Let’s look at the renderings first:
![](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/17/080417_edu_ps2_01.jpg)
Create a layer and fill in the background color:
![Photoshop creates gorgeous aurora](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/17/080417_edu_ps2_02.jpg)
Use the brush to embellish the stars, and add dynamic colors to make the stars have different colors:
![Photoshop creates gorgeous aurora](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/17/080417_edu_ps2_03.jpg)
![Photoshop creates gorgeous aurora](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/17/080417_edu_ps2_04.jpg)
Start drawing the basic lines of the aurora. Outline path stroke ![Photoshop creates gorgeous aurora](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/17/080417_edu_ps2_05.jpg)
The effect after stroke
![Photoshop creates gorgeous aurora](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/17/080417_edu_ps2_06.jpg)
Duplicate the previous layer, save one, and use radial blur on the other to get the following effect:
![Photoshop creates gorgeous aurora](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/17/080417_edu_ps2_07.jpg)
Because it’s not obvious, I copied a few more and merged them together:
![Photoshop creates gorgeous aurora](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/17/080417_edu_ps2_08.jpg)
Color with Hue Saturation:
![Photoshop creates gorgeous aurora](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/17/080417_edu_ps2_09.jpg)
This is what it looks like after coloring:
![Photoshop creates gorgeous aurora](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/17/080417_edu_ps2_10.jpg)
![Photoshop creates gorgeous aurora](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/17/080417_edu_ps2_11.jpg)
![Photoshop creates gorgeous aurora](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/17/080417_edu_ps2_12.jpg)
![Photoshop creates gorgeous aurora](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/17/080417_edu_ps2_13.jpg)
![Photoshop creates gorgeous aurora](https://images.downcodes.com/u/info_img/2009-08/17/080417_edu_ps2_14.jpg)