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Title: New nebula background images
Post by: TopAce on October 24, 2003, 02:13:03 pm
I made six 'red' nebula images with Photoshop 7.0. I hope you like it. Any critics are acceptable.
(http://www.swooh.com/peon/TopAce/mybground01.jpg)
(http://www.swooh.com/peon/TopAce/mybground02.jpg)
Title: New nebula background images
Post by: StratComm on October 24, 2003, 02:31:12 pm
The flames!  They burn! :shaking:

They don't look so bad except that they are like 5 times as bright as they need to be.  Tone them down a bit.
Title: New nebula background images
Post by: TopAce on October 24, 2003, 02:34:34 pm
Having a cloer look at it:
Really, it is really too bright. It really looks like being a fire.

Awaiting for further posts so changes may take effect.
Title: New nebula background images
Post by: Gloriano on October 24, 2003, 02:44:51 pm
are those flames
Title: New nebula background images
Post by: TopAce on October 24, 2003, 02:49:37 pm
No, that's a nebula fog from quite a distance. :)
Title: New nebula background images
Post by: aldo_14 on October 24, 2003, 02:53:54 pm
Neat.  does need toned down quite a bit though - possibly make it a bit darker so as to appear a bit less opaque?
Title: New nebula background images
Post by: Woolie Wool on October 24, 2003, 03:07:21 pm
It looks really fake. Tone it down a lot.
Title: New nebula background images
Post by: Pez on October 24, 2003, 03:56:19 pm
As said above you need to tone them down. But they look pretty cool in a weird kinda way but not as cool as my mighty fire nebula (http://home.swipnet.se/~w-81377/fs2/arcthumb.jpg)
Title: New nebula background images
Post by: TopAce on October 24, 2003, 04:14:00 pm
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Originally posted by Pez
....But they look pretty cool in a weird kinda way but not as cool as my mighty fire nebula (http://home.swipnet.se/~w-81377/fs2/arcthumb.jpg)


And isn't that bright, too?
Title: New nebula background images
Post by: FreeTerran on October 24, 2003, 04:17:40 pm
thats an real nebula :D
(http://www.nwn-dippelsbach.de/dota/Nexus.jpg)

Added LVLSHOT tags. // Setekh
Title: New nebula background images
Post by: TopAce on October 24, 2003, 04:18:56 pm
That's VERY cool, FreeTerran.
Is that yours?
Title: New nebula background images
Post by: StratComm on October 24, 2003, 04:19:31 pm
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Originally posted by TopAce


And isn't that bright, too?

Yeah but the real fire nebula actually looks like fire.  Yours looks more like red-tinted multicolored blobs, so I don't think that brightness is a factor there.  The screenshot says it all; Pez's background looks like it would produce a bright orange light on the sides of ships facing them, where as yours just look like they are just there.  But an arcadia in front of them and see for yourself.  Yours will look much better toned WAY down.
Title: New nebula background images
Post by: FreeTerran on October 24, 2003, 04:21:03 pm
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Originally posted by TopAce
That's VERY cool, FreeTerran.
Is that yours?

yeah its mine

and here the same in blue
(http://www.nwn-dippelsbach.de/dota/Nexus_blue.jpg)

Added LVLSHOT tags. // Setekh
Title: New nebula background images
Post by: TopAce on October 24, 2003, 04:22:30 pm
You are the best artist I know. :yes:
Keep up the good work!
Title: New nebula background images
Post by: FreeTerran on October 24, 2003, 04:23:26 pm
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Originally posted by TopAce
You are the best artist I know. :yes:
Keep up the good work!

nah im realy not the best artist
Title: New nebula background images
Post by: Solatar on October 24, 2003, 04:27:11 pm
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Originally posted by FreeTerran

nah im realy not the best artist


He's right, we have Setekh and Venom...:p :ha:
Title: New nebula background images
Post by: FreeTerran on October 24, 2003, 04:27:49 pm
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Originally posted by Solatar


He's right, we have Setekh and Venom...:p :ha:

exacktly :thepimp:
Title: New nebula background images
Post by: TopAce on October 24, 2003, 04:29:41 pm
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Originally posted by Solatar

He's right, we have Setekh and Venom...:p :ha:


But I haven't seen any of their art works yet. And I saw many of FT's work(he is the artist for RR).
Title: New nebula background images
Post by: Solatar on October 24, 2003, 04:31:53 pm
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Originally posted by TopAce


But I haven't seen any of their art works yet. And I saw many of FT's work(he is the artist for RR).


You haven't seen The Array........................................
:blah: :nervous:

EDIT: Or the models for OTT?
Title: New nebula background images
Post by: TopAce on October 24, 2003, 04:34:31 pm
No, I abandoned playing mods after Derelict. I couldn't image how the other campaigns are if you are calling that bugtower as 'the best'
Title: New nebula background images
Post by: Taristin on October 24, 2003, 04:36:34 pm
c'mon, FT. Those are so easy to make... :p

I like mine better.  (http://freespace.volitionwatch.com/us/images/mods/snipes/Background.jpg)
Title: New nebula background images
Post by: TopAce on October 24, 2003, 04:42:13 pm
Oh ... man. That's HUGE. Isn't 1024x1024 the max FS can accept? Or is it an SCP trick?
Title: New nebula background images
Post by: TopAce on October 24, 2003, 05:43:03 pm
These are even darker ....
(http://www.swooh.com/peon/TopAce/mybground03.jpg)
(http://www.swooh.com/peon/TopAce/mybground04.jpg)
(http://www.swooh.com/peon/TopAce/mybground05.jpg)
Title: New nebula background images
Post by: Taristin on October 24, 2003, 05:47:41 pm
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Originally posted by TopAce
Oh ... man. That's HUGE. Isn't 1024x1024 the max FS can accept? Or is it an SCP trick?


It can accept twice that, I think, but not my file's res.  Still, I think I may try it anyway. :p
Title: New nebula background images
Post by: Fineus on October 24, 2003, 05:53:38 pm
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Originally posted by Solatar


He's right, we have Setekh and Venom...:p :ha:

Nice to know all my efforts were entirely forgotten :rolleyes:
Title: New nebula background images
Post by: DragonClaw on October 24, 2003, 05:58:18 pm
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Originally posted by TopAce
You are the best artist I know. :yes:
Keep up the good work!


Eh, all he did was a tutorial...


http://www.ap3d.com/betterspace/betterspace-tut-04.htm
Title: New nebula background images
Post by: adwight on October 24, 2003, 08:53:22 pm
They are too blurry, they look totally fake...
Title: New nebula background images
Post by: Falcon on October 25, 2003, 09:52:44 am
Freespace can accept 5000x5000 :eek:
hmmm. maybe higher...
Title: New nebula background images
Post by: Gloriano on October 25, 2003, 09:59:12 am
best artists i know from HLP

(Kalifireth setekh venom Styxx etc etc
Title: DragonClaw
Post by: Star Dragon on October 25, 2003, 06:23:38 pm
Thank you for posting that tutorial link! Infor like that is very useful for use background Noobs! :p
Title: New nebula background images
Post by: Setekh on October 27, 2003, 04:54:08 am
TopAce, I really quite like those. Gonna put 'em up for download? :):yes:

Oh, and FT, those nebs rock, nice one :D

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Originally posted by TopAce
But I haven't seen any of their art works yet. And I saw many of FT's work(he is the artist for RR).


Duuuuude... www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/array
Title: New nebula background images
Post by: Nico on October 27, 2003, 06:33:03 am
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Originally posted by Kalfireth

Nice to know all my efforts were entirely forgotten :rolleyes:


you're not forgotten, but you're not the best :D
take that, evil admin!!!
"runs"
Title: New nebula background images
Post by: Fineus on October 27, 2003, 11:12:10 am
Watch it, your name will be back to Venom and your profile locked before you know it :devil:

Just joking... but you're right, I'm not the best. I do try though :)
Title: New nebula background images
Post by: Flipside on October 27, 2003, 01:40:03 pm
LOL Well, backgrounds are what work for you, they are still too glowy for my tastes, but I've always bee more of a fan of subtle :)

Oh yes, and Kalfireth, why do you have the System Mechanic symbol as your Avatar? ;)

Flipside :D
Title: New nebula background images
Post by: Taristin on October 27, 2003, 01:42:36 pm
And better yet, why is it hosted at th3b4r? :p
Title: New nebula background images
Post by: Flaser on October 27, 2003, 04:29:27 pm
Nico???

Quite some changes can take place while one is away for a couple of days.

BTW Setekh, even if not no.1 is still one of the most talented render artists - after all his stuff is quite different from Ven..err...Nico's and Turnsky's drawings -, and defenitly one with the greatest on-line galery of his work.
Title: New nebula background images
Post by: RandomTiger on October 27, 2003, 04:38:57 pm
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Originally posted by Falcon
Freespace can accept 5000x5000 :eek:
hmmm. maybe higher...


Freespace should be able to take the max texture size of your gfx card. However its not going to run terribly fast with too many textures that size.
Title: New nebula background images
Post by: Solatar on October 27, 2003, 04:48:50 pm
Kalfireth, you're really good, you just slipped my mind for some reason, don't know why.:)
Title: New nebula background images
Post by: Fineus on October 27, 2003, 06:19:24 pm
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Originally posted by Raa Tor'h
And better yet, why is it hosted at th3b4r? :p

Because 3DAP kicked me from their hosting plan some time ago for doing.. naughty things :)

And it's a system mechanic symbol because I like it!
Title: New nebula background images
Post by: Setekh on October 29, 2003, 02:26:43 am
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Originally posted by Flaser
BTW Setekh, even if not no.1 is still one of the most talented render artists - after all his stuff is quite different from Ven..err...Nico's and Turnsky's drawings -, and defenitly one with the greatest on-line galery of his work.


:nervous:

I wish I'd been rendering for the past year and a half, my technique would have developed even more. :)
Title: New nebula background images
Post by: Flaser on October 29, 2003, 10:03:56 am
At least now you should be able to assign some time to it if you desire.
Title: New nebula background images
Post by: mikhael on October 29, 2003, 10:25:38 am
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Originally posted by Setekh


:nervous:

I wish I'd been rendering for the past year and a half, my technique would have developed even more. :)


See you had to take a year and a half off so that my modelling skills could catch up. Now with the power of my models and your renders, we can rule the universe as... um... well we'll figure that out later. ;)
Title: New nebula background images
Post by: TopAce on October 29, 2003, 10:54:48 am
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Originally posted by Setekh
TopAce, I really quite like those. Gonna put 'em up for download? :):yes:....


Here (http://www.swooh.com/peon/TopAce/TopAce_background_red.zip) is the link.

It's a zip. Do I have  to include a stars.tbl? :nervous:
Title: New nebula background images
Post by: Setekh on October 30, 2003, 02:52:55 am
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Originally posted by mikhael
See you had to take a year and a half off so that my modelling skills could catch up. Now with the power of my models and your renders, we can rule the universe as... um... well we'll figure that out later. ;)


In a week or so, I've gotta start making arrangements with you. Then, gentlemen, we shall go and do great things. :D

Does it need a stars.tbl to work? If so, include it, TopAce, and I'll upload it to the mod database for you. :)
Title: New nebula background images
Post by: TopAce on October 31, 2003, 02:14:28 pm
Ships.tbl included. Same link.