There are lots of tutorials about making a sun, but most of them are very difficult for the beginner in Photoshop. This one is actually easy and simple so that even a beginner can achieve the result desired.
1. Start by choosing a round soft brush. First, you have to create a large coloured dot, then make a white dot in the middle of it to get a glowing effect.

2. Select the smudge tool and with a soft brush, start smudging both clockwise and counter clockwise inside the glow.

3. Duplicate the layer (Layer -> Duplicate Layer) and select Soft light as blending mode.

4.Go to the Brushes tab, then to Texture and click on the pattern picker. Choose the blistered paint texture and press D to restore the default colors. Create a new layer(Layer -> New ->Layer), match the size of the brush with your sun then click once on the sun. Set the blending mode to Overlay and it’s ready.

3 Responses for "Create your own sun in 4 simple steps"
wow thats awesome!!!! i can’t do it though! why not?!
-kenix
hi! it’s me again! ok so you know how you have the smudge thing? i can’t do that either!!! please help!
smudge tool in photoshop.
=>found under the gradient tool in the tool box…grouped with blur, sharpen and smudge tool.
looks like a hand with the index finger extended.
try the photoshop help file (F1)next time instead of asking basic questions…will save you time.
-johnny
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