[Starfury]

In the scene, the sun looks good, if a little active.... Almost looks like the Excalibur is flying towards a planet with a sun that's about to go nova or something...

[Warlock]

Originally posted by Starfury
In the scene, the sun looks good, if a little active.... Almost looks like the Excalibur is flying towards a planet with a sun that's about to go nova or something...

I was trying for a slightly different look than the "every day looks like Sol-type ofSun"

And the ship ... actually it's a Dawnstar class ,.. kinna like a galaxy ,...the Excal is more polys and my system's been acting up so that ship wasn't working too well ....so I ditched for a lower count ship

[mikhael]

Originally posted by Starfury
Almost looks like the Excalibur is flying towards a planet with a sun that's about to go nova or something...

Yeah, I have to agree, now that Starfury said it. With it in scene, it looks like the starfleet ship is heading toward Capella...

[Ashrak]

Originally posted by Warlock





The tough part is that the sun isn't a light...it's just an object with a few effects worked into it.

The only post work in this pic is adding an Axion Lens flare over the sun.

make the sun a little transparent cus i cant see the stars next to it

[Warlock]

Honestly you shouldn't be able to make out stars next to it.  The light from the stars gets washed out by the light of the sun.

[Ashrak]

Originally posted by Warlock
Honestly you shouldn't be able to make out stars next to it.  The light from the stars gets washed out by the light of the sun.

actually it the fact that suns gravity actually makes light bend so you should see the stars that are behind the sun too

[Warlock]

1: I think you're thinking of  a blackhole ,...I could be wrong but i've never heard of a sun bending light.

2: To be technical...a Sun would be too bright to make out the stars behind it

[Redfang]

Originally posted by Warlock
1: I think you're thinking of  a blackhole ,...I could be wrong but i've never heard of a sun bending light.

2: To be technical...a Sun would be too bright to make out the stars behind it

 
1. Stars do it too.
 
2. Indeed. Neither can you see the ones "near it".
 
Edit: Oh, and I like those renders.