Custom graphic

 For this graphic, I used a lot of brush artwork to create a realistic solar system. I created my own brush pattern for the earth shapes and made sure to include many gradient overlays in my shapes. I was able to get pretty nice glow effects without using too many preset Photoshop effects. For some reason the glow effects are exaggerated and too strong on this version of my image, but the overall effect remains the same. For the sun rays I used the grass brush then added a glow along with the smudge tool and streaks from other brushes with lower opacity