How to Create Space Scenes Quickly and Easily in Gimp

“I’m a sucker for a cool space wallpaper, and judging by
the images I find online, so are many of you. Creating a cool space
scene can be done in a few minutes once you’ve got the basic
method down, and Gimp provides several ways to go about adding
random elements to keep things interesting. In this guide
we’ll cover a 10 minute method to creating a galactic
landscape that may not win you any awards but will certainly add
some depth to your desktop.

“If you do not already have Gimp (available by default in
current Ubuntu versions) it’s freely available for download
here for Windows, Linux, and Mac. This tutorial will be using Gimp
2.6.7.

“Creating the Stars

“We will, of course, want to start with a layer of stars. With
Gimp open, go to File -> New. At the minimum, you will want your
image size to be your desktop resolution, such as 1024×768 or
1440×900. Under Advanced Options, choose Fill With:
Foreground Color (black).”

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