SonnyE wrote:
I think they are very interesting. You can see the Nebulae without those pesky stars being a distraction.
But it isn't natural. Stars are what draws us to look up and wonder.
Now, how about sharing
how you make these Starless? Is it easy to do?
Copied from tutorial posted on Facebook
Following on from yesterdays Starless Horse Head Nebula this is how I do starless.
Select an image, in this instant I chose an image of Cygnus taken in 2017
This is dropped into photoshop ensuring the image is selected as background
Click select>colour range>highlights adjusting the range & fuzziness so that not too much nebula is selected OK
Click select>modify>expand adjusting to 2 or 3 OK
Click select>modify>feather adjust to 1 OK
Hit delete>content aware fill OK
Click select>deslect (ctrl+D)
A majority of the stars have now been removed leaving artifacts & smaller stars. (see first pass image)
Select actions>select stars (downloadable free from Focal Pointe Observatory)
Click select>modify>expand adjusting to 2 OK
Click select>modify>feather adjust to 1 OK
Hit delete>content aware fill OK
Click select>deslect (ctrl+D)
With fingers crossed you should end up with an image similar my artifact image with just the reminants of stars removed.
There are two easy ways I have found to rid these artifacts. The lasso tool>delete>content aware or the spot healing tool.
This process can be lengthy depending upon the amount of artifacts left.
The funky colours are created as follows
Click Image>adjustments>selective colour these sliders I adjust to my personal preference within each colour from the drop down box.
Enjoy & have fun. Marc