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How to Create Abstract Cosmic Artwork using simple techniques in Photoshop CS5

Create now a new layer and select the Hard Round brush.

How to Create Abstract Cosmic Artwork using simple techniques in Photoshop CS5

Use this brush to represent four small circles of white color (brush Opacity – 15%). We have to make smaller the diameter of each next circle. Place the layer under the model’s one.

How to Create Abstract Cosmic Artwork using simple techniques in Photoshop CS5

Set the Blending mode for this layer to Overlay.

How to Create Abstract Cosmic Artwork using simple techniques in Photoshop CS5

Using the Ellipse Tool (U), we have to represent an ellipse of white color.

How to Create Abstract Cosmic Artwork using simple techniques in Photoshop CS5

Set Fill to 25% for this layer and change the Blending mode to Overlay. Click on Add a layer style icon from bottom part of the Layers panel and select Inner Glow.

How to Create Abstract Cosmic Artwork using simple techniques in Photoshop CS5

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How to Create Abstract Cosmic Artwork using simple techniques in Photoshop CS5

Make a copy of the last represented layer containing the ellipse and use the Free Transform (Ctrl+T) command to enlarge the copy, moving it to the left a little. We’ll change also the Blending mode to Hard Mix for the copy, also add the Drop Shadow:

How to Create Abstract Cosmic Artwork using simple techniques in Photoshop CS5

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How to Create Abstract Cosmic Artwork using simple techniques in Photoshop CS5

Combine in a group all the layers containing the ellipses (press CTRL button to select the necessary layers and hold on the left mouse’s button while dragging the selected layers on Create a new group icon from bottom part of the Layers panel). Set Opacity to 47% for the group.

How to Create Abstract Cosmic Artwork using simple techniques in Photoshop CS5

Make sure you have the ellipses group selected in Layers Panel and hold CTRL button and click on the model’s layer to make a selection.

How to Create Abstract Cosmic Artwork using simple techniques in Photoshop CS5

Insert the mask on the ellipses’ group by choosing Add layer mask on the bottom part of the Layers panel and press CTRL+I. This way the ellipses will be cut. Use the Soft Round brush of black color to paint in the mask the same way we did with the rays and the squares.

How to Create Abstract Cosmic Artwork using simple techniques in Photoshop CS5

Click Create new fill or adjustment layer from bottom part of the Layers panel and click to Curves to adjust the curve shape as shown to make a little color corrections.

How to Create Abstract Cosmic Artwork using simple techniques in Photoshop CS5

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How to Create Abstract Cosmic Artwork using simple techniques in Photoshop CS5

Create a new layer and select the Soft Mechanical brush.

How to Create Abstract Cosmic Artwork using simple techniques in Photoshop CS5

Use this brush to paint the model’s waist on the left side. The brush’s color is #40274E and also on the waist’s edge and on the leg’s lowest part (brush Opacity – 10%).

How to Create Abstract Cosmic Artwork using simple techniques in Photoshop CS5

Create a new layer and select the Soft Round brush of white color to represent many stars.

How to Create Abstract Cosmic Artwork using simple techniques in Photoshop CS5

Apply different diameters for the brush and different Opacity value.

How to Create Abstract Cosmic Artwork using simple techniques in Photoshop CS5

Create a new layer and use the Paint Bucket Tool (G) to fill the layer with white color. Insert the mask on the layer by choosing Add layer mask on the bottom part of the Layers panel and apply on the mask the next filter Filter > Render > Clouds.

How to Create Abstract Cosmic Artwork using simple techniques in Photoshop CS5

Set the Blending mode for this layer to Overlay.

How to Create Abstract Cosmic Artwork using simple techniques in Photoshop CS5

Make a copy of the layer we’ve got. Create a new layer above the copied one and select both layers in Layers panel. Then press CTRL+E to Merge Down.

Insert the mask on the rasterized layer by choosing Add layer mask on the bottom part of the Layers panel and choose the Soft Round brush of black color (set Opacity to 20% in Options bar).

How to Create Abstract Cosmic Artwork using simple techniques in Photoshop CS5

Use this brush to paint in the mask to hide the top part on the layer, around the model as it is shown below.

How to Create Abstract Cosmic Artwork using simple techniques in Photoshop CS5

Click Create new fill or adjustment layer from bottom part of the Layers panel and click to Curves to adjust the curve shape as shown to make a little color corrections.

How to Create Abstract Cosmic Artwork using simple techniques in Photoshop CS5

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How to Create Abstract Cosmic Artwork using simple techniques in Photoshop CS5

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