[Ryx]

Well, i've been struggling with particles and volumetrics and various plug-ins to make decent backdrops, and now i've finally made one.
 

Lighting and stuff leaves a little to be desired, maybe i'll make a real render out of it someday (hope i don't forget).

[ZylonBane]

 

Originally posted by Ryx:
Well, i've been struggling with particles and volumetrics and various plug-ins to make decent backdrops, and now i've finally made one.  

So don't leave us in suspense... let's see it!

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[deadguy]

Agh - the stars! the stars! lol - no, the nebula is sweet, but you've got to composite the stars better. Actually, first, you need to get a wider variety in the brightness of the stars. There's tons and tons of ways to do starfields, and I'm actually working on a tutorial for all-photoshop nebulae that contains a way to do starfields, and how to composite them.

Looks good (mostly), keep it up!

[Night Hammer]

Is that a Ravana in there?

[phreak]

wow...

we might need your talent somewhere down the line... you will be notified when (if) that time comes.

[Setekh]

Wow, dude.   There are a few things you could improve but that's truly a top-notch effort. My congrats!   Keep working on it.  

[Shrike]

Looks more like a big explosion than a nebula.

[Fineus]

Thats because it's completely separate from the stars - it just "stops" and doesn't appear to "connect" with them. That said it looks really cool - Kinda like an Illusion explosion  

[Ryx]

It's all done in MAX. The only time Photoshop came in contact with it is when i convert from BMP to JPG.  

EDIT:Oh, and no illusion or anything. Just plug-ins for MAX.
And Zylon... The suspense is killing you isn't it?

[This message has been edited by Ryx (edited 12-18-2001).]

[Setekh]

You did that all in Max? Neat...  

[Ryx]

Yeah, maybe a 6-10 min rendertime. And the light within the Nebula are Raytraced. *i'm sure that improved the rendering time *

[Nico]

 

Originally posted by Ryx:
Yeah, maybe a 6-10 min rendertime. And the light within the Nebula are Raytraced. *i'm sure that improved the rendering time  *

hhey, Ryx: could you make somes for me, diffrenet varients in colour and shapes (and if you can, "texture"), w/o background (no star, nothing, just black), and send them my way? They would make neat background effects for OtT (and if steak does some for me, I'll have a really great looking collection   )

[Ryx]

Sure, i'll work on it. If i get anything good i'll send it your way.  

EDIT: What resolution, filesize and where?

[This message has been edited by Ryx (edited 12-18-2001).]

[wEvil]

care to tell us all how you did that  

[Ryx]

 

Originally posted by wEvil:
care to tell us all how you did that  

A PCloud particle system with 130, or so particles, 2 omni lights and some helpers that came with AfterBurn (hint). I'm not very good at it, but things are beginning to come together.
 

Note: this pic is slightly different from the original scene!

[Nico]

 

Originally posted by Ryx:
Sure, i'll work on it. If i get anything good i'll send it your way.  

EDIT: What resolution, filesize and where?

[This message has been edited by Ryx (edited 12-18-2001).]

any size and resoltution will do. I'll use 512*512 maps in 256 colours ingame, but I could use better sets for renders (if you allow me to, of course).
I should learn to do that too, but I'm too busy with models, to be honest.
oh, you can send them at [email protected]