50 Photoshop Tutorials For Sky and Space Effects

Humans have always had an infatuation with the air above us and the space around our planet. With Adobe Photoshop we can create new images or enhance existing photos to include the sky and space as a backdrop. There is virtually no limit to what can be done with some Photoshop skills and a bit of creativity.

As you will see from the tutorials featured here, some of the most entertaining and practical Photoshop creations and manipulations deal with the sky and space. Whether you are looking to make adjustments to the sky in the background of a photo or if you want to create an exploding space scene from scratch, Photoshop can meet your needs.

From this collection of tutorials youll learn all kinds of tricks that can be applied to your own work. Some of them are ideal for realistic photo manipulation and others are more suited for fun and experimentation. Take some time and explore the possibilities when working with the sky and space.

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Space and Planets

Really Cool Eclipse Effect in Photoshop⁵
Photoshop master Fabio Sasso shows you how to create this lighting effect.

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Space and Planet Tutorial⁷
Create a very cool look with just some simple Photoshop effects.

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Make a Real Planet⁹
Here you can learn how to easily create a fairly realistic planet.

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Deep Space Nebula¹¹
Create a colorful nebula space scene.

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Space Lighting Effect in 10 Steps¹³
This tutorial shows a colorful, creative light effect ideal for space and dark backgrounds.

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Space Scene Design¹⁵
Create a scene of planets and lights by starting with a simple background image.

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Painting Planets¹⁷
Using a texture you can create a realistic planet.

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Planetary Masses¹⁹
Using brushes you can create a nice, textured planet.

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Planetary Rings²¹
Give a planet an extra touch with some simple rings.

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Creating an Awesome Space Effect²³
This tutorial makes interesting use of some images for the space effect.

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The Beauty from the Outside²⁵
A combination of images and Photoshop effects create this scene.

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Alien Invasion Photoshop Tutorial²⁷
What is space without aliens? Learn how to add a UFO to a simple picture of the skyline.

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Planet Tutorial
Create a planet pretty easily starting with a texture.

Explosions

Creating Fireballs and Explosions²⁹
Learn how to turn a typical roadside photo into an apocalyptic battle scene.

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Create a Space Explosion from Scratch in Photoshop³¹
Using no photos and a variety of effects in Photoshop, you can create this very realistic looking explosion.

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Fiery Explosion³³
Another way to reate a realistic explosion with no images.

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Fiery Photoshop Space Explosion Tutorial³⁵
PSDTUTS brings us more fiery goodness, this time starting with a simple downloaded image of a planet.

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The End of the World Photo Manipulation³⁷
In this tutorial youll learn how to turn an ordinary picture into a cool apocalyptic image.

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Explosion Effect³⁹
A gradient map and some simple effects are used to create this explosion.

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Exploding Planet⁴¹
Not a realistic type of explosion, but still useful for some purposes.

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The Sky

Super Slick Dusky Lighting Effects in Photoshop⁴³
Turn a regular sunset photo into something special with this effect.

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Vintage Clouds⁴⁵
An ordinary sky becomes a much more dramatic scene in this tutorial.

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Ray of Light⁴⁷
Use rays of light with a silhouette-like photo.

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Add a Realistic Rainbow to a Photo⁴⁹
Sometimes you may want to add a rainbow when there simply isnt one in the photo.

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Basic Graduated Neutral Density Filter⁵¹
A subtle yet powerful effect for skies in photos.

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Add Dynamic Lighting to a Flat Photograph⁵³
The sky in your photos can be drastically improved with Photoshop to create a more striking image.

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The Orange Sky⁵⁵
This tutorial takes an image of the skyline as the starting point and gives it more character.

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The Magic Night⁵⁷
This tutorial uses several different images to create this sky and the reflection on the water.

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Warm Golden Sunsets with Gradient Maps⁵⁹
Turn an unspectacular sunset picture into something more special.

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Clouds from Above⁶¹
Clouds can be used for a lot of different types of work.

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Mysterious Moonlit Landscape⁶³
A combination of photos and brushes are used for this tutorial.

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Sleeping Sun⁶⁵
This fantasy art tutorial will help you to create an interesting image of a fairy.

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Planet Integration Tutorial⁶⁷
This tutorial takes an image of a planet and implements it into a landscape photo.

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Create a Starry Sky in Photoshop⁶⁹
Adding some stars to a sky is a practical trick that could easily come in handy.

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Adding Fireworks to a Photo⁷¹
Fireworks can be taken from one photo and dropped right into another.

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Realistic Fog and Mist⁷³
Create realistic fog in just a few steps.

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Quick Sunsets⁷⁵
Take a photo shot during the day and give it a sunset effect.

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Create a Stunning 4th of July Collage⁷⁷
Using a few images you can create a festive collage.

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The Soft Sea Light⁷⁹
Create a planet on the horizon of the sea.

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How to Break Sunlight Through the Clouds⁸¹
When working with images of the sky, adding a sunlight or ray effect can create a completely different look.

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The White Tree⁸³
Create a more interesting and dramatic sky in the background of a photo.

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Mysterious Lightning⁸⁵
This tutorial uses a few different photos to create the scene and some Photoshop touches for the lightning.

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Illustrations

Mysterious Lighting Effect Tutorial for Photoshop⁸⁷
Create a dark, cartoonish sky scene.

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Create a City Skyline⁸⁹
A fun, cartoon skyline.

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Cartoon Sky⁹¹
Create a simple cartoon sky that could be used for many purposes.

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Creating a Fantastic Fantasy Night Sky in Photoshop⁹³
If youre after the fantasy look as opposed to a photo-realistic look, this tutorial is for you.

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Natures Sunshine⁹⁵
In this tutorial youll create a wallpaper of a fun sunset

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Video

Creating Clouds⁹⁷
This video tutorial will show you how to create realistic clouds with brushes.

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Space Planet Tutorial⁹⁹
Another helpful video tutorial that will show you how to create a space scene.

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Create Stunningly Realistic Planets¹⁰¹
This video will show you how to get the realistic look with Photoshop.

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Footnotes

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49. 49 http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-effects/rainbow/
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51. 51 http://pshero.com/archives/basic-graduated-neutral-density-filter/
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53. 53 http://psdtuts.com/photo-effects-tutorials/add-dynamic-lighting-to-a-flat-photograph/
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55. 55 http://www.adobetutorialz.com/articles/2985/1/The-Orange-Sky
56. 56 http://www.adobetutorialz.com/articles/2985/1/The-Orange-Sky
57. 57 http://www.psdtop.com/blog/photo-effects/the-magic-night/
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59. 59 http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-effects/photoshop-sunset/
60. 60 http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-effects/photoshop-sunset/
61. 61 http://www.3dtotal.com/team/Tutorials_3/cloud_from_above/clouds_from_above01.asp
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63. 63 http://www.loreleiweb.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4407
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67. 67 http://darkmatter257.deviantart.com/art/Planet-Integration-Tutorial-70905180
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69. 69 http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-effects/starry-sky/
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71. 71 http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-effects/fireworks/
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79. 79 http://www.psdtop.com/blog/photo-effects/the-soft-sea-light/
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81. 81 http://psdtuts.com/photo-effects-tutorials/how-to-break-sunlight-through-the-clouds/
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