Creating A Fantastic Fantasy Night Sky In Photoshop

In Designing by Fabio


Last month while I was selecting some images for blog post, I found an amazing design created by Nik Ainley, one of my favorite Photoshop masters. He had created some incredible clouds using Photoshop. I thought to myself, "Damn that's really cool. I have to know how to do something like that!"

So in this tutorial, I will show you how to create cartoon-style clouds using Photoshop and a bit of Illustrator.

Step 1

Create a new document. Double-click on the background layer to open the Layer Styles dialog box. Select Gradient Overlay. For the colors, use three colors: pink, blue, and black. Select Radial for the Style.
























Step 2

Create a new layer and rename it to"ps clouds." Make sure that the foreground is white and the background is black. Go to Filters>Render>Clouds. Tip: Hold the "Alt" key to create a stronger effect.























Step 3

To create the clouds we will use the Brush Engine. Create a new Folder and name it "cloud." Select the Brush Tool and set the brush properties as shown below. The secret is the spacing and the Size Jitter. After that, you can save the brush.
























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