Help with planet orbit map: Photoshop

[Daelin]

I'm not entirely sure if I understand what you mean. Is the map a "top-down" view of a solar system like this or do you want a 3D perspective on it, like this?

If you mean the simple top-down version, you could just make a layer with all the settings you want (stroke/glow/bevel/opacity) and then paint into a layer mask by stroking a selection you make with the elliptical tool. That would be a kind of template. If you want the more advanced 3D map, then you will probably need to do things a bit differently, to get the perspective you want (thickness of ring according to distance/shading on the ring itself, etc.), and then it might be impossible to make quick "template" that you can just whip a set of orbits out of.

[Fuse]

Top down is what I'm looking for.. it's the easiest to edit.
I'm just looking for guidance in the right direction. I think I've got the orbits figured out. I just need to know how to make rings of debris or asteroids.