{"id":381,"date":"2018-12-05T00:01:05","date_gmt":"2018-12-05T05:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/photoshopessentials_wp\/?p=381"},"modified":"2022-11-02T09:57:53","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T13:57:53","slug":"starry-sky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/photo-effects\/starry-sky\/","title":{"rendered":"Create A Starry Night Sky In Photoshop"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video3\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o0gYwyJoAv4\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"summary\">\n<p>Learn how easy it is to fill your night skies with a field of stars in Photoshop! You'll learn how to create stars in Photoshop, how to add a glow and color to the stars, and how to blend the stars effect with your images!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n.adslot-2 { display: inline-block; width:300px; float:right; margin: 6px 0px 12px 30px; }\n@media (max-width: 767px) { .adslot-2 { display: none; } }\n<\/style><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- 300x250 photo effects top responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle adslot-2\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2740208297\"\n     data-ad-format=\"rectangle\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<div id=\"author\">Written by Steve Patterson.<\/div>\n<p>There's nothing quite as peaceful as being outdoors at night, looking up at a clear sky, and seeing an endless field of stars stretching off in all directions. And there are few things as frustrating as trying to capture those stars with your camera. Competing lights from the city or other nearby sources can throw off the exposure and push your stars into darkness. And with our planet always spinning, capturing that faint star light with long exposures often results in a blurry mess.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, as we'll see in this tutorial, it's easy to add stars to your images with Photoshop! And since we're creating the stars ourselves, we have complete control over just how &quot;starry&quot; the sky appears. In fact, the techniques we'll be learning here are the same ones used to create star-filled backgrounds in movies. So while the results probably won't fool any astronomers in the family, this star effect is more than realistic enough for pretty much everyone else.<\/p>\n<p>I'll use <a href=\"https:\/\/prf.hn\/l\/mejxPLL\" title=\"View this image on Adobe Stock\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this image<\/a> that I downloaded from Adobe Stock:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/original-image.jpg\" alt=\"The original image that will have stars added to it in Photoshop. Photo credit: Adobe Stock\" width=\"704\" height=\"471\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The original image. Photo credit: Adobe Stock.<\/div>\n<p>And here's what the final stars effect will look like when we're done:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/photoshop-stars-effect.jpg\" alt=\"How to add stars in Photoshop\" width=\"704\" height=\"471\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The final result.<\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n.ads-middle { display: inline-block; width:300px; margin:6px 0px 24px 0px; padding-top: 16px; padding-bottom: 16px; }\n@media (max-width: 515px) { .ads-middle { margin:20px 0; } }\n@media (max-width: 480px) { .ads-middle { margin:20px 0; } }\n<\/style><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- photo effects 300x250 middle responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle ads-middle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4216941496\"\n     data-ad-format=\"rectangle\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<p>Let's get started!<\/p>\n<p class=\"members-ad-top\"><a href=\"\/print-ready-pdfs\/\">Download all of our Photoshop tutorials as PDFs!<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"sub\">How to create stars in Photoshop<\/h2>\n<p>For this tutorial, I'm using <a href=\"https:\/\/prf.hn\/l\/dlXjD2w\" title=\"Get Photoshop CC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Photoshop CC<\/a> but every step is compatible with Photoshop CS6. You can also follow along with my <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/o0gYwyJoAv4\" title=\"Watch the video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">video of this tutorial<\/a> on our YouTube channel. Or download this tutorial as a <a href=\"\/print-ready-pdfs\/\" title=\"Learn more\">print-readyPDF<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h3>Step 1: Add a new blank layer above the image<\/h3>\n<p>First, we'll learn how to create  stars in Photoshop, and then we'll learn how to blend the stars with your image.<\/p>\n<p>Let's start in the <a href=\"\/basics\/layers\/layers-panel\/\" title=\"View tutorial\">Layers panel<\/a> where we see our image sitting on the <a href=\"\/basics\/background-layer-photoshop-cc\/\" title=\"View tutorial\">Background layer<\/a>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/layers-panel-background-layer.png\" alt=\"Photoshop's Layers panel showing the image on the Background layer\" width=\"297\" height=\"279\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The Background layer is currently the only layer in the document.<\/div>\n<p>We'll create the stars on a separate <a href=\"\/photoshop-layers-learning-guide\/\" title=\"Learn more about Photoshop layers\">layer<\/a> above the image. To add a new layer, press and hold the <strong>Alt<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Option<\/strong> (Mac) key on your keyboard and click the <strong>Add New Layer<\/strong> icon:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/photoshop-add-new-layer.png\" alt=\"How to add a new layer to the Photoshop document\" width=\"297\" height=\"151\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking the Add New Layer icon.<\/div>\n<p>In the New Layer dialog box, name the layer &quot;Stars&quot;, and then click OK:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/name-new-layer.png\" alt=\"Naming the new layer 'Stars'in Photoshop's New Layer dialog box\" width=\"445\" height=\"193\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Naming the new layer &quot;Stars&quot;.<\/div>\n<p>And back in the Layers panel, the new &quot;Stars&quot; layer appears:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/new-stars-layer-photoshop.png\" alt=\"A new 'Stars' layer appears above the image on the Background layer\" width=\"297\" height=\"170\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The Layers panel showing the new &quot;Stars&quot; layer.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 2: Fill the layer with black<\/h3>\n<p>We need to fill the &quot;Stars&quot; layer with black. Go up to the <strong>Edit<\/strong> menu in the Menu Bar and choose <strong>Fill<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/fill-command-photoshop.png\" alt=\"Selecting the Fill command in Photoshop\" width=\"283\" height=\"100\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Going to Edit &gt; Fill.<\/div>\n<p>In the Fill dialog box, change the <strong>Contents<\/strong> option to <strong>Black<\/strong>, and then click OK:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/fill-contents-black-photoshop.png\" alt=\"Changing the Contents option to Black in Photoshop's Fill dialog box\" width=\"361\" height=\"206\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Changing &quot;Contents&quot; to Black.<\/div>\n<p>And Photoshop fills the layer with black, temporarily blocking the image from view:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/stars-layer-filled-black.png\" alt=\"The 'Stars' layer is now filled with black in the Photoshop document\" width=\"697\" height=\"467\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The result after filling the &quot;Stars&quot; layer with black.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 3: Add some noise with the Add Noise Filter<\/h3>\n<p>To create the stars, we'll add noise using Photoshop's Add Noise filter. Go up to the <strong>Filter<\/strong> menu, choose <strong>Noise<\/strong>, and then choose <strong>Add Noise<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/select-add-noise-filter-photoshop.png\" alt=\"Selecting the Add Noise filter in Photoshop\" width=\"498\" height=\"105\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Going to Filter &gt; Noise &gt; Add Noise.<\/div>\n<p>In the Add Noise dialog box, set the <strong>Amount<\/strong> to <strong>50%<\/strong>, and make sure that <strong>Gaussian<\/strong> and <strong>Monochromatic<\/strong> are both selected:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/add-noise-filter-photoshop.png\" alt=\"The settings for the Add Noise filter in Photoshop\" width=\"334\" height=\"226\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The Add Noise filter settings.<\/div>\n<p>Then click OK to close the dialog box, and Photoshop fills the layer with random noise:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/stars-layer-filled-noise.jpg\" alt=\"The result after filling the 'Stars' layer with noise in Photoshop\" width=\"701\" height=\"469\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The result after filling the 'Stars' layer with noise.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 4: Blur the noise with the Gaussian Blur filter<\/h3>\n<p>Next, we need to blur the noise, and we can do that using the Gaussian Blur filter. Go up to the <strong>Filter<\/strong> menu, choose <strong>Blur<\/strong>, and then choose <strong>Gaussian Blur:<\/strong><\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/select-gaussian-blur-filter-photoshop.png\" alt=\"Selecting the Gaussian Blur filter in Photoshop\" width=\"471\" height=\"164\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Going to Filter &gt; Blur &gt; Gaussian Blur.<\/div>\n<p>In the Gaussian Blur dialog box, set the <strong>Radius<\/strong> value to <strong>1.5 pixels<\/strong>, and then click OK:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/gaussian-blur-filter-photoshop.png\" alt=\"Setting the Radius value in Photoshop's Gaussian Blur dialog box\" width=\"330\" height=\"345\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Setting the Radius value to 1.5 pixels.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 5: Turn the noise into stars with a Levels image adjustment<\/h3>\n<p>To turn the noise into stars, we'll use a <a href=\"\/photo-editing\/photoshop-levels-image-adjustment-essentials\/\" title=\"Learn more\">Levels<\/a> image adjustment. Go up to the <strong>Image<\/strong> menu, choose <strong>Adjustments<\/strong>, and then choose <strong>Levels<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/choose-levels-command-photoshop.png\" alt=\"Selecting a Levels image adjustment in Photoshop\" width=\"468\" height=\"151\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Going to Image &gt; Adjustments &gt; Levels.<\/div>\n<h4>Dragging the white point slider<\/h4>\n<p>In the Levels dialog box, click and drag the <strong>white point slider<\/strong> all the way to the left until you reach the right edge of the <a href=\"\/photo-editing\/how-to-read-and-understand-image-histograms-in-photoshop\/\" title=\"Learn more\">histogram<\/a>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/levels-white-slider.png\" alt=\"Dragging the white point slider in Photoshop's Levels image adjustment\" width=\"443\" height=\"211\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Dragging the white point slider to the right edge of the histogram.<\/div>\n<p>This brightens the noise and makes the brightest areas white:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/image-levels-white-slider.jpg\" alt=\"The brighest areas of the noise are now white after using the Levels adjustment\" width=\"697\" height=\"467\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The result after dragging the white point slider.<\/div>\n<h4>Dragging the black point slider<\/h4>\n<p>Then click and drag the <strong>black point slider<\/strong> towards the right. The further you drag, the more you'll darken the darkest areas of noise, eventually pushing those areas to pure black. Continue dragging to the right until most the noise has disappeared. The remaining noise becomes our stars:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/levels-black-slider.png\" alt=\"Dragging the black point slider in Photoshop's Levels image adjustment\" width=\"443\" height=\"210\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Dragging the black point slider to the right to darken the noise.<\/div>\n<p>You may need to go back and forth a few times with the white and black sliders until you're happy with the stars effect. I ended up using a <strong>white point<\/strong> value of <strong>94<\/strong> and a <strong>black point<\/strong> value of <strong>90<\/strong>. When you're done, click OK to close the Levels dialog box. And here's my result:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/initial-stars-effect-photoshop.png\" alt=\"The initial stars effect in Photoshop\" width=\"700\" height=\"469\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The initial stars effect.<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"sub\">Adding a glow to the stars<\/h2>\n<p>At the moment, our stars just look like white dots. Let's help them look more like stars by adding a faint glow. Then once we've added the glow, we'll add some color.<\/p>\n<h3>Step 6: Make a copy of the \"Stars\" layer and name it &quot;Glow&quot;<\/h3>\n<p>In the Layers panel, make a copy of the &quot;Stars&quot; layer by dragging it down onto the <strong>Add New Layer<\/strong> icon: <\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/duplicate-stars-layer.png\" alt=\"Making a copy of the 'Stars' layer in the Layers panel in Photoshop\" width=\"293\" height=\"215\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Duplicating the &quot;Stars&quot; layer.<\/div>\n<p>Photoshop adds the copy above the original and names it &quot;Stars copy&quot;:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/new-stars-copy-layer.png\" alt=\"Photoshop's Layers panel showing the copy of the 'Stars' layer\" width=\"297\" height=\"184\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The new &quot;Stars copy&quot; layer.<\/div>\n<p> Double-click on the name &quot;Stars copy&quot; and rename the layer \"Glow\". Press <strong>Enter<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Return<\/strong> (Mac) to accept it:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/rename-layer-glow.png\" alt=\"Renaming the 'Stars copy' layer to 'Glow' in Photoshop\" width=\"297\" height=\"136\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Renaming the layer &quot;Glow&quot;.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 7: Add more blurring with the Gaussian Blur filter<\/h3>\n<p>With the &quot;Glow&quot; layer selected, go back up to the <strong>Filter<\/strong> menu, choose <strong>Blur<\/strong>, and once again choose <strong>Gaussian Blur<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/select-gaussian-blur-filter-photoshop.png\" alt=\"Selecting the Gaussian Blur filter in Photoshop\" width=\"471\" height=\"164\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Going to Filter &gt; Blur &gt; Gaussian Blur.<\/div>\n<p>This time in the Gaussian Blur dialog box, increase the <strong>Radius<\/strong> value to <strong>4 pixels<\/strong>. This will blur the stars and they'll look too faint, but we'll fix that next:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/gaussian-blur-4-pixels.png\" alt=\"Increasing the Radius value to 4 pixels the Gaussian Blur filter in Photoshop\" width=\"331\" height=\"344\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Increasing the Radius value to 4 pixels.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 8: Brighten the stars with Auto Contrast<\/h3>\n<p>To brighten the stars, go up to the <strong>Image<\/strong> menu and choose <strong>Auto Contrast<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/photoshop-auto-contrast.png\" alt=\"Selecting the Auto Contrast command in Photoshop\" width=\"232\" height=\"80\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Going to Image &gt; Auto Contrast.<\/div>\n<p>This makes the blurred stars <em>too<\/em> bright:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/blurred-stars-auto-contrast.png\" alt=\"The glow effect is too bright after applying the Auto Contrast command\" width=\"700\" height=\"470\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The result after applying the Auto Contrast command.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 9: Lower the opacity of the &quot;Glow&quot; layer<\/h3>\n<p>So to darken the effect, simply lower the <a href=\"\/basics\/layers\/opacity-vs-fill\/\" title=\"Learn more\"><strong>opacity<\/strong><\/a> of the &quot;Glow&quot; layer in the Layers panel until you see just a faint glow around the stars. An opacity value of 20-25&#37; should work:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/glow-layer-opacity-25.png\" alt=\"Lowering the opacity of the 'Glow' layer in Photoshop\" width=\"297\" height=\"153\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Lowering the opacity of the &quot;Glow&quot; layer.<\/div>\n<p>Here's a closer view of my stars showing the faint glow around them:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/stars-glow-added.jpg\" alt=\"The stars now appear with a faint glow\" width=\"700\" height=\"398\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The result after adding the glow to the stars.<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"sub\">Adding color to the stars<\/h2>\n<p>Next, let's add some color to the stars, and we'll do that using a Hue\/Saturation adjustment layer. Stars often appear as either blue or a reddish-orange, so we'll start by adding blue.<\/p>\n<h3>Step 10: Add a Hue\/Saturation adjustment layer<\/h3>\n<p>In the Layers panel, click the <strong>New Fill or Adjustment Layer<\/strong> icon:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/new-fill-adjustment-layer-icon.png\" alt=\"Clicking the New Fill or Adjustment Layer icon in the Layers panel in Photoshop\" width=\"297\" height=\"111\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking the New Fill or Adjustment Layer icon.<\/div>\n<p>And then choose <strong>Hue\/Saturation<\/strong> from the list:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/choose-hue-saturation-adjustment.png\" alt=\"Choosing a Hue-Saturation adjustment layer\" width=\"174\" height=\"101\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Choosing a Hue\/Saturation adjustment layer.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 11: Select &quot;Colorize&quot; and set the Hue to 220<\/h3>\n<p>The options for the Hue\/Saturation adjustment layer appear in Photoshop's <strong>Properties panel<\/strong>. First, select the <strong>Colorize<\/strong> option, and then set the <strong>Hue<\/strong> value to <strong>220<\/strong> for a light blue. You can also increase the intensity of the color by raising the <strong>Saturation<\/strong> value, but I'll leave mine set to  <strong>25<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/hue-saturation-options.png\" alt=\"The Hue\/Saturation options in Photoshop's Properties panel\" width=\"323\" height=\"254\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The Hue\/Saturation options in the Properties panel.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 12: Change the adjustment layer's blend mode to Color<\/h3>\n<p>Back in the Layers panel, the Hue\/Saturation adjustment layer appears above the \"Glow\" layer. To change the color of the stars without affecting their brightness, change the <strong><a href=\"\/photo-editing\/layer-blend-modes\/intro\/\" title=\"Learn more\">blend mode<\/a><\/strong> of the adjustment layer from Normal to <strong><a href=\"\/photo-editing\/layer-blend-modes\/color-blend-mode\/\" title=\"Learn more\">Color<\/a><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/hue-saturation-blend-mode.png\" alt=\"Changing the blend mode of the adjustment layer to Color\" width=\"308\" height=\"228\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Changing the blend mode of the adjustment layer to Color.<\/div>\n<p>And here's my stars now colored in blue:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/stars-colored-blue.png\" alt=\"The result after colorizing the stars blue.\" width=\"697\" height=\"468\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The result after colorizing the stars blue.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 13: Make a copy of the Hue\/Saturation adjustment layer<\/h3>\n<p>Along with blue, we'll also add some orange to the stars. In the Layers panel, make a copy of the Hue\/Saturation adjustment layer by dragging it down onto the <strong>Add New Layer<\/strong> icon:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/copy-hue-sat-layer.png\" alt=\"Duplicating the Hue\/Saturation layer in Photoshop's Layers panel\" width=\"294\" height=\"243\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Duplicating the Hue\/Saturation layer.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 14: Change the Hue value to 40<\/h3>\n<p>And in the Properties panel, change the <strong>Hue<\/strong> value for the second Hue\/Saturation adjustment layer to <strong>40<\/strong>. Leave the other options the same:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/hue-value-40.png\" alt=\"Changing the Hue value to 40 in Photoshop's Properties panel\" width=\"323\" height=\"216\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Changing the Hue value to 40.<\/div>\n<p>Back in the Layers panel, we see the second adjustment layer sitting above the original. Notice that the <strong>blend mode<\/strong> is already set to <strong>Color<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/second-hue-sat-layer-color.png\" alt=\"The blend mode for the second Hue\/Saturation adjustment layer is already set to Color.\" width=\"309\" height=\"199\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The Color blend mode is already selected.<\/div>\n<p>And here we see my stars, now colored in orange. The problem is, they're <em>all<\/em> colored in orange, and we've lost all of our blue stars. So we'll fix that next:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/stars-colored-orange.png\" alt=\"The result after colorizing the stars orange.\" width=\"700\" height=\"470\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The result after colorizing the stars orange.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 15: Apply the Clouds filter to the layer mask<\/h3>\n<p>A nice feature of adjustment layers in Photoshop is that they include a built-in <a href=\"\/basics\/understanding-photoshop-layer-masks\/\" title=\"Learn more\">layer mask<\/a>. To add randomness to the color of the stars, so some appear blue and others orange, we'll apply Photoshop's Clouds filter to the second adjustment layer's mask.<\/p>\n<p>In the Layers panel, make sure the layer mask for the top adjustment layer is selected by clicking the <strong>layer mask thumbnail<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/hue-saturation-layer-mask.png\" alt=\"Selecting the Hue\/Saturation adjustment layer's layer mask\" width=\"297\" height=\"136\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Selecting the adjustment layer's mask.<\/div>\n<h4>The Foreground and Background colors<\/h4>\n<p>Before we apply the Clouds filter, also make sure that Photoshop's <strong>Foreground and Background colors<\/strong> are set to the defaults, with <strong>white<\/strong> as the Foreground color and <strong>black<\/strong> as the Background color. If they're not, press the letter <strong>D<\/strong> on your keyboard to reset them:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/photoshop-foreground-background-colors.png\" alt=\"Selecting the Hue\/Saturation adjustment layer's layer mask\" width=\"75\" height=\"172\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The default Foreground (upper left) and Background (bottom right) colors.<\/div>\n<h4>Tip: How to apply a more intense Clouds filter<\/h4>\n<p>The Clouds filter will fill the layer mask with random areas of white, black and gray. But by default, the result is more gray than anything else. To push more of the effect to pure white and pure black, press and hold the <strong>Alt<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Option<\/strong> (Mac) key on your keyboard. Then with the key held down,  go up to the <strong>Filter<\/strong> menu, choose <strong>Render<\/strong>, and then choose <strong>Clouds<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>Note that on a Windows PC, you'll need to keep your mouse button held down from the moment you click on the Filter menu until you reach the Clouds filter, otherwise the menu will keep disappearing on you:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/select-clouds-filter-photoshop.png\" alt=\"Selecting the Clouds filter in Photoshop\" width=\"487\" height=\"157\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Going to Filter &gt; Render &gt; Clouds while holding Alt (Win) \/ Option (Mac).<\/div>\n<p>With the Clouds filter applied to the layer mask, we now have a nice mix of blue and orange stars:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/blue-orange-stars-effect-photoshop.png\" alt=\"Blue and orange stars effect created in Photoshop\" width=\"704\" height=\"472\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The effect after applying the Clouds filter to the layer mask.<\/div>\n<h4>How to view the layer mask in the document<\/h4>\n<p>To view the layer mask itself in the document so you can see what the Clouds filter has done, press and hold the <strong>Alt<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Option<\/strong> (Mac) key on your keyboard and click the <strong>layer mask thumbnail<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/click-layer-mask-thumbnail.png\" alt=\"Clicking the layer mask thumbnail for the Hue\/Saturation adjustment layer\" width=\"297\" height=\"183\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking the mask thumbnail while holding Alt (Win) \/ Option (Mac).<\/div>\n<p>And here we see the random pattern that the Clouds filter created. The white areas on the mask are where the orange color from the top Hue\/Saturation adjustment layer is visible, and the black areas are where the blue color from the bottom adjustment layer is showing through:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/clouds-filter-layer-mask.jpg\" alt=\"Viewing the Clouds filter effect on the layer mask in the Photoshop document\" width=\"700\" height=\"470\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Viewing the effect of the Clouds filter on the layer mask.<\/div>\n<p>To switch back to viewing the stars, hold <strong>Alt<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Option<\/strong> (Mac) and click again on the <strong>layer mask thumbnail<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/click-layer-mask-thumbnail.png\" alt=\"Alt\/Option-clicking a second time on the layer mask thumbnail\" width=\"297\" height=\"183\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Alt \/ Option-clicking a second time on the layer mask thumbnail.<\/div>\n<p>This hides the mask and brings back the stars:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/blue-orange-stars-effect-photoshop.png\" alt=\"Blue and orange stars effect created in Photoshop\" width=\"704\" height=\"472\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Hiding the mask and viewing the stars.<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/basics\/photoshop-layer-masks-advanced-tips-and-tricks\/\" title=\"Learn more\">Related: Photoshop's layer mask tips and tricks!<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"sub\">How to blend the stars with the image<\/h2>\n<p>So now that we've created the stars, let's learn how to blend the stars in with the image.<\/p>\n<h3>Step 16: Place all four layers into a layer group<\/h3>\n<p>The first thing we need to do is take all four layers that make up our stars effect (the &quot;Stars&quot; and &quot;Glow&quot; layers, plus the two Hue\/Saturation adjustment layers) and place them into a layer group.<\/p>\n<p>With the top Hue\/Saturation adjustment layer selected in the Layers panel, press and hold your <strong>Shift<\/strong> key and click on the &quot;Stars&quot; layer. This selects all four layers at once:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/select-stars-layers.png\" alt=\"Selecting all four layers that make up the Stars effect\" width=\"297\" height=\"277\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Select the top layer, then hold Shift and click on the &quot;Stars&quot; layer.<\/div>\n<p>Then click on the <strong>menu icon<\/strong> in the top right corner of the Layers panel:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/layers-panel-menu-icon.png\" alt=\"Clicking the Layers panel menu icon\" width=\"303\" height=\"151\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking the Layers panel menu icon.<\/div>\n<p>And choose <strong>New Group from Layers<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/new-group-from-layers.png\" alt=\"Choosing New Group from Layers from the Layers panel menu in Photoshop\" width=\"266\" height=\"105\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Choosing &quot;New Group from Layers&quot;.<\/div>\n<p>Name the group &quot;Stars&quot;, and then click OK:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/name-new-layer-group.png\" alt=\"Naming the new layer group 'Stars' in Photoshop\" width=\"418\" height=\"134\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Naming the layer group &quot;Stars&quot;.<\/div>\n<p>And the new layer group appears above the image on the Background layer:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/new-stars-layer-group.png\" alt=\"The Layers panel showing the new 'Stars' layer group\" width=\"297\" height=\"174\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">All four layers are now inside the &quot;Stars&quot; group.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 17: Change the blend mode to Lighten or Screen<\/h3>\n<p>To blend the stars in with the image, change the <strong>blend mode<\/strong> of the layer group from Pass Through to either <strong>Lighten<\/strong> or <strong>Screen<\/strong>. Depending on the image, Screen may give you a brighter result. If it's too bright, go with Lighten:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/stars-blend-mode-lighten.png\" alt=\"Changing the blend mode of the 'Stars' layer group to Lighten in Photoshop\" width=\"311\" height=\"179\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Changing the blend mode of the &quot;Stars&quot; group to Lighten.<\/div>\n<h4>Lighten vs Screen - What's the difference?<\/h4>\n<p>The difference between the Lighten and Screen blend modes is that <a href=\"\/photo-editing\/layer-blend-modes\/screen\/\" title=\"Learn more\">Screen<\/a> combines the brightness of both the stars <em>and<\/em> the image to create an even <em>brighter<\/em> effect, while Lighten only reveals the stars in areas where the stars are brighter than the image. In my case, the Lighten blend mode helps to blend the stars more naturally with the light from the city and from the moon:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/stars-effect-blend-mode-lighten.jpg\" alt=\"Blending the stars with the image using the Lighten blend mode in Photoshop\" width=\"704\" height=\"472\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Blending the stars with the image using the Lighten blend mode.<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/photo-editing\/layer-blend-modes\/intro\/\" title=\"Learn more\">Related: The Top 5 blend modes you need to know!<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Step 18: Add a layer mask to the &quot;Stars&quot; group<\/h3>\n<p>To finish off the effect, all we need to do is hide the stars in the areas where we don't want them to appear, which is everywhere except the sky. And to do that, we'll paint those areas away using a layer mask.<\/p>\n<p>With the &quot;Stars&quot; layer group selected in the Layers panel, click the <strong>Add Layer Mask<\/strong> icon:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/add-layer-mask-group.png\" alt=\"Adding a layer mask to the 'Stars' layer group in Photoshop\" width=\"297\" height=\"182\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Adding a layer mask to the &quot;Stars&quot; group.<\/div>\n<p>A layer mask thumbnail appears, letting us know that the mask has been added. And since the layer mask is filled with white, the stars remain visible throughout the image:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/stars-group-layer-mask-thumbnail.png\" alt=\"A layer mask is added to the 'Stars' layer group\" width=\"297\" height=\"169\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The white-filled layer mask thumbnail.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 19: Select the Brush Tool<\/h3>\n<p>Select the <strong>Brush Tool<\/strong> from the Toolbar:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/select-brush-tool-photoshop.png\" alt=\"Selecting the Brush Tool in Photoshop\" width=\"74\" height=\"163\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Selecting the Brush Tool.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 20: Set your Foreground color to black<\/h3>\n<p>Then press the letter <strong>X<\/strong> on your keyboard to swap your Foreground and Background colors, making your <strong>Foreground color<\/strong> (your brush color) <strong>black<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/foreground-color-black.png\" alt=\"Setting the Foreground color (the brush color) to black in Photoshop\" width=\"70\" height=\"159\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Press &quot;X&quot; to set your brush color to black.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 21: Paint with black to hide the stars<\/h3>\n<p>In the Options Bar, make sure that the <strong>Mode<\/strong> (your brush's blend mode) is set to <strong>Normal<\/strong>, and that <strong>Opacity<\/strong> and <strong>Flow<\/strong> are both set to <strong>100%<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/brush-tool-options-photoshop.png\" alt=\"The Brush Tool options in the Options Bar in Photoshop\" width=\"551\" height=\"101\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The Brush Tool options in the Options Bar.<\/div>\n<p>Then simply paint over the areas in the image where you want to hide the stars. To change your brush size from the keyboard, use the <strong>left and right bracket keys<\/strong> ( <strong>[<\/strong> and  <strong>]<\/strong> ). The left bracket key makes the brush smaller, and the right bracket key makes it larger.<\/p>\n<p>Here I'm painting over the city along the bottom of the image to hide the stars from that area:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/painting-away-stars.jpg\" alt=\"Painting with black on the layer mask to hide the stars from in front of the city\" width=\"697\" height=\"242\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Painting with black on the layer mask to hide the stars from in front of the city.<\/div>\n<h4>Viewing your layer mask<\/h4>\n<p>To view your layer mask and see exactly where you've painted, press and hold <strong>Alt<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Option<\/strong> (Mac) on your keyboard and click on the <strong>layer mask thumbnail<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/click-stars-group-layer-mask.png\" alt=\"Alt \/ Option-clicking on the layer mask thumbnail\" width=\"297\" height=\"157\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Alt  \/ Option-clicking on the layer mask thumbnail.<\/div>\n<p>And here we see the areas on the mask where I've painted with black. The black is where the stars are now hidden, and the white is where they remain visible. To switch back to viewing the image, hold <strong>Alt<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Option<\/strong> (Mac) and click again on the <strong>layer mask thumbnail<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/stars-group-layer-mask.jpg\" alt=\"Viewing the layer mask to see where I've painted.\" width=\"700\" height=\"471\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Viewing the layer mask to see where I've painted.<\/div>\n<h4>How to fix a mistake<\/h4>\n<p>If you make a mistake and paint away the stars in an area where you meant to keep them, press <strong>X<\/strong> on your keyboard to set your brush color to <strong>white<\/strong> and paint over the area to bring the stars back. Then press <strong>X<\/strong> again to set your brush color to <strong>black<\/strong> and continuing painting over other areas.<\/p>\n<h3>Step 22: Clean up the edges<\/h3>\n<p>Finally, if you look around the edges of your image, you may see a few rough spots where it looks like there's too many stars clumped together:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/stars-rough-edges.jpg\" alt=\"The edges of the stars effect need to be cleaned up\" width=\"704\" height=\"341\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The edges of the effect need to be cleaned up.<\/div>\n<p>To clean up those areas, make your brush smaller by pressing the <strong>left bracket key<\/strong> ( <strong>[<\/strong> ) a few times on your keyboard. And then, with <strong>black<\/strong> still as your brush color, paint along the edges to hide those stars:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/paint-away-stars-from-edges.jpg\" alt=\"Cleaning up the Stars effect along the edges of the image\" width=\"694\" height=\"233\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Painting with a small brush to hide unwanted stars along the edges.<\/div>\n<h3>The Stars effect - Before and after<\/h3>\n<p>To see a &quot;before and after&quot; comparison of the Stars effect, you can toggle the &quot;Stars&quot; layer group on and off by clicking its <strong>visibility icon<\/strong> in the Layers panel:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/stars-layer-group-visibility-icon.png\" alt=\"Turning the Stars effect on and off using the visibily icon in the Layers panel\" width=\"309\" height=\"150\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Click the visibility icon to turn the Stars effect on and off.<\/div>\n<p>With the layer group turned off, we see the original image without the stars:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/original-image.jpg\" alt=\"The original image that will have stars added to it in Photoshop. Photo credit: Adobe Stock\" width=\"704\" height=\"471\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The original image. Photo credit: Adobe Stock.<\/div>\n<p>And with the layer group turned on, we see my final Photoshop stars effect:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/photo-effects\/cc\/stars\/photoshop-stars-effect.jpg\" alt=\"How to add stars in Photoshop\" width=\"704\" height=\"471\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The final result.<\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n.ads-bottom { width:300px; padding-top:16px;padding-bottom:16px; }\n<\/style><div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- 300x250 page bottom responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle ads-bottom\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2879809098\"\n     data-ad-format=\"rectangle\"\n\t data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p>And there we have it! That's how to add stars to your images with Photoshop! Check out our <a href=\"\/photo-effects\/\">Photo Effects<\/a> section for more tutorials! And don't forget, all of our tutorials are now available to <a href=\"\/print-ready-pdfs\" title=\"Learn more\">download as PDFs<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p> <div class=\"members-ad\"><a href=\"\/print-ready-pdfs\/\">Get all of our Photoshop tutorials as PDFs!<\/a> Download them today!<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Add a field of stars to your night skies with Photoshop! You&#8217;ll learn how to create stars in Photoshop, add a glow and color to the stars, and how to blend the stars with your image!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26443,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-photo-effects"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.4 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Create A Starry Night Sky In Photoshop<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn how to add stars to your photos with Photoshop! Learn how to create stars, add a glow and color to the stars, and blend the stars with your photos!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/photo-effects\/starry-sky\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Create a Starry Night Sky in Photoshop\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Add a field of stars to your night skies with this step-by-step Photoshop tutorial!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/photo-effects\/starry-sky\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Photoshop Essentials\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photoess\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-12-05T05:01:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-11-02T13:57:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/photoshop-stars-effect-s.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Steve Patterson\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Steve Patterson\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"27 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.photoshopessentials.com\\\/newsite\\\/photo-effects\\\/starry-sky\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.photoshopessentials.com\\\/newsite\\\/photo-effects\\\/starry-sky\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Steve Patterson\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.photoshopessentials.com\\\/newsite\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/338424c7775908e1c0a190d02a6564f2\"},\"headline\":\"Create A Starry Night Sky In Photoshop\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-12-05T05:01:05+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-11-02T13:57:53+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.photoshopessentials.com\\\/newsite\\\/photo-effects\\\/starry-sky\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":3128,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.photoshopessentials.com\\\/newsite\\\/photo-effects\\\/starry-sky\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.photoshopessentials.com\\\/newsite\\\/newsite\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2012\\\/10\\\/photoshop-stars-effect-f.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Photoshop Photo Effects\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.photoshopessentials.com\\\/newsite\\\/photo-effects\\\/starry-sky\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.photoshopessentials.com\\\/newsite\\\/photo-effects\\\/starry-sky\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.photoshopessentials.com\\\/newsite\\\/photo-effects\\\/starry-sky\\\/\",\"name\":\"Create A Starry Night Sky In Photoshop\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.photoshopessentials.com\\\/newsite\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.photoshopessentials.com\\\/newsite\\\/photo-effects\\\/starry-sky\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.photoshopessentials.com\\\/newsite\\\/photo-effects\\\/starry-sky\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.photoshopessentials.com\\\/newsite\\\/newsite\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2012\\\/10\\\/photoshop-stars-effect-f.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-12-05T05:01:05+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-11-02T13:57:53+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.photoshopessentials.com\\\/newsite\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/338424c7775908e1c0a190d02a6564f2\"},\"description\":\"Learn how to add stars to your photos with Photoshop! Learn how to create stars, add a glow and color to the stars, and blend the stars with your photos!\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.photoshopessentials.com\\\/newsite\\\/photo-effects\\\/starry-sky\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.photoshopessentials.com\\\/newsite\\\/photo-effects\\\/starry-sky\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.photoshopessentials.com\\\/newsite\\\/photo-effects\\\/starry-sky\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.photoshopessentials.com\\\/newsite\\\/newsite\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2012\\\/10\\\/photoshop-stars-effect-f.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.photoshopessentials.com\\\/newsite\\\/newsite\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2012\\\/10\\\/photoshop-stars-effect-f.jpg\",\"width\":250,\"height\":250,\"caption\":\"How to add stars in Photoshop\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.photoshopessentials.com\\\/newsite\\\/photo-effects\\\/starry-sky\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.photoshopessentials.com\\\/newsite\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Photo Effects\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.photoshopessentials.com\\\/newsite\\\/photo-effects\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Starry Night Sky\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.photoshopessentials.com\\\/newsite\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.photoshopessentials.com\\\/newsite\\\/\",\"name\":\"Photoshop Essentials\",\"description\":\"Where everyone can learn Photoshop!\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.photoshopessentials.com\\\/newsite\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.photoshopessentials.com\\\/newsite\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/338424c7775908e1c0a190d02a6564f2\",\"name\":\"Steve Patterson\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/c05e0a155b18857f3546fca45eecd1d28c2e7d51953f67b40ea76ac49c3cfcc0?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/c05e0a155b18857f3546fca45eecd1d28c2e7d51953f67b40ea76ac49c3cfcc0?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/c05e0a155b18857f3546fca45eecd1d28c2e7d51953f67b40ea76ac49c3cfcc0?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Steve Patterson\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/www.photoshopessentials.com\\\/\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Create A Starry Night Sky In Photoshop","description":"Learn how to add stars to your photos with Photoshop! Learn how to create stars, add a glow and color to the stars, and blend the stars with your photos!","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/photo-effects\/starry-sky\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Create a Starry Night Sky in Photoshop","og_description":"Add a field of stars to your night skies with this step-by-step Photoshop tutorial!","og_url":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/photo-effects\/starry-sky\/","og_site_name":"Photoshop Essentials","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photoess","article_published_time":"2018-12-05T05:01:05+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-11-02T13:57:53+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":630,"url":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/photoshop-stars-effect-s.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Steve Patterson","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Steve Patterson","Est. reading time":"27 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/photo-effects\/starry-sky\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/photo-effects\/starry-sky\/"},"author":{"name":"Steve Patterson","@id":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/#\/schema\/person\/338424c7775908e1c0a190d02a6564f2"},"headline":"Create A Starry Night Sky In Photoshop","datePublished":"2018-12-05T05:01:05+00:00","dateModified":"2022-11-02T13:57:53+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/photo-effects\/starry-sky\/"},"wordCount":3128,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/photo-effects\/starry-sky\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/photoshop-stars-effect-f.jpg","articleSection":["Photoshop Photo Effects"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/photo-effects\/starry-sky\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/photo-effects\/starry-sky\/","url":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/photo-effects\/starry-sky\/","name":"Create A Starry Night Sky In Photoshop","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/photo-effects\/starry-sky\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/photo-effects\/starry-sky\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/photoshop-stars-effect-f.jpg","datePublished":"2018-12-05T05:01:05+00:00","dateModified":"2022-11-02T13:57:53+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/#\/schema\/person\/338424c7775908e1c0a190d02a6564f2"},"description":"Learn how to add stars to your photos with Photoshop! Learn how to create stars, add a glow and color to the stars, and blend the stars with your photos!","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/photo-effects\/starry-sky\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/photo-effects\/starry-sky\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/photo-effects\/starry-sky\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/photoshop-stars-effect-f.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/photoshop-stars-effect-f.jpg","width":250,"height":250,"caption":"How to add stars in Photoshop"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/photo-effects\/starry-sky\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Photo Effects","item":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/photo-effects\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Starry Night Sky"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/","name":"Photoshop Essentials","description":"Where everyone can learn Photoshop!","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/#\/schema\/person\/338424c7775908e1c0a190d02a6564f2","name":"Steve Patterson","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c05e0a155b18857f3546fca45eecd1d28c2e7d51953f67b40ea76ac49c3cfcc0?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c05e0a155b18857f3546fca45eecd1d28c2e7d51953f67b40ea76ac49c3cfcc0?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c05e0a155b18857f3546fca45eecd1d28c2e7d51953f67b40ea76ac49c3cfcc0?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Steve Patterson"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=381"}],"version-history":[{"count":48,"href":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33564,"href":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381\/revisions\/33564"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}