diff --git a/src/main/java/codes/ztereohype/example/sky/SkyManager.java b/src/main/java/codes/ztereohype/example/sky/SkyManager.java
index 2a3c859..5cdfbce 100644
--- a/src/main/java/codes/ztereohype/example/sky/SkyManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/codes/ztereohype/example/sky/SkyManager.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package codes.ztereohype.example.sky;
 import codes.ztereohype.example.Gradient;
 import codes.ztereohype.example.sky.nebula.NebulaSkyboxPainter;
 import codes.ztereohype.example.sky.nebula.Skybox;
+import codes.ztereohype.example.sky.nebula.StarSkyboxPainter;
 import codes.ztereohype.example.sky.star.Starbox;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.VertexBuffer;
 import lombok.Getter;
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ public class SkyManager {
 
     private final Gradient starGradient = new Gradient();
     private final Gradient nebulaGradient = new Gradient();
+    private final Gradient starryGradient = new Gradient();
 
     public void generateSky(long seed) {
         nebulaGradient.clear();
@@ -29,6 +31,8 @@ public class SkyManager {
         PerlinNoise perlinNoise = PerlinNoise.create(randomSource, IntStream.of(1, 2, 3, 4, 5));
         NebulaSkyboxPainter painter = new NebulaSkyboxPainter(perlinNoise, nebulaGradient);
 
+//        StarSkyboxPainter painter = new StarSkyboxPainter(perlinNoise, starryGradient);
+
         this.starbox = new Starbox(randomSource, starGradient);
         this.skybox = new Skybox(painter);
     }
@@ -48,7 +52,7 @@ public class SkyManager {
         nebulaGradient.add(0.8f, 255, 200, 123);
         nebulaGradient.add(1.0f, 253, 243, 220);
 
-//        nebula_gradient.add(0.0f, 128, 0, 0);
+//        starryGradient.add(0.0f, 128, 128, 200);
 //        nebula_gradient.add(0.4f, 128, 0, 0);
 //        nebula_gradient.add(0.5f, 128, 0, 0);
 //        nebula_gradient.add(0.7f, 128, 0, 0);
diff --git a/src/main/java/codes/ztereohype/example/sky/nebula/StarSkyboxPainter.java b/src/main/java/codes/ztereohype/example/sky/nebula/StarSkyboxPainter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..908eb32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/codes/ztereohype/example/sky/nebula/StarSkyboxPainter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package codes.ztereohype.example.sky.nebula;
+
+import codes.ztereohype.example.Gradient;
+import net.minecraft.util.FastColor;
+import net.minecraft.util.Mth;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.levelgen.synth.PerlinNoise;
+
+import java.awt.*;
+
+public class StarSkyboxPainter extends SkyboxPainter {
+    private static final float SCALING_FACTOR = 1.5f;
+    private static final float BASE_NOISE_AMOUNT = 0.45f; // the amount of base noise to keep
+
+    private final Gradient starryGradient;
+
+    public StarSkyboxPainter(PerlinNoise noise, Gradient starryGradient) {
+        super(noise);
+        this.starryGradient = starryGradient;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    int getColour(float x, float y, float z) {
+        float[] projCoords = this.projectOnSphere(x, y, z);
+        x = projCoords[0];
+        y = projCoords[1];
+        z = projCoords[2];
+
+//        float offset = (float) noise.getValue(x * SCALING_FACTOR * 3, y * SCALING_FACTOR * 3, z * SCALING_FACTOR * 3);
+//
+//        x += offset/10f;
+//        y += offset/10f;
+//        z += offset/10f;
+
+        // 0..1
+        double noiseValue = Mth.clamp(noise.getValue(x * SCALING_FACTOR, y * SCALING_FACTOR, z * SCALING_FACTOR) + 0.5, 0D, 1D);
+
+        // 0..1
+//        double subtractionValue = Mth.clamp(noise.getOctaveNoise(1).noise(x * SCALING_FACTOR, y * SCALING_FACTOR, z * SCALING_FACTOR) + 0.5, 0D, 1D);
+
+//        double[] derivates = new double[3];
+//        noise.getOctaveNoise(0).noiseWithDerivative(x * SCALING_FACTOR, y * SCALING_FACTOR, z * SCALING_FACTOR, derivates);
+//        double maxDerivative = Mth.clamp(Math.max(Math.max(derivates[0], derivates[1]), derivates[2]) * 0.5 + 0.5, 0, 0);
+
+        int alpha = (int)(Mth.clamp((noiseValue * (1D / BASE_NOISE_AMOUNT) - (1D / BASE_NOISE_AMOUNT - 1)) * 35D, 1D, 255.99D)); // otherwise death occurs
+
+//        alpha = (int) Mth.clamp(alpha - subtractionValue * 128, 0, 255); //todo subtract colour channels separately
+
+        double colourValue = Mth.clamp((alpha / 255D), 0D, 1D);
+
+        Color color = starryGradient.getAt(colourValue);
+
+        return FastColor.ARGB32.color(alpha, color.getBlue(), color.getGreen(), color.getRed());
+    }
+}