STEP TWO: CHOOSE YOUR BRUSH OF CHOICE AND CHANGE THE SETTING FROM NORMAL TO DIFFERENCE. HAVE THE ALIAS BOX CHECKED AND SMOOTHLY MOVE YOUR 'BRUSH' ACROSS THE CANVAS BACK AND FORTH IN ANY WAY THAT YOU'RE MOVED TO MOVE IT. IF YOU ALSO CHECK THE BLEND BOX WHILE DOING THIS, YOU'LL CREATE THE DARKER LOOK AS SHOWN ON THE BOTTOM. WITHOUT IT BEING X'D, YOU GET THE LIGHTER EFFECT. I ONLY USED THE BLUE COLOR FOR DEMONSTRATION PURPOSES, BUT YOU ARE NOT LIMITED BY ONE COLOR IN THIS STEP. I WOULD SAY JUST PLAY LIKE THIS TILL YOU BEGIN TO SEE WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE, THEN STOP.

STEP 3: JUST CONTINUE ADDING COLORS/BLENDING OR NOT, CUTTING INTO OTHER SHADES, IT'S REALLY ALL ABOUT HAVING FUN MORE THAN ANYTHING. IF IT'S NOT FUN, YOU'RE NOT 'LOOSE' ENOUGH. LOOSEN UP! LOL. YOU CAN STOP HERE IF YOU'D LIKE, BUT NOW I LIKE TO TAKE IT TO THE NEXT STEP...FUN WITH OTHER TOOLS...LIKE SUBTRACTION, SATURATION, BLUR ETC.

STEP FOUR: OH MY GOSH THAT WAS FUN! LOL..THAT'S JUST USING THE SATURATION TOOL SET ON A MEDIUM GRAY COLOR. YOU CAN CHOOSE TO 'X' THE BLEND BOX OR NOT. YOUR CHOICE...OK..I'M GOING BACK IN THERE, THIS IS TOO MUCH FUN...SEE YOU IN A MINUTE.

STEP FIVE: OK IF YOU WANT TO, YOU CAN USE THE MULTIPLY TOOL, DODGE AND BURN TOOLS AS DEMONSTRATED HERE. BUT, I'M GOIN BACK IN AGAIN, CUZ YOU WANTED TO KNOW HOW TO MAKE SMOOTHE COLORS. I DIGRESS...

STEP SIX: TIME TO STOP. ALIEN LANDSCAPE CREATED. NOW YOU KNOW HOW. HAVE FUN! THE POSSIBILITIES ARE LIMITLESS!