From nothing to nebulae



First step: resize a tiny selection
to several times its original size,
using the b-spline resampling
filter, which gives a nice soft effect.

The original image could be anything, or nothing.
You can create a blank image of any color,
add a dot using the "insert text into selection"
feature, and go on from there.
red thing



Next: oversharpen, resize
(Lanczos resample filter,
retains form best)
next



Select, Crop, Edge Detect,
resize (Lanczos)
next



Finally, after many more steps, including
color and contrast adjustment and zoom blur,
we are bound for the IrfanView Nebula at Warp 10.
Beam me up!
zoom!