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Offline Starman01

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on: March 28, 2005, 11:26:15 am
I tried a planet-tutorial this day, together with another one for a ring.

It's amazing to see what's photoshop is able to do, but who the hell figures out such combined functions and settings, without a tutorial you must probably study photoshop a long time I guess :)

While I'm quite happy with the planet, I realized that a realistic ring is extremly difficult. Nevertheless, I thought I show it off, what do you think ?

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Offline Tolwyn

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Reply #1 on: March 28, 2005, 11:27:10 am
hmm... you should give planet rings more details. The best way however would be to render them using particle systems.

Have you used Lunarcell for the planetary map? (looks good)
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Offline NGTM-1R

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Reply #2 on: March 28, 2005, 02:32:44 pm
The ring cuts off very abruptly; it's easy to tell they don't actually extend all the way around. It also starts to get hazy well before the terminator line, which looks a bit funny...
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Offline WMCoolmon

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Reply #3 on: March 28, 2005, 06:53:03 pm
The ring needs some work, and the lower right of the planet should still be very slightly visible, as should the ring. Considering the positioning of the light, the planet should get dark first, then the ring.
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Offline Luigi30

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Reply #4 on: March 28, 2005, 07:37:02 pm
I created Jupiter.

 

Offline Carl

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Reply #5 on: March 28, 2005, 08:22:08 pm
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Originally posted by Starman01


hmmm...the unlit side is much smaller than the lit side, which would mean the sun is either taking up more than half of the sky, or there are many bright light sorces shining on it.

also, the planet texture seems to change as it gets toward the dark side.
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Offline Tolwyn

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Reply #6 on: March 29, 2005, 05:04:54 am
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I created Jupiter.



so it would seem...


wait, it does not look like Jupiter! :)
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Offline Primus

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Reply #7 on: March 29, 2005, 05:26:37 am
It's a ball surrounded by rings... Enough Jupiter for me. :p
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Offline Turnsky

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Reply #8 on: March 29, 2005, 05:32:14 am
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It's a ball surrounded by rings... Enough Jupiter for me. :p


um... saturn has the rings... not jupiter.
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Offline Grug

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Reply #9 on: March 29, 2005, 06:09:09 am
lols.

Hey would anyone be interested in taking a stab at making a slightly cartoonish planet for me?

I'm referring to Hiigara from the Homeworld series.
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If it's possible to create the texture for a sphere for use in max for rendering bonus.

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Offline aldo_14

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Reply #10 on: March 29, 2005, 07:24:43 am
http://well-of-souls.com/homeworld/hws/hw2/images/display.htm?concept_Hiigara.jpg


It's strange what things you find when putting off work.....
 

Offline Grug

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Reply #11 on: March 29, 2005, 07:45:25 am
lol Thanks for the link and the image. :)

I'll have to try and make some kind of sphere map for it.
 

Offline BlackDove

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Reply #12 on: March 29, 2005, 08:07:39 am
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I created Jupiter.



I can eat that. Nice and pasty.
 

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Reply #13 on: March 29, 2005, 12:24:16 pm
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um... saturn has the rings... not jupiter.


Actually Jupiter does have rings. Much fainter than those Saturn has but they do exist. :)

That said Luigi's model definately looks much more like Saturn :)
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Offline Tolwyn

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Reply #14 on: March 29, 2005, 12:31:02 pm
actually each gas giant in the Solar System has rings.
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Offline Luigi30

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Reply #15 on: March 29, 2005, 02:07:19 pm
Then I made Saturn. Whatever!
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