our canvas, making sure it's a nice and big. We want them to be reasonably faint as it is daytime after all. Focusing on the darker portions of the sky. Now, create a new layer above all current layers and paint tiny, white stars above at the very top of the canvas. ![]() The Size Jitter to 100% and the Scatter to again 1,000%. Next, let's adjust the Photoshop brush's settings by increasing the spacing to 1,000%. First, we want to lay down some stars using a hard round brush, set to five pixels. In this video, we will be covering how to create a quick Fantasy inspired sky. Welcome back to Introduction to Photo Manipulation in Adobe Photoshop.
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