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Originally Posted by Jon
Ah, ok. Sharpen at a small value then blur again at a lager value. I can see how that brings out detail but prevents the harshness I get with sharpening on its own.
Now, making the stars smaller and softer ... Tell me about that one. Whenever I've tried it it's left rings around the stars.
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Hi Jonathon & thanks Andrew,
That's much harder & from memory:
New layer
Select colour range highlights.
Select modify - expand by 4 pixels -feather by 2 pixels.
Alt lasso to deselect the galaxy.
Ctrl M to get curves.
Ctrl H to hide.
Adjust right had side much lower.
Left hand side close to center line but slightly lower.
That will make the stars smaller.
Blur by 2 to 3 pixels - that will stop rings & soften the stars.
Flatten.
New layer
Reselect stars
Switch to LAB mode.
Increase colour with a & b sliders to equal values.
Place a show all mask on & then paint over some stars with black
to stop the brighter ones getting too much colour.
Adjust opacity.
Flatten & switch back to RGB mode.
I hope that helps?
I think I need to make some videos to add to Louie's ones here:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ5...Ge66vsuSaXb-0A
All of that comes from variations of Louie's work.
cheers
Allan