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The Star Effect
In this section, we'll add the star effect. This is done using the motion blur filter.Step 11
Duplicate the top layer twice (Layer> Duplicate Layer or Ctrl+J).
Step 12
Activate the top layer and apply a Motion Blur filter (Filter> Blur> Motion Blur). Set the angle to 45º and the distance to 100 pixels.
Step 13
Apply an Auto Levels (Image> Adjustments> Auto Levels or Shift+Ctrl+L).
Step 14
Now we're going to do the same steps againusing a different Motion Blur angle on a different layer. Activate the layer below (Layer 1 copy 2) and apply a Motion Blur filter (Filter> Blur> Motion Blur). Simply type a "-" sign in front of the 45º and click OK.
Step 15
Apply an Auto Levels (Image> Adjustments> Auto Levels or Shift+Ctrl+L).
Step 16
Add a Brightness/Contrast adjustment layer (Layer> New Adjustment Layer> Brightness/Contrast) and adjust the settings to get the results you want.
