How to Add Stars in Photoshop

[@Patricho]

Seriously Aaron! Since i started to subscribe to your channel my photoshop skills have been skyrocket 1000% 👌 Just want to tell you that and thank you for the best tutorials on the internet! 👏🦉 / Paka, Sweden!

[@phlearn]

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[@kaptainlu]

i totally agree!

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thats right ..me two ..

[@GavinMcC]

me 3 😀

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Awww, thank you for the kind words :)

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[@RyanPatrick85]

You wouldn't go in and clean up the areas between the three star images? There's an unnatural triangular color shift because of the color variances between the edges of the star images.

[@jawadsaleemastro]

Totally agree with Patricho, Aaron. Love your style of teaching. Just bought me a PHLEARN 101-301 from the back of these tutorials, Aaron. In case you ever doubt that these free videos work. Thanks so much.

[@GiannaRusso_101]

This is so amazing! i am going to be so ahead when I go to college to do this! my photos have gotten SO much better because of you. THANK YOU So MUCH:)

[@AhmedDiae]

Never clicked so FAST LIKE THAT !!!

[@Lidia_Es]

Thank you so much for this video I watched it for about 4 hours while editng.

[@LostInYoutube]

Wish I could work with Phlearn team!!! Top notch tutorials as always. Stay awesome Aaron!

[@strangerdaysss]

DAMN THAT'S WHAT IT WAS AND WAS CALLED "clipping mask"?!?!? i've needed that thing all my freakin ps life. all this time i was always just using layer mask. can you believe that?!?! URGH. THANK YOU SO MUCH AARON. YOU ARE A LIFE SAVER!

[@BunStudio]

such a helpful video in KZbin, I have been watching your video for so long. And you have been helping with my CMD class project with you video. Thank you so much Phlearn......

[@SeanLei]

This is such high quality tutorials! Keep up the awesome work.

[@robertsy07]

brilliant tutorial, iv been trying to figure this out for ages.

[@JeffOates]

This is superb! I have been trying to do this in a simpler way. Thank you so much Aaron!

[@hugopereiramusic]

Hi Aaron, thanks for your help! Hugs from Brazil!

[@areekdas47]

phlearn actually helps me out Makin my assignments on time and helping me in getting ideas for my portfolio 😍love ths channel as I love photoshope

[@Needafollower]

Jonty Das pity you're failing your grammar and spelling assignments

[@areekdas47]

allan savage I know due to excitement.. u knw sometimes shit happens

[@kenmorris2858]

Awesome tutorial...many thanks...

[@da5idnz]

It works well, but I probably wouldn't do it. As a photographer there is something to be said for capturing these photos naturally - getting up early in the morning, using a long exposure etc. It's fine for a quick fix but it's not something I'd be proud to show as mine.

[@christosspanos6248]

da5idnz actually it doesn't work well. you can't add stars to a nightscape photo. almost every star or at least some stars are recognizable to anyone who captures nightscapes like this. however I agree totally with you about capturing those images naturally, I love doing it. Aaron and phlearn team I'm sorry to say, its the first dislike to your channel, even so I love your work.

[@EmpyreanLightASMR]

Been watching your tuts for a couple of years now, loved this one. It immediately brought to mind some question of ethics though for those photographers who are interested in submitting works with stars in them for actual publication or contest judgments. It is always best to be honest with the direction of the camera and the subject and the actual alignment of the stars along with that time of night. I've seen photographs of famous landscape monuments with impossible renditions of the Milky Way behind them (wrong direction, or blatant repeating of constellations) and I think it hurts the integrity of even artistic photography. I just wanted to step in and make a quick comment about it. I know this is a *very* artistic approach (and channel) and I love watching your videos, so this is only to serve as a kind reminder to photographers thinking of publication where other photographers, viewers, readers, etc may become misinformed about night-time shooting in areas they're familiar with. :)

[@MortenNormannAlmeland]

Finally Nice haircut!!! and Nice tutorial!!!

[@andremichelsph]

the best teacher, thank you!

[@k00k2010]

Love your tutorial. Thank you!

[@irizadollente4053]

Love it. Great tutorial.

[@nadjihamadou8011]

congrats nace on the new haircut .... you look very nice😊😊

[@johnsfilms9949]

EXCELLENT Tutorial!

[@anthonycrothers_Photography]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing.

[@nazer2husen]

Hi AK Nacer, I watch your videos every time there is something new and helps me in learning photoshop... You make them sound so simple and easy to learn..You are much better than anyone else on YT teaching PS. Keep up the good work. I have one request. I donno if you have already made one on this. Can we add Rainbow to images. Creating rainbow from scratch or something like that. sounds interesting to me. am sure you'll show us how to make it simple.

[@HenryASaavedra11]

Aaron thank you for the files, I have too much fun adding star to my night photos

[@pdxcameraguy]

Awesome Awesome Awesome!!! Aaron should be in Ellen Show because he is giving away awesome tutorials for free

[@HungTran-qh5lb]

It's really easy, thank for this tutorial

[@andymettler649]

l love your videos very much! But here is a small tip. To create a clipping mask, simply hold down the Alt-key in that layer and click

[@MagnumVideos]

Excellent instruction.

[@IrvingMoises_]

Amazing the way u explain it!! Thanks u so much!!!

[@97BuckeyeNut]

Aaron... thank you so much for all the great informative videos you give us. You're a great resource for anyone learning PhotoShop. I hope you're having a great year.

[@whoami.yourdad]

Thanks bro you are doing really well i like it and learned alot

[@andrechiappe]

Hi! I love your channel! I also loved your retouching lessons, I bought one from your web page! They are really great! I'm learning a lot with you guys!! I want to ask you if you can make an episode about explaining and using blending modes and layers to add effects or make colors pop in the picture. I"ll be really thankful with you cause I'm having trouble about that.

[@lilid.8897]

when I try to select with the magic wand it selects the whole pic and I can't select the sky only. What did I do wrong?

[@sebastianh.2690]

EITHER your focused a transparent layer in front of the picture, OR your tolerance is 100 :) yeessss I am a Phlexpert now! But 1 year to late^^

[@gabrielleseru7945]

@@sebastianh.2690 I dont get it

[@gulmohammadbowari4606]

i haven't watched the video yet but but I'm thankful of your help

[@gigiotele8438]

Excelente,Gracias.:. Veracruz,México.:.

[@rternowski]

This image is cool but you are way cooler Aaron!

[@xkarolex]

Very useful tutorial, great job, and thank you very much! ^^

[@butchpouka]

very cool tutorial...

[@jasonbourne3060]

So I've been bitten by the photography bug and your videos have helped me no end! I look forward to your new videos each week/month and look forward to learning from them. Keep up the great work. Can I ask where I can submit a question or two? Thanks.

[@phlearn]

Here's the link to our form for submitting a tutorial: phlearn.com/suggest-a-tutorial But you already knew that didn't you...Mr. Bourne

[@jasonbourne3060]

Hahaha are you referring to my name? 😄 thanks for the link, I'm very forgetful these days 😉

[@edventures9884]

my wand tool keeps selecting the whole image? I tried reducing the tolerance to the minimum and it still selects the whole image, why is that, can anyone help? thanks!:)

[@dleivam]

great video, thanks

[@sebastianh.2690]

I am late but I have phlearned! :)

[@LongShotfilmz]

cooool. like the tutorial.

[@akashadearg-due1435]

Thanks máster

[@Grabster]

"takes a couple of seconds" makes a video 13 minutes

[@fredrickleparski3859]

hey man not everyone is good at photoshop lol

[@Grabster]

Fredrick Leparski lol yeah that's true

[@loveliveandlearn6787]

+Fredrick Le🐢🐇🐓🐇🐓🐇🐰🐇🐓🐇🐰🐏🐢🐢🐢🐰🐦🐦🐐🐏🐓🐓🐮🐏🐄🐏🐏🐏🐏

actually, if you are good at PS it takes a couple of seconds lol

[@theoutsider6653]

Yes, he is right, it takes a little time to do this. He spent 13 minutes because he had to explain everything. Think before you write.

[@jeetothezee5702]

I found this helpful, thank you.

[@lightandlove]

Your hair was so awesome!!! Still handsome but the hair was the reason I subscribed(aside from tutorials)

[@mohammadqatawi4986]

You are the best man... i love ❤️ you...

[@Grabster]

Phlearn group will pin this comment if they think Aaron is awesome

[@Slippinjimmy12]

Grabster They do think that he is awesome but they also think that you are an attention seeking dipshit. Hence, they didn't pin your comment.

[@Grabster]

Chaitanya Sai did you actually spend a few minutes of your life to hate comment? You need a hobby dude

[@Slippinjimmy12]

Grabster just like how you spent it trying to get your comment pinned by the stupidest way possible.

[@Grabster]

Chaitanya Sai took me 10 seconds in total. Nothing much wasted

[@Slippinjimmy12]

Grabster Same here.

[@bgcubingchannel9769]

when i create a new layer to select the horizon with the magic wand tool it selects the whole picture. how to select only the horizon?

[@SigmaShorts911]

Not following how you are using the magic wand on the new layer. Nothing happens unless I use it on the background layer???

[@UtaDaniel]

Any tips on how to do the same thing but also placing the stars behind and between tree branches?

[@stuartschaffner9744]

Really well-done tutorial, as usual. Near the end, when you want to move and scale the stars after making the skyline mask, can't you just hit that little chain-link icon to the left of the mask? Then the mask wouldn't be affected by the transforms and you wouldn't have to clean up.

[@alibermayorga]

I'm new to PS and I have a question about the directions on the magic wand tool.. I have CC 2015, so when I try to use the magic wand tool it doesn't allow me to select like in the video (just a portion), but instead selects all the picture.. Could you help? Beginner here! Thanks.

[@franciscojansen315]

Thanks, you're the best

[@dondidondee1962]

thanks man!

[@hussein.k3508]

thanks man 😘

[@rahulgyanani]

inspired from you only!!

[@huizizeng4671]

Thank you so much!

[@emtec36]

Спасибо за урок!

[@NadeeshaRathnayake]

What?! Short hair and that ending? It feels like back in 2014 :D

[@MonetaryCookie]

Great tutorial! what kind of graphic tablet are you using? keep the good work ;)

[@joeychang3408]

music at the end is good

[@Espermaschine]

Aaron, can you address upscaling and multiple transformations ? Isnt the quality degraded every time you transform ?

[@Shantalaylay]

What pen tool does Aaron use? Looking to purchase one.

[@dfa9305]

when i go to use the magic wand tool it selects the whole picture, tips?

[@arafattai9895]

can you please teach us disintegration effect?

[@tomerleibovitch7263]

how did you make this video is great please do like that every new video!!!

[@mrprime6808]

I have a windows 10 laptop what application would I use?

[@greggmillettyourhomesoldgu5202]

Using a different photo - when I get to magic wand with empty layer, the tool will only mark the entire photo not the skyline only. I have tried this on several photos by the Magic Wand tool only grabs the entire photo - not the skyline. Am I missing a step or setting - I am using photoshop 21.2.4 no Photoshop CC - so not sure if I need to do something different to get that action with the magic wand

[@beno0055]

Why do you never use the quick selection brush?

[@conanedogawa2293]

Hey what is the name of the effect where the face or the body of the model is like a galaxy compose with stars plsss help me

[@Becksxpat]

im brushing to get rid of the harsh lines and a couple stars like in 11:00 but it does nothing? help

[@mariosebastian2131]

I cant find the sample images from your website? are they removed?

[@DenseCloudz]

Ok...but what I really want to know is how to blend where the 3 images meet, there are these visible dark black lines in the image, how do I clean that up?

[@raresantoniu2132]

Hey! I try to fix an old photo but I have a problem with it: I can't fix the hand. Could you help me? Thank you!

[@billcosby956]

is it just me or does the entire screen get selected when using the magic wand on the empty layer ? at least thats what it does for me and i did everything you did in fact for what you did to work for me i had to select the obvious (the background) and do the selection not the empty layer

[@R_HeavyBones]

would you like to make a video about double light effect? :D ...thanks for your time

[@williamcairo]

10:41 - lol release that breath man!

[@marcopepe867]

GUYS HELP ME PLEASE I have windows and when I have to turn the image into black and white to use lazo, ALT button doesn't make me appear that black and white pic. How can I fix this?

[@DVZM.]

Please help me The magic wand does not do what it does in the video. It does nothing at all. :/

[@boylesmono5764]

try to tweak the tolerance

[@StizzyM1]

Boy Lesmono I've had the same problem, I've tried changing the tolerance and it still does nothing.

[@WesLawrence]

THANK YOU!

[@Linny95]

I've tried, but in the beginning, how did he have 2 images within the same tab? I tried, but can't seem to figure it out. I tried opening two images at once by selecting both, but Photoshop just immediately opened by two tabs.

[@CassiEnerson]

what camera are you using to film. it's so crisp. love.

[@phlearn]

Canon C100. Most likely the difference you are noticing is because we shoot at 60fps.

[@bkkphuket987]

i subscribed

[@DawgyJotti]

niceee

[@samulimerivirta5729]

Why my photoshop makes it a copy from stars when I press ctrl + alt + T and try to move it or change size?

[@vilmalazzarini8847]

Couldn't do the magic wand, it'd take the whole frame. So I opened th group and put a mask alongside the three merged layers and with the brush (soft) and with the foreground in black could paint out the excess of stars.

[@MrJarendell]

I think that similar images in various resolutions from the NASA website can be downloaded for free!

[@phlearn]

Yes, there are so many places to get great star images. NASA would be a pretty amazing place to start. Look at these beauties www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/index.html

[@EmpyreanLightASMR]

Don't forget, most NASA and government images are in the public domain! (Always check though, but it makes for a great, worry-free resource)

[@johnnyhanel]

OMG WHERE'S ALL YOUR HAIR

[@apookhur4500]

having issues with layer mask !!

[@nicog8949]

cool

[@jpbtw1]

Aaron, when I try to select the photo with the magic wand tool, it select all the photo, can you help me with this? 🤔

[@JoeHTX]

Did you have "Sample All Layers" checked? If you don't it will try to sample just the blank layer and not the stars picture.

[@CavaliereDesign]

my magic wand tool is selecting the hole image ! i dont know what to do