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Title: Deneb Art
Post by: jdjtcagle on May 29, 2006, 10:26:38 am
Hello everybody,

It's been a while.  I was playing around with photoshop for old times sake and came out with something very generic that look like Deneb... So I thought I would post just to see what my old buddies think.  Especially Lightspeed, I can't wait to hear what imperfections he would like to point out. :P

Here it is...

(http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/7353/deneb9xj.jpg)

Good-Bye! ;)
Title: Re: Deneb Art
Post by: Singh on May 29, 2006, 10:46:47 am
dude! Long time no see. How's things up with you?

And whoa....thats just awesome. Captures Deneb very, very nicely...and the floating Orion is an excellent addition.

Some comments, though: the shadow especially. Shouldn't the shadow be covering half the globe, from pole to pole (or at least, all of one pole if the tilt is different)  as opposed to just a section of the planet?
Title: Re: Deneb Art
Post by: jdjtcagle on May 29, 2006, 10:54:40 am
Hello there Singh,
Yes long time indeed!  I've been absolutely fine...  Everything is great! :)  Did you ever do those missions for lightspeed?

Thanks for the comment, yeah I thought that myself...  The star is a white giant so I thought the less shadow the better... or that's my excuse anyway :D
Title: Re: Deneb Art
Post by: Ace on May 29, 2006, 04:36:37 pm
Where did you get the font that looks a bit like the FS2 logo one?
Title: Re: Deneb Art
Post by: jdjtcagle on May 29, 2006, 05:03:08 pm
Downloaded it a long time ago... Here...

No more comments? :)

Here you go... http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,10111.0.html (http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,10111.0.html)
Title: Re: Deneb Art
Post by: Flipside on May 29, 2006, 05:41:10 pm
Hey Jdj, welcome back :)

Looks pretty good, though it took me a few mins to see the Orion, could possibly do with some lights on the side?
Title: Re: Deneb Art
Post by: jdjtcagle on May 29, 2006, 08:44:22 pm
Hey Flipside!  Thanks for the welcome, it means alot after my behavior in my last religion thread.  I probably acted irrationally towards you and others... I know for sure Bob, maybe Kazan, and I'm sorry. :) (I'm still very religous, btw...  indeed I found what I was looking for and very much happy.) :)

Anyway...
I'm not really here to stay, just visiting and probably jump in every now and then.  Thanks for the comment... Lights? No, that's that dead stationary Orion after the Great War with the hole in the side... although it's very hard to see.  I made this at a very HIGH resolution and it looked bigger before I resized the picture. :P
Title: Re: Deneb Art
Post by: Flipside on May 29, 2006, 08:52:31 pm
Heh, don't worry about it, religion threads get like that around here sometimes, the best bet is just to recite the phrase 'LOL Internets' between each post and carry on life as normal ;)
Title: Re: Deneb Art
Post by: jdjtcagle on May 29, 2006, 08:55:56 pm
lol internets... :P

Yeah, but I got really heated and very unChrist like.  The irony of my Ghandi quote was staring me down. :D
Although, looking back the real change didn't take place till way after my search for truth. :)
Title: Re: Deneb Art
Post by: Flipside on May 29, 2006, 09:19:45 pm
Well then, you learned about yourself from it, I'd hardly call that a loss :)

We all say things we don't mean sometimes, me included, to be honest, it all fades into white noise, I don't even remember what you said, and I never took it personally I can assure you, I probably gave as good as I got ;)
Title: Re: Deneb Art
Post by: Dough with Fish on May 29, 2006, 10:10:46 pm
Seriously, get like, a fleet in orbit of it, and make it into a sexy wallpaper size, and you will have someting friggin awsome there.
Title: Re: Deneb Art
Post by: WeatherOp on May 29, 2006, 10:14:27 pm
Heh, don't worry about it, religion threads get like that around here sometimes, the best bet is just to recite the phrase 'LOL Internets' between each post and carry on life as normal ;)

see Pizza thread, jdjtcagle, for clarification. :p :lol:
Title: Re: Deneb Art
Post by: NGTM-1R on May 30, 2006, 04:40:11 am
Shouldn't the Orion have a hole through it? [/nitpick]
Title: Re: Deneb Art
Post by: pecenipicek on May 30, 2006, 02:33:58 pm
Seriously, get like, a fleet in orbit of it, and make it into a sexy wallpaper size, and you will have someting friggin awsome there.
*raises hand*

punt me some quality space background and your getting a very nice wallpaper very soon.

[edit]*cough5minutefiddlewithanancientscenedugupfromthedepthsofHDcough* :p

(http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/5511/fs2fleetmanuever7an.th.jpg) (http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/5511/fs2fleetmanuever7an.jpg)
Title: Re: Deneb Art
Post by: jdjtcagle on May 30, 2006, 08:42:16 pm
I'll try and put it to a wallpaper size...

Did you want something, pecenipicek?  I didn't understand you.  :)

...and yes there's a hole, you just have to look very closely :D

I was going for a dead look that's why I don't have any fleets orbiting
Title: Re: Deneb Art
Post by: pecenipicek on May 31, 2006, 08:15:23 am
I'll try and put it to a wallpaper size...

Did you want something, pecenipicek?  I didn't understand you.  :)

oh, nothing, nothing, just some high-res planet textures which i can use and abuse in C4D to create some nice FS2 wallpapers :p
Title: Re: Deneb Art
Post by: jdjtcagle on May 31, 2006, 11:16:20 am
PSD? Photoshop file? or Bitmap?

Here's a really big earth in PSD... http://members.cox.net/jdjtcagle/Earth.psd

(http://img270.imageshack.us/img270/9131/earth7od.jpg)

I'll get the Deneb up when you tell me what format... ;)
Title: Re: Deneb Art
Post by: jdjtcagle on May 31, 2006, 04:05:07 pm
Well then, you learned about yourself from it, I'd hardly call that a loss :)

We all say things we don't mean sometimes, me included, to be honest, it all fades into white noise, I don't even remember what you said, and I never took it personally I can assure you, I probably gave as good as I got ;)

I seemed to have missed this post  :confused:

Anyway, I agree with you whole heartedly... I wouldn't call it a loss. ;)
Title: Re: Deneb Art
Post by: pecenipicek on May 31, 2006, 04:21:46 pm
PSD? Photoshop file? or Bitmap?

Here's a really big earth in PSD... http://members.cox.net/jdjtcagle/Earth.psd

(http://img270.imageshack.us/img270/9131/earth7od.jpg)

I'll get the Deneb up when you tell me what format... ;)
you're my god :D :p

any FS2 planets will do actually, Deneb, any.


formats, well, if possible either PSD or TARGA. i despise and loathe other formats :D



and this earth just gave me some wicked ideas :D
Title: Re: Deneb Art
Post by: jdjtcagle on May 31, 2006, 04:26:45 pm
The earth was very simple... The textures already existed :)

Anyway... I'll get that Deneb up for you...

EDIT: Alright, I'm going ahead and giving you the entire PSD not just the planet.  Sorry but I don't feel like it's necessary to do it :P

http://members.cox.net/jdjtcagle/DENEB.psd

EDIT2: I'm having trouble with it... It's not uploading... Well it is but it's showing 0 bytes.  Am I out of space or what? Hmm...
Title: Re: Deneb Art
Post by: pecenipicek on May 31, 2006, 04:51:06 pm
could be. maybe try resetting the pc tho.
Title: Re: Deneb Art
Post by: jdjtcagle on May 31, 2006, 05:10:09 pm
Is there a free file hosting site anybody knows of that can take at least 20 or 30 MB or am I dreaming?  :sigh:
Title: Re: Deneb Art
Post by: pecenipicek on May 31, 2006, 05:18:16 pm
Is there a free file hosting site anybody knows of that can take at least 20 or 30 MB or am I dreaming?  :sigh:
ummm, can you mail it to me? i'll put it on my forums server.

pecenipicek [aaat] gmail.com
Title: Re: Deneb Art
Post by: jdjtcagle on May 31, 2006, 05:32:29 pm
YAY!!! I found a 75 MB free PSD upload site!  :eek:

http://www.psd-up.com/index.php

I get back to you when it's done uploading :)
Title: Re: Deneb Art
Post by: Nuclear1 on May 31, 2006, 06:16:15 pm
Very nice planets. I'm particularly impressed with Earth. :)
Title: Re: Deneb Art
Post by: jdjtcagle on May 31, 2006, 07:11:48 pm
I can't get it to upload so I emailed it to you ;)

Thanks nuclear1, I thought I would play with it and got this WIP out of it... ;)

(http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/7044/gtvadatabaseearth5ju.jpg)
Title: Re: Deneb Art
Post by: Taristin on May 31, 2006, 07:54:45 pm
Just so you know, Lightspeed left long ago, so you will not get any feedback from him on this.
Title: Re: Deneb Art
Post by: jdjtcagle on May 31, 2006, 08:14:32 pm
I had no idea!

Why did he leave?
Title: Re: Deneb Art
Post by: BlackDove on May 31, 2006, 09:04:51 pm
That's classified way above your level of clearance.
Title: Re: Deneb Art
Post by: jdjtcagle on May 31, 2006, 09:15:07 pm
That's fine...

Raa: does he still hang around ICQ?
Title: Re: Deneb Art
Post by: Taristin on June 01, 2006, 02:55:28 pm
I... don't know...
Title: Re: Deneb Art
Post by: pecenipicek on June 02, 2006, 05:56:37 am
earth doesnt work in PSCS2.. try saving with max compatibility mode.
Title: Re: Deneb Art
Post by: Flipside on June 02, 2006, 11:40:11 am
Yeesh, LS left because he had more important things to do with his life at the time than make textures for a 5 year old game, he had his own concerns and I'm fine with that. Why does everyone keep treating this as though the guy was abducted by the Go'auld or something?
Title: Re: Deneb Art
Post by: karajorma on June 02, 2006, 02:55:12 pm
I suspect it's the way that people who know exactly what RL issues did cause him to leave are keeping quiet about it except to say that he won't be back ever.

If someone says "He had to leave cause his job didn't leave him enough time to come here" People understand. If you say "I know why he left but I'm not going to tell you" then people will get curious. Add that you know he won't ever be back even though people occassionally tend to pop in to say hi after years of absense and certain people will start making up outlandish theories as to why.
Title: Re: Deneb Art
Post by: Taristin on June 02, 2006, 05:15:25 pm
Let them. Those who do know know better than to betray a friend's trust.

I never outright said I know. But wether I do or not, I wouldn't tell. It's not right.
Title: Re: Deneb Art
Post by: jdjtcagle on June 02, 2006, 05:23:29 pm
Whatever, he's gone I got it. :)
I thought maybe he might of openly said something...  I understand and frankly will never care enough to try and have someone break their friends trust. 

Anyway, I always loved to hear him tear my stuff to sheds with his perfectionist comments. :D

I used Photoshop CS2 (education version) and I save everything with maximum compatibility.   :confused:
Title: Re: Deneb Art
Post by: pecenipicek on June 02, 2006, 06:47:03 pm
I used Photoshop CS2 (education version) and I save everything with maximum compatibility.   :confused:

dunno. probably got corrupted while i downloaded it.. dl-ing again.


what 'bout the deneb psd?
Title: Re: Deneb Art
Post by: jdjtcagle on June 02, 2006, 06:49:06 pm
Did you not recieve a e-mail?
Title: Re: Deneb Art
Post by: pecenipicek on June 02, 2006, 07:27:55 pm
no?

at least i dont think so. i checked both my gmail and yahoo accounts, nothing.

are you sure you sent it to [email protected]?
Title: Re: Deneb Art
Post by: jdjtcagle on June 02, 2006, 09:13:21 pm
Yep... Hold on might be something about Microsoft office outlook. 

I know for sure it is sent now... How did the Earth turn out?
Title: Re: Deneb Art
Post by: pecenipicek on June 02, 2006, 09:37:24 pm
i managed to open it. i love it :D

as for sending me the mail, nothing came yet. probably is still stuck somewhere on the servers getting to my account. how big is the file?
Title: Re: Deneb Art
Post by: jdjtcagle on June 02, 2006, 09:42:42 pm
REALLY BIG...
I just got a McAfee message saying the size is too big...

glad you like it ;)

What do you suppose I do...
Title: Re: Deneb Art
Post by: pecenipicek on June 03, 2006, 05:18:22 am
it still didnt come...

did you try uploading it to that site you found?
Title: Re: Deneb Art
Post by: jdjtcagle on June 03, 2006, 09:35:05 pm
No the site wont even aknowledge I told it to upload anything... :doubt: