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In this tutorial, I will show you the steps I took to create a realistic nebula scene from scratch in Photoshop. We will be using technques such as the Pen Tool, various filters for texture rendering, layer blending and some dynamic brushes. I would also like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very happy new year and all the best for 2009!

Thanks very much for visiting my blog and hope to see you again next year! Here is a preview of the final result: OK let’s get started! Step 1 Create a new document sized 1200×800, fill the background layer with black colour. Make a new layer on top of the background layer and name it “Nebula Outline”.

Hit the “P” key to select the Pen Tool and make sure the “Paths” option is selected. I won’t go into explaining how to use the Pen Tool in this tutorial, but if you haven’t used it before, I have a post here with some links of the basics of Pen Tool. Draw a random, irregular shape as shonw below on the “Nebula Outline” layer: Step 2 Still on the “Nebula Outline” layer and the Pen Tool selected, right click on the path and choose “Make Selection”: Apply the following settings: (I used 25 pixel feather radius because I would like the selection to be as smooth as possible) Your path will now become a selection with 25 pixel feather radius: Step 3 Go to Filter >Render >Cloud and render some cloud, with White foreground colour and Black background colour. Hit Ctrl + L to bring up the level tool, apply the following settings: Using the level tool we can adjust the input level of different colour channels. Your image will now look like this: Step 4 Now we can some depth the Nebula. To do this, create a new layer called “nebula overlay”, use the Clone Stamp Tool with the following settings: Hold down the Alt key + Left Click to define a Clone Source, cloud some cloud from the previous layer.

Because we used a reletively lower opacity and flow, you will see the difference between each cloud: Merge the two layer together and name the merged layer “Nebula”. Step 5 Nebula doesn’t only consist of cloud, there are also some small particles and dusts inside. Now we’re going add them in. Duplicate the “nebula overlay” layer once and name this layer “particles”. Go to Filter >Sketch >Photocopy and apply the following settings: Then go to Filter >Sketch >Chrome and apply the following settings: Change the layer blending mode to “Color Dodge” and set the opacity to 80%. The result so far will look like this: Optional: you can duplicate this particles layer a couple of time if you feel like add more paricles onto the cloud. Step 6 Now we can add a bit motion into the image.

Duplicate the “Nebula” layer once and put the duplicated layer above the “Nebula” layer. Go to Filter >Blur >Radial Blur and apply the following settings: Then go to Filter >Distort >Ocean Ripple and apply the following settings: Change the layer blending mode of this layer to “Overlay” with an opacity of 30%. You image will now look like this: Step 7 Create a new layer called “Star”, grab a 9px round circle brush, and apply the following brush dynamics: Shape Dynamics Scattering Noise Paint over the “Star” layer as the image shown below: Optional: To add some light glow and softness, you can duplicate the “star” layer once, and go to Filter >Blur >Gaussian blur and apply the following settings: Step 8 Create a layer called “Colour Overlay” and set the blending mode to “Color”, then simply grab a big round brush (300px) and choose some nice, space-feeling colour and paint!

You can also adjust the opacity and the flow of the brush for some colour depth. Hint: after painting colour, try duplicate this layer a couple of times and see what result that brings you. Here is my result so far: Ok that’s it for this tutorial! The rest is left upon your own creativity.

Here is my final image for this tutorial: (I simply erase some portions of the nebula cloud and add a shining planet to it!) Hope you enjoy this tutorial and if you have any questions, just drop me a comment. Thanks very much and have a wonderful and colourful new year! Tags: • • • • • • •.

Hi, just wondering if anyone uses these. As i see he's just released an SSL Classic Console (most probably a 4000) library for nebula.

Are they worth it? The differences in the audio demos on his page are very subtle. Was also considering the '4KG to heaven' preset in the nebula 3 free library until i heard it was captured using RME converters.(i use lavry blues for everything). Maybe im mis-informed.anyone have any more experience on this? 4KG To Heaven was sampled offline and deconvolved with old deconvolution method, Mackie HDR2496 at 44. Star Plus Serial Saraswatichandra Episode 1 on this page. 1 kHz was used as DAW and for AD/DA.

Last attempt is 4KG To Heaven IV (not released yet) and was sampled offline using PT HD 192 at 48 kHz and deconvolve using NAT platinum with 3 kernels. (better sounding in my opinion) For test those EPs use VST plugin analyser plus Nebula renderer, rendering all audio track with the same EP and make master buss AB listen test. I'm betatesting of Nebula. I can't release any EP done with NAT3 Platinum before AA OK. Check this: AwesomePreampTestMLKIII ) that will available with Nebula3FREE Complete DVDWOW!

You guys are gonna give them away for free!? Exept for the bitch'n part on how heavy people will find them on their computers I pretty sure eveybody will be floored by the sounds they get, nebula cought my love years ago even if I could barly open 2 eq instances heh thumbsup And I'm not saying that by looking at the graphs heh I actually bought some of those or know their cousins. With the new i7 and i5 Intels its not the cpu that is a problem at all. It's the memory if you are still 32 bit. With 10 to 15 instances with the newer programs you can be hitting close to a gig of memory used. And the other big issue is latency.Seems I'm still going to stick 32 bit for a while though they're preparing a server app. And it looks promising (mac to win also supported).

Not sure how cheap it will be but would probably solve many issue's for the pro's. Running 2 new pc's is still luxury for me but I got used to freezing and randering over time, results are always worth it. So for an ssl faux console the AlexB library is the way to go? Over any of the presets?im currently in love with the colortone pro's 'SSL' presets on every channel for an ssl faux console, it's the closest i have heard, and then put some tape setting on the master buss, although i have not tried any of the new nebula3 ssl presets (as i dont think they are available yet) i am very excited to hear them, but for the moment colortone is really blowing my mind for this purpose. I just really wish it worked in audiosuite mode(pro tools) so i could just select all the tracks in my session and then offline process them to get the ssl color without loading it on every channel in real time, and then mix from there as all the plugins like this take a lot of power to run. Im currently in love with the colortone pro's 'SSL' presets on every channel for an ssl faux console, it's the closest i have heard, and then put some tape setting on the master buss, although i have not tried any of the new nebula3 ssl presets (as i dont think they are available yet) i am very excited to hear them, but for the moment colortone is really blowing my mind for this purpose. I just really wish it worked in audiosuite mode(pro tools) so i could just select all the tracks in my session and then offline process them to get the ssl color without loading it on every channel in real time, and then mix from there as all the plugins like this take a lot of power to run There's a batch tool available to do this.

Check the Nebula forums. Any word on this? I would love to know how the nebula faux consoles are sounding Okay the Alex B Classic Logic delivers that classic SSL sound The MWC console is like Silk The MBC is thick and rich The CLC is harder than the other two and punchier just like an old SSL 4000 and can get gritty as well if you push it hard. Out of them all the best all rounder ro me is the MWC console its not imparting to much of a personality but it just does something that works well on most types of music and makes mixing easier for me. If you want the most Colour and character then the MBC is the most obvious Its all gonna come down too the type of music you do and sound you want which will define what works console emulation works best for you. If Im doing Rock or Hard Indy its gonna be the MBC Jazz Classical and Modern Pop production I'll go for MWC For synth Pop and more elctronic music and softer Indy the CLC is my first choice.

You can 'push' nebula to start to saturate more? How exactly do you do that, is it a setting up the plugin or do you just somehow gain stage and hit the plugin harder? Also would you say the alexb stuff gives your mixes more analog style 'air' and 'sparkle'? Also what daw are you using them in? To drive the console emulation harder push the input and lower the output The Console emulations defianetly make ITB more analogue In regard to Air and sparkle I would not really use those terms myself I would say more seperation and depth.

Hey all, thanks for all the informative info. I was wondering if anyone out there could chime in about any experiences with Alex B's Modern Tube Console (MTC). The other consoles have been discussed but not that one. I am trying to decide on one to use as a goto for my own electro-techno orientated music.

I am interested in adding a bit of beautiful dirt to the texture of my music and wonder which of his consoles would be best for me? Sonata Arctica Silence Rare. Of course I am interested in all positive traits like width, depth, forward midrange etc. Anyone have any thoughts? I personally only have experience with the free tft console, but i thought it sounded really cool(and i did'nt even drive the input) it had a lot of sparkle and color to my ears, also a light hi end boost, and i ran it as directed in the manual, very cool technology for sure, in fact i will probably never run a nekkid digital mixbuss again without things like this on it, although i used to run dad tape on every channel and analog channel on the master fader but this system sounds really good to my ears.

And if you haven't tried the demo one i would suggest starting there as supposedly, the commercial ones sound way better. (counting down the days till payday heh). In listening to the Classic Logic Console demo files (on my laptop with earbuds), the difference is subtle enough that I wasn't sure if I was fooling myself or not. I tried an ABX test (WinABX) and apparently I can hear an actual difference. The CLC processed mix has a sort of a euphonic spaciousness to it that is lacking in the regular mix. So my impression is that its sort of like the final 2% polish. (and my skills are nowhere near the 98% mark yet.) when I listen to those audio demos I agree they are subtle but when using it on my own stuff its not subtle.