• Create a full moon

  • In this last section, start by using the ellipse tool to create a circle with a height and width of 173. Choose Live Effects > Shadow and Glow > Glow. Assign #A6C8D8 as the glow color, and then set the Opacity to 65 and the Softness to 21.

  • create moon

  • Change the fill color of the moon from white to a linear gradient. For the colors, choose #C1E4E5 and #FFFFFF. Move the linear gradient handle around just enough to add some shades of blue.

  • change color

  • Next, to create the moon craters, use the pen tool to draw a shape. Change the layer mode from Normal to Negation.

  • create craters

  • Change the fill type of the shape to Pattern > Oil Shape 1. Change the Edge to Feather, and set the feather to 23. For the texture, choose Sandpaper and set it to 42%. Select Transparent.

  • texture moon

  • alter crater

  • duplicate crater

  • Now we have a good night scene.

  • final image

  • final image2

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