PS to create a starry night sky effect map.

Original:

Final effect:

Let's go!

1. New Blank layer

2. Fill black (edit → Fill)

3. Convert to Smart Object

4. Add noise (filter → noise → add noise)

The effect is as follows:

The layers panel appears as follows:

5. Use Gaussian blur (filter → blur → Gaussian blur)

The layers panel appears as:

If you want to modify the blur effect again, double-click the Gaussian blur text to open the Settings window (adjust the data between 2-6 to try.) Specific effects combined with the following steps to adjust):

6. Create a new color gradient adjustment layer

Press the ALT (Win)/Option (MAC) key to click the new Adjustment layer button in the Layers panel and check the "Create clipping mask using front layer" option in the pop-up window:

7. Adjustment of color levels

The right data is set to 40, left 24. The actual data comes in your own way.

8. New hue/Saturation adjustment layer

As with the above method, remember to press the ALT (Win)/Option (MAC) key.

Data adjustment:

9, grouping

Grouping three layers

10. Ungroup Visibility

11, select the star should not appear in the area

Use the Lasso tool to circle the city area.

Using the Elliptical Marquee tool, click the Add to Selection button, and in the upper-right corner of the Sky the star part of the Star section, you can hold down Shift+alt (Win)/shift+option (MAC) from the center of the star pull out a circle.

The selection of the whole picture is as follows:

12. Restore Group Visibility

13. Add Layer Mask

Hold down the ALT (Win)/Option (MAC) key and click the Add Mask button, and the stars in the selection are automatically hidden. If you do not hold down the ALT (Win)/Option (MAC) key, the selection is reversed.

14, change the superposition mode for filter color.

That's the end result:

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