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Ok, so over the ages, i noticed that if there is one thing that space artists (especially newcomers) struggle with, then it has to be planet textures. Lots of them just cant get their planets to look good, cant find good textures, or simply dont have 3d studio maxSo i decided to throw everyone a bone, and i made a tutorial on how to make a somewhat realistic-looking planet using only photoshop. Be adviced that you need to have some basic photoshop knowledge to follow this, and if not, i suggest you spend 50 dollars on the adobe photoshop book, or read the help files that photoshop came with)
I made a JPEG tutorial because:
1) I'ts annoying when you have to change from photoshop to your browser, and vice-versa. With Jpegs you have everything neat in photoshop
2) I didnt feel like writing HTML
If you have any questions, please dont hesitate to drop me a line.
In addition, here's a tutorial on making rings. I see many rings and tutorials produced with the spiral tool and that's just terrible! Thanks for the effort... but that's just wrong.
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Comments: 1571
trustme-trustnobody In reply to ??? [2009-01-04 20:35:40 +0000 UTC]
this helps so much, thanks for posting this!
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Kth3Gr3at In reply to ??? [2009-01-04 20:30:05 +0000 UTC]
I faved this a while ago... and then I saw it gets a DD.
Congrats.
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QueenDragonLeaf In reply to ??? [2009-01-04 20:27:47 +0000 UTC]
This is awesome. I'm going to have to try it out when I have some time.
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Italics In reply to ??? [2009-01-04 20:08:47 +0000 UTC]
Perfect! ;D
I love your attitude writing all this. The "if you're a minor, grab a cold orange juice" really cracked me up. xD
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itsNateKelly In reply to ??? [2009-01-04 19:58:12 +0000 UTC]
the first step is my favorite ^_^
i always listen to music when I paint or draw
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RennardX In reply to ??? [2009-01-04 19:47:28 +0000 UTC]
Very cool tut! I might even have some pictures of rock to try this out with
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dinyctis In reply to RennardX [2009-01-04 19:50:52 +0000 UTC]
Not just with rocks. I've used a scan of a chocolate chip cookie
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RennardX In reply to dinyctis [2009-01-04 21:23:28 +0000 UTC]
Tasty.
That's a planet I'd like to go visit. XD
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gatogirl12345 In reply to dinyctis [2009-01-04 20:09:01 +0000 UTC]
Sweet...but now I want to eat the world.
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dragonfire45 In reply to ??? [2009-01-04 19:42:28 +0000 UTC]
I dont know how to thank you for this.
You're awesome.
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Beachdair In reply to ??? [2009-01-04 19:42:24 +0000 UTC]
great tutorial - well deserved DD!
Cheers
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Ulysses-31 In reply to ??? [2009-01-04 19:16:19 +0000 UTC]
This is an excellent tutorial. I normally work in 3D but this technique produces better results than most 3D methods i've seen.
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dinyctis In reply to Ulysses-31 [2009-01-04 19:51:32 +0000 UTC]
The best of the best are perhaps in 3D, but if you don't have the software or know-how, this is a good stepping stone to make something really good in 2D
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Walkingpalmtree In reply to ??? [2009-01-04 19:11:30 +0000 UTC]
Wow this is easier then most tutorails Kudos man
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nottebella In reply to ??? [2009-01-04 19:09:21 +0000 UTC]
Can't wait to try this out and I agree Juno Reactor does have some good "space" music...I havent heard Landing but Man to Ray is a good one!
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dinyctis In reply to nottebella [2009-01-04 19:48:55 +0000 UTC]
Landing is veeeery nice and easy.
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nottebella In reply to dinyctis [2009-01-05 02:33:29 +0000 UTC]
Found it on youtube and it is nice to work to reminds me a bit of their song Shark...
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theoriginalhappydais In reply to ??? [2009-01-04 19:08:06 +0000 UTC]
Wow, what a thorough and amazing tutorial! My favorite line:
"And now, ladies and gentlemen, we are ready to start texturizing the s*** out of this blue ball!" XD XD XD Awesome, man, awesome! XD
Really, great job, and congrats on the DD! ^^
...*wishes for PhotoShop*
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dinyctis In reply to theoriginalhappydais [2009-01-04 19:47:47 +0000 UTC]
If you don't have photoshop, try GIMP. Not as powerful as photoshop, but it may get the job done
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theoriginalhappydais In reply to dinyctis [2009-01-04 20:58:51 +0000 UTC]
... Time to prove that I'm a n00b: What is GIMP? (and does it cost less than $200? XP I'm broke! XD)
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dinyctis In reply to theoriginalhappydais [2009-01-04 20:59:55 +0000 UTC]
It's free
Look it up on google.
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theoriginalhappydais In reply to dinyctis [2009-01-04 21:31:06 +0000 UTC]
Thank you! ^^
*to self* I'm such a n00b... XD
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Yami-Tsuki In reply to ??? [2009-01-04 18:49:12 +0000 UTC]
very easy to understand and helpful! thanks so much
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sailor-tweek In reply to ??? [2009-01-04 18:41:42 +0000 UTC]
How wonderfully interesting! I've been collecting tutorials since I haven't touched photoshop since 1997. *LOL* This is a great lesson in actually creating something in photoshop rather than just editing!
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dinyctis In reply to sailor-tweek [2009-01-04 19:48:26 +0000 UTC]
What version were they up to back then? 4.0?
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sailor-tweek In reply to dinyctis [2009-01-04 20:49:36 +0000 UTC]
Good lord, I think so. *LOL* I was in high school...don't remember much of what version it was.
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thelifeofabinder In reply to ??? [2009-01-04 18:26:14 +0000 UTC]
WOW this is an amazing tutorial!!
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aaronrogers In reply to ??? [2009-01-04 18:21:55 +0000 UTC]
Thanks! This was fun to follow!
Here's my planet: [link]
I call it, seVen.
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CyberPhantom In reply to ??? [2009-01-04 17:43:14 +0000 UTC]
I love you! Thank you so much for this!
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dinyctis In reply to Chazimcgee [2009-01-04 18:12:06 +0000 UTC]
I was surprised by the flood of messages this morning.
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Chazimcgee In reply to dinyctis [2009-01-04 18:38:35 +0000 UTC]
Haha I actually used this tutorial years back. well deserved my friend
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jade-rose-art In reply to ??? [2009-01-04 16:59:54 +0000 UTC]
What a great tutorial! Will come in handy in the future
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Kanza In reply to ??? [2009-01-04 16:54:36 +0000 UTC]
Woah, first time I read this tutorial was here [link]
I didn't know you also posted it on DA ! I'm kinda happy, I can easily keep a trace of it now <3
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dinyctis In reply to Kanza [2009-01-04 17:24:01 +0000 UTC]
Solar Voyager is a great source for the space artist. Whenever someone asks me for tutorials, that's where I point them to
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DarkRed27 In reply to ??? [2009-01-04 16:35:07 +0000 UTC]
LOL
I used this like... 4 Months ago and now it has a DD! NICE!
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Ziggyman In reply to ??? [2009-01-04 16:09:06 +0000 UTC]
A new way to look the universe. Thanks for share your knowledge.
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ollite20 In reply to ??? [2009-01-04 15:31:39 +0000 UTC]
Nice work. I'll keep this in mind!
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CarbonCruisers In reply to ??? [2009-01-04 15:20:16 +0000 UTC]
This is COOL , I am going to give this a go
See how mad and different I could make it
Thanks for this Tutorial
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ahmad-y In reply to ??? [2009-01-04 15:18:38 +0000 UTC]
thank u very much for this fantastic lesson !! ^^
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Anonymonkey In reply to ??? [2009-01-04 14:38:04 +0000 UTC]
Awesome tutorial!!!
I might have to try it out, but I don't think my photoshop has any form of marquee tools... because I only have Photoshop Elements 2.0, so it might not be that easy for me...
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dinyctis In reply to Anonymonkey [2009-01-04 17:23:07 +0000 UTC]
Maybe the GIMP (free) might have enough tools for you to pull it off.
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