This tutorial was derived from a Greg Martin Photoshop tutorial. Special thanks goes to Greg for allowing me to write this tutorial for Paint Shop Pro 9. Create an amazing realistic starfield with Paint Shop Pro. There are alot of great things to learn from this tutorial, give it a try and show me what you came up with.

Once your happy with your new starfield its time to add some color. Duplicate the layer Layers > Duplicate name it "star glow". Then Adjust > Blur > Gaussian Blur set it somewhere between 8 - 12. Change the "star glow" layer to "Screen" Layers > Properties > Blend Mode: Screen. To pick your color go to Adjust > Hue and Saturation > Colorize, just move the sliders around till your happy. If you feel you need more color you can repeat this step but maybe change the "Gaussian Blur" settings lower.