Planet X

Just had some fun creating this. Design Cuts gave everyone a freebie pack called Vintage Style 3D Lettering Moon Phase Graphic and Sunbeam Photo Overlay (Phew!). It contained the moon in the above and got me thinking about what I could do with it since Astronomy is one of my major hobbies. Created an New Image and added the Moon image into it. Next added a Solid Fill Adjustment Layer set to black on the white background layer since it is a space scene. Decided to use the Starfield png in the pack and put it behind the moon. Then added one of the smoke layers from the psd in the pack. Then just started adding in elements. Used one of my Corel painted backgrounds that created the lighting effect for the whole image by placing it just above the Solid Black Fill Adjustment Layer. The satellite was from the space satellite in orbit image from Free design file.com. Some brushes called Galaxies by LoRdaNdRe were used to add in little elements to the sky. The foreground Planet X was created by first just painting an orange corner into the image. Then took just this layer into Topaz Studio and applied the Impression adjustment (settings: Darker Color blend mode, Stroke Type 16, Number of Strokes Medium, Brush Size 0.89, Paint Volume 0.93, Large Brush Volume 0.58, Print Opacity 0.60, Stroke Rotation 0.26, Rotation Variation 0.22, Stroke Color Variation 0.18, Stroke Width 0.18, Stroke Length 0.04) which created the interesting cracks on the surface. The spewing fountain on the planet was created by using another galaxy brush and then adding a watery flume to it with a sparkle brush. The moon in the distance is in the Moon Brush Set by EMelody – changed the angle of the moon to fit the image. A Color Grading Action called Blackberry Stain by Chris Spooner was also used to get a little bit of a cinematic effect. The font is Naive Deco Sans. That was it – just a lot of fun to put together!…..Digital Lady Syd