I first made a black background then i made different layers with different planet shapes. I really liked taking advantage of the Fx layer tool for helping me make the planets inner shadow. this is my favorite pic i have made so far.
My Basic Style of this art work is close to that of The Shield of Glass except I didn't liquify it. I used the blur tool for the water. and i used the grass feature to populate the ground. I also took advantage of the burn tool to make shadows.