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i'm reluctant to call this a "starfield tutorial" since it can be applicable for just simple stars. This is less a tutorial than it is a general guide for the techniques of making stars. this is the way i do it, slightly adapted from *DKF 's method. Anyway, i hope some people find it useful.Related content
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You guys are fucking lame, go flame somewhere else.
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that looks....to me. nothing star like. i could achieve the same with some random adjustment layers with render clouds opacity masks.
sorry
(kais' power tools: diamond blur. check it.)
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dude, have you ever actually seen pictures of the stars from space? That's exactly what they look like.
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dude, i have. the stars aren't pixels formed on the sky, so they're not "pixely" looking. they're much bigger. yours aren't "random" enough. randomnes is the key to happiness. more random. less logic.
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I'm not alyn, so those aren't *my* stars. and, yes, they are "pixely-looking"--in reality AND following your logic, because even when you see the pictures, they become just pixels formed on a canvas. All this technique does is to mimic those pixels.
more random? Did you really even look at the steps he used? If you can show me ANYWHERE where the stars are put down in an orderly fashion, I'll give you a cookie. He took steps so that they *wouldn't* be all nice and even and plain.
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> If you can show me ANYWHERE where the stars are put down in an orderly fashion, I'll give you a cookie.
each time you run the filter, there is a certain amount of processing used to create randomness. I've found to get beautiful believable randomness/grain is to use
1) not monochromatic, but make a adjustment layer, gruoup it with star layer, and change the adjustment layers blending mode to "colour"
2) amount: 1 or 2, repeat as many times as you need. Or just make an action for a certain amount of times which makes the grain bright enough. randomness is the key to happiness
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CORRECTION:
1) not monochromatic, but make a adjustment layer - hue saturation, put saturation to -100 (whatever minimum is), group it with star layer, and change the adjustment layers blending mode to "colour". more randomness for less processing time.
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> in reality AND following your logic, because even when you see the pictures, they become just pixels formed on a canvas. All this technique does is to mimic those pixels.
Reality = nature = no logic = opposite of logic
pixely = i can discern each pixel as an own entity.
* He who angers you conquers you. - Elizabeth Kenny
in reality the pixels (which are formed of 3 individual lights - red green blue - which are round. look closer at your monitor) are formed into a whole. your brain doesn't say "ok, a pixel there, another, another", it's transformed into a wholeness. your complete perception of the artwork.
Ordered chaos. This isn't well made ordered chaos. To get good made ordered chaos you have to think as little as possible.
* Art is a conversation between god and the artist, the less the artist does, the better.
* Divinity lies within.
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Why the hell would you use a filter, or generator to make stars. That's not artistic at all. And in your point about stars looking like pixels, do you even know what a pixel is. If digital art is created with a computer the whole image is made up of pixels. If you're using this bs filter, you're doing the same. Thus, you are contradicting your own statement. If you wanna flame, do it on your own time and not on somebody elses artwork.
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the key to creativity is learning to hide your filters
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That's about the most stupid thing I've ever heard.
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And your definition of creativity relates to that how?
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Can't hide behind dead people all your life
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how do you know of them if they're dead?
publicity is immortality.
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You are a stupid fuck. 
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at first the fuck truly fucked with my mind. later noticed smiley. fuck rocks. fuck is dead. long live fuck.
i don't send messages to get responses
i send messages to send messages.
fuck ego. fuck logic.
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ok ok, so I said I wouldn't respond. However, I honestly think you need some help. I have two words for you, mentally insane. Seek a psychologist as soon as possible, before you hurt yourself or get yourself hurt.
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perfect wisdom is perfect insanity.
* Can an ass be tragic? To perish under a burden one can neither bear nor throw off? The case of the philosopher. - Friedrich Nietzsche
* The growth of wisdom may be gauged exactly by the diminution of ill temper. - Friedrich Nietzsche
* The natural state of the brain is chaos. - Timothy Leary - How to operate your brain
You're male. Your response is logical. If I'd be bothered I would of typed it down beforehand.
A constant contradiction is corruption.
See "girl interupted" [link]
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"Those who danced were thought to be quite insane by those who couldn't hear the music " - Angela Monet
"To escape criticism -- do nothing, say nothing, be nothing." - Elbert Hubbard
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this definitely needs to discontinued. You're sycophantic regurgitation of quotes is bothersime. they could at least relate to th conversation, but many don't. when you learn to think for yourself, maybe we can continue.
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Sorry for the misspellings.
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they are only unrelative if you don't understand them.
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YAY! i use to put stars in individually, that sucked. I could definatly use this! 
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IM sick of using the same star fielf i created a while ago, gets boring now same with my planets. Thanks for this mate new techniques are always great to try out. Great stuff
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thank you so much! it looks awsome when i do it like that! thank you so much for sharing!!
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Thank you so much... 
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hey, nice one. i use a similar technique for quite a while now and in a lot of my pieces. experimenting with clouds on a starfield gets good results. great work.
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Nice to see alyn, one problem though.
My resource account is scifisrc not scifi-src so you might want to update he picture
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argh shit, sorry - i'l go and fix now.
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Hey!! This is just what I needed! 
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hey its all goog...I leurnd a couple of things today(the eraser/cloud part is a new one...lol)
ThanX! man for the cool tut...Im gonna go give it a try!
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Great tutorial here, alyn. I'll definitely experiment with it.
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Ohhh. In that case, I ought to take it home with me. And full-view it. Maybe I'll do. . .Later. *Sleepy eyes* Man, me tired. . .
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Very cool, gave me some great ideas. Setting rendered clouds to multiply, why didn't I think of that?!
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Wow, thanks. I've been able to make space scenes with little stars, but maybe this can expand on my abilities. Good job!
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Awesome. I was just looking for a star tutorial.
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Very cool. Might come in handy when I decide to try some space pieces.
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thanks. Might be usefull if i ever do a space image
I might just do this for fun. Thanks though
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