Solar Eclipse in Photoshop

This effect caught my attention since I installed Win2000 at home. It brings a wallpaper of an eclipse and since I saw it, I looked for a way to play it. The technique explained in this tutorial achieves a similar effect and can be used not only for an eclipse, but also for text.

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Solar Eclipse in Photoshop

1. Created a starry background, as explained in the Tutorial Area . Then select the default colors ( CTRL + D ) and create a new Layer on this fund.

2. Believe in this new Layer and fill it circle color white and deselect. Then apply Filter / Distort / Ripple…

• Amount: 100%


• Size: Large.


• Then apply Filter / Blur / Radial Blur …


• Amount: 12


• Blur Method: Spin


• Quality: Good.

3. We hide this Layer by clicking on the eye out beside it. Create a new Layer and holding down CTRL , we click on the hidden layer to select the transparency of that layer.

Now take the tool Freehand Selection, and pressing the SHIFT (to add to the current selection) make a sharp figure slightly larger than the previous circle.

It should be something similar to the example.

4. Apply a Filter / Blur / Gaussian Blur … this layer so that it is not very diffuse, but no one can say that it was made by sharp parts.

Then activate the Layer was hidden and the other grouped Layer. To do this, we are positioned on the top Layer and press CTRL + E .

5. We again create a new Layer above the previous one, and create a circle that covers most of the white. We can give you a small Blur to smooth the edges.

6. Finally, create another Layer and fill it with black. We changed the mode Normal to Screen and go to Filter / Render / Lens Flare … and apply the following settings:

• Brightness: 90%


• Lens Type: 105mm Prime.

If we need, we run this layer to any of the areas that have more brightness.

Solar Eclipse in Photoshop