This piece was done exclusively in photoshop. I did not draw anything direct on the project, but instead used tools and techniques to make this image.
I had to do research on how to make a planet in photoshop, using the spherize adjustment on a picture of stone. Another piece I had to research was how to make space look good. I learned that there were multiple ways, but I went with the creation of black-and-white noise to generate the stars. I then used a brush tool to create the gases that surround the planets.
A well placed lens flare helped create the illusion of a star, or the sun on the other side of the second planet. I used this image as the background on my computer, designed for a 1080p 27" monitor. This particular image, is a downsized version of that image.
