Photoshop action to create an outer space scene
Posted by Emanuele Feronato on 06/6/07 in Photoshop
The net is full of tutorials about creating an outer space image, but every one of them, in order to achieve good results, require the user (you) to manually draw stars or adjust some parameters.
The real challenge is to code an action that creates an outer space without any drawing by the user.
The result I got, is a quite realistic outer space, and every time I play the action I get a different image.
Look at the examples:
As you can see, results are quite good, especially for game design.
Download the action and run into Photoshop.
I developed it with CS2 and I cannot test with any other platform so if you have a different version and the action runs, please let me know.
The action stops itself when you can change the image size and when you can change the background color of the nebulas you will created.
Enjoy it and let’s start coding space games…
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Freelance Website Design | Jun 6, 2007 | Reply
This is really cool. Your scenes actually look pretty realistic. Especially the last one. Good job.
SEO Services | Jun 6, 2007 | Reply
These are cool space scenes. where did you learn to do that?
Michael | Jun 7, 2007 | Reply
Really nice action, works just great, and looks great for such little time. =)
Frederik J | Jun 7, 2007 | Reply
Yeah, i love i to. Good work there!
Liam | Jun 7, 2007 | Reply
Works in CS3
Neko | Jul 2, 2007 | Reply
i cant open the file =( pls help me dude =(
Peter | Jul 6, 2007 | Reply
When running in Photoshop CS3 I get to pick the two background colours, and then it fails with the error message:
“Could not complete the command because the selected area is empty.”
It appears to have reached the stage
Difference Clouds
Set current layer
Make layer
Fill
Peter | Jul 6, 2007 | Reply
And another follow-up: that was using a canvas of 850×75px; when I used an 850×500px canvas it completed without an error.
Mark | Jul 30, 2007 | Reply
Dude, how do you use Action in photoshop?
pareshrathod | Sep 9, 2007 | Reply
Thanks,to construct so complicated atn & sharing.
Alix | Sep 28, 2007 | Reply
Took me a while to figure out how to use Action and where to find it but I found out eventually.
If anyone is clueless where it is :
[Window > Actions / f9]
Anyways, awesome Action. I’ll be using it in game siggy’s
B. Rockafeller | Sep 29, 2007 | Reply
Thanks for this. I used it and worked out great.
madi | Sep 30, 2007 | Reply
I believe that you just added color to these photos. i do not believe that you are a liar. but, good job making it look good! ;) –NOT!!! you didn’t even make it believable! haha! sucker!!
madi delina | Sep 30, 2007 | Reply
i believe that you are a liar and put color in the black area.nice try. you didn’t fool me though! haha! sucker!
David | Oct 12, 2007 | Reply
Awesome!
stolen | Apr 8, 2008 | Reply
madi, you’re a loser.
great job btw on the space thingy. now i can use the techniques on my illustration exam. and its theme is ‘outer space’.
-peace out-