Tutorial 16 – Galaxy

Found, tested and submitted by Ben Cavallin (2011)

In this tutorial, you will create something like this:

STEP 00

Make sure you have the Shape3D effect/plug-in. (Lab 101 machines have it already.)

STEP 01

Create a new canvas of size 800 x 600. (File > New)

STEP 02

Using the Paint Bucket tool, fill your canvas with black.

STEP 03

To make stars, use Effects > Noise > Add Noise with

• Intensity = 100
• Color Saturation = 0
• Coverage = 1.6 (about)

Of course, you can change things up if you prefer a different setting.

STEP 04

Add a new layer. Name it “Galaxy”.

STEP 05

Use Effects > Render > Julia Fractal (settings below)

STEP 06

Play with both of the following options to change the colour to what you desire:

• Adjustments > Colour Balance
• Adjustments > Hue / Saturation

STEP 07
Use Effects > Photo > Glow to make your galaxy glow as you wish.

STEP 08
Use Effects > Distort > Twist with similar settings as below.

STEP 09
Use Effects > Photo > Glow again to add more glow. (This will be the light every galaxy emits.)

STEP 10

Make a new layer and call it “Stars”.

STEP 11 – LONG STEP

Now this step is tedious, but it makes your galaxy look real (enough that is).

Using the paint brush (size 2 and color white), add dots on your galaxy "arms" (the "bright stars" of the galaxy)

Mr. Campeau Note: You are also encouraged to also make some dots with the brush at size 1. In fact, I even added a few dots at size 3.

STEP 12

Apply a Glow on the stars. (Effects > Photo > Glow). Settings below.

STEP 13
Blur the stars. Effects > Blurs > Gaussian (Radius of 1)

STEP 14

We want to merge the stars with the galaxy. So, we choose Layers > Merge Layer Down.

STEP 15

Apply yet another Glow effect (settings below)

STEP 16

Choose two colours such that:

• The secondary colour is the same as the colour of your galaxy.
• The primary colour is a lighter shade of the same colour.

STEP 17

Add a new layer. Call it “Core”.

STEP 18

Use Effects > Render > Clouds (Settings below)

STEP 19

Use Effects > Render > Shapes3D with the setting below:

STEP 20

To blue the core (get rid of the sphere look), we use Effects > Blurs > Gaussian Blur with a radius between 15 and 30. (You choose.)

STEP 21
Finally, put a glow on the core. Effects > Photo > Glow (settings below).

STEP 22

Merge the core and galaxy layers together. (Use Layers > Merge Layer Down.)

STEP 23
With the galaxy layer selected, use Layers -> Rotate/Zoom and rotate it to how you want it:

DONE!

SOURCE:

http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/topic/20968-making-a-galaxy/

AUTHOR:

Celestrial (Alias)

Mr. Campeau’s attempt:

Ben Cavallin’s attempt (better than mine)