
Step 7
Add Adjustment Layer “Levels”

Step 8
Add Adjustment Layer “Color Balance”

Step 9
Add Adjustment Layer “Exposure” and use Brush Tool(B) Soft Round with foreground color black and paint the highlights parts on Planets. Opacity reduce to 80%.


Step 10
Next we will open Robot 1. After you open the image, use Lasso Tool(L) and select robot. After the selection area has been created, simply copy (Ctrl / Cmd + C) and Paste (Ctrl / Cmd + V) it to our work canvas. Then position the image with the transform tool (Ctrl / Cmd + T). Hold Alt + Shift and resterize like image below. In Photoshop CC only hold Alt to resterize al sides together.
Select with the Lasso tool
The Lasso tool is useful for drawing freeform segments of a selection border.
- Select the Lasso tool
, and set feathering and anti-aliasing in the options bar.
- To add to, subtract from, or intersect with an existing selection, click the corresponding button in the options bar.
Selection options
A. New B. Add To C. Subtract From D. Intersect With - Do either of the following:
- Drag to draw a freehand selection border.
- To switch between freehand and straight-edged segments, press Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS), and click where segments should begin and end. (To erase recently drawn straight segments, hold down the Delete key.)
- To close the selection border, release the mouse without holding down Alt or Option.


Step 11
Add Adjustment Layer “Color Balance” and set Opacity to 14%.

Step 12
Add Adjustment Layer “Curves” and press Ctrl/Cmd + I to invert and use Brush Tool(B) Soft Round with foreground color white and paint the the inside of the robot. Blend mode change to Luminosity with Opacity 40%.


Step 13
Add Adjustment Layer “Curves” and press Ctrl/Cmd + I to invert and use Brush Tool(B) Soft Round with foreground color white and paint the the outside of the robot.


Step 14
Add Adjustment Layer “Hue/Saturation” Opacity set to 70%.

Step 15
Add Adjustment Layer “Brightness/Contrast”

Step 16
Next, select Robot 1 layer and Duplicate it (Press Ctrl/Cmd +J) and move it below Robot 1 layer. We’ll use it for a shadow, press Ctrl/Cmd + U to open Hue/Saturation Adjustment layer and set Lightness to -100.

Now open a Transform Tool(Ctrl/Cmd + T) and flip it Vertical. To have complete control hold Ctrl/Cmd and move bottom pointers to left side. Go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur and set radius to 5.2px.



Now create a layer mask and use Brush Tool(B) Soft Round with foreground color black and paint as shown in the picture below. Blend mode change tu Multiply with Opacity 75%.

Step 17
Now back on layer Adjustment Layer Hue/Saturation and open another Robot. Go to File > Open and select Robot 2/3. After you open the image, use Lasso Tool(L) and select robot 2 (on right side) After the selection area has been created, simply copy (Ctrl / Cmd + C) and Paste (Ctrl / Cmd + V) it to our work canvas. Then position the image with the transform tool (Ctrl / Cmd + T). Hold Alt + Shift and resterize like image below. In Photoshop CC only hold Alt to resterize al sides together. Opacity set to 25%.
9 responses to “Create a Star Wars Scene Photoshop Tutorial”
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HI why are the colors red and the file i downloaded it is blueish? i followed the steps for changing colors with adju layers but wont get it redish. Please explain? i mean if you download een blueish file and yours is read somehow the outcome will be different then yours.. and that is really frustrated when you follow a tut step by step :)
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Which step are you on?
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Why do i get a different color then your Mountains? I changed the color and added the adjustment layers but didnt changed a thing with the colors how come? I mean i download the file from mountains and that is blueish not red … and even with the changes you made it wont become red… Did i mis something?
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Does anyone know if this tutorial is good? I’m at step 5 and struggling to understand what it’s asking me to do. If anyone has already beat this challenge please let me know, it would help wonders.
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Hey Student,
I’m currently up to step 21, and have found the tutorial becomes a lot easier to understand. My design currently looks spectacular, and this ‘challenge’ has almost been conquered. I truly believe if you put your mind to this, then you can do it.
With the kindest regards,
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Yeah I agree with everything you just said whole heartedly
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Looks good thank you
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