[Taristin]

Format = Targa or Jpeg (Preferrrably Targa for me )
Size = as large as my card supports. Is that 4096x4096 I think?  Either way, it'll be applied to a sphere, or a box, so make it work right!

[jdjtcagle]

Alright!



BTW, I'm making it 4096*4096 so if you want it a different size speak up

[Taristin]

Well, the larger the better, since it'll be stretched gigantically.


What would be ideal would be one extremely large image, like 16kx16k and then cut into 4 parts, to be mapped onto a single object, so that the stretching would be less apparent. But I'll settle for whatever you give us.

[jdjtcagle]

This thing is huge!!!

So, should we leave out Planets?
All we really want is nebula, stars, dust, ect.

[Taristin]

Yep. No planets

[Setekh]

Exquisitely dark. Me likes.

[Setekh]

Oh, why not. Highlighted.

[TopAce]

Why not when released?

[Setekh]

Too slow.

[Sandwich]

Methinks that nebulae are rarely stretched out all that much in any one direction - at least, not without looking stretched out.

Technically great work, but realistically still leaves something to be desired.

[Omniscaper]

VERY NIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICE!!!

My paintings are very much similiar. I love pooofies!

[KARMA]

don't go for 4096x4096

1-most cards don't go over 2048x2048

2-to map a sphere you need a map with the lenght double of the height (so it would be 4096x 2048 at least)

IMO it is better to learn the very basics of uvmapping in Lithunwrap and converting to FS in order to create a skybox, since there are different techniques to map a sphere, depending by what you want to obtain. For example, it is possible to use more than 1 map (suggested).
It isn't difficult to learn but you need to know the basics of uvmapping in Lithunwrap, how to create a sphere and flip the faces (you can do that both in Lith and TS) and how to set a hierachy in Truespace in order to convert a model.

[.::Tin Can::.]

Holy shaz those are nice!

[Marauder]

jdjtcagle, are you familiar with this site? Your artwork is astonishing!

www.digitalblasphemy.com

Got the site from my sci-teacher.

[FreeTerran]

how did you do that ?

especially the stripes around the planet
http://img87.exs.cx/img87/6027/untitled138ge.jpg

[jdjtcagle]

My first Highlight! WOOT!!

Karma: Noted

Marauder:  I'll check it out sometime.

FreeTerran:  Greg Martin tutorials and just playing around for the planets, stars, dust.  I made the nebula by adapting my own technique and the rings I found here.

I took my first set of test today and must study for my second set tonight.  So, I'll have to work on them after school tomorrow, since I'm alloweed on the computer on my break

[WMCoolmon]

Holy ****.

[Cniinc]

Originally posted by Jetmech Jr.
You need to start making skyboxes. Now.

Yeah, i'd sure like to see that bottom one as a skybox.

Are there a lot of completed skyboxes? are planets/moons only showable via a skybox? is there a list of really sexy ones?

Yeah, i'm a n00b. I have more of a problem finding things than anything else, since there are like no "if you want a pretty FS2_open, download these additional things" menus or lists.  Maybe we at HLP should make one...

[Cabbie]

Wow just lovely...

[Grimloq]

that second one is totally |33+!!!


*sets it as background* 'enforcing the peace' is a cool render, but it gets old eventually