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**Lt. Cannonfodder** · 09-23-2006, 04:07 PM

You finished with this step already? Damn you, I'm still struggling on getting the continent base looking even remotely what Az has here.

**aszazeroth** · 09-23-2006, 07:36 PM

Quick test ... maybe even post 5b

Underwater mining base color (will also transfer to night light map)

Fig 5b. Underwater base test.

Enjoy !

//Dr. Asz

Ozylot · 09-23-2006, 07:44 PM

Woot!?! I wanna make one!! Way cool!

**Lt. Cannonfodder** · 09-23-2006, 08:03 PM

Very cool

Shiznaft · 09-23-2006, 10:53 PM

I have always wanted to see your work step by step. I have not seen many people that do custom planet maps with this quality. MORE PLEASE!!!

**aszazeroth** · 09-24-2006, 01:02 PM

Not much time this weekend (yeap lost more of my hard earned money...) But here is some beginnings of shoreline, some shallow ocean features (basically extended the land palette and ocean-ified the color with a PS-blend). I also tried out some rock formations on the upper right quadrant of the crater. I guess things will begin to progress somewhat slowly now as most parts have to be hand-painted and textures copied in to be modified. Did I say that PS/GIMP blend feature are your best friend ?! If not, it is !

Enjoy

Fig 6.1. Full planet render, only colormap and atmosphere. Test of various features and some rudimentary land texture.

//Dr. Asz

**Lt. Cannonfodder** · 09-24-2006, 02:06 PM

Looks gorgeous and at the same time very tricky. Won't be easy, but I'll give the ocean floor a go

**Tinukedaya** · 09-24-2006, 02:35 PM

I just started to follow this great tut... I have no probs following all this drawing things. Great so far aszazeroth.

One think I would like to ask though... How the hell shall I do the atmosphere effect you have on the planet of yours? I know it has something to do with falloff map? Where, how? Please enlighten me!

Ozylot · 09-24-2006, 02:44 PM

Wow.. very cool. I'd like to know a bit more about how you achieve the land textures, are they entirly hand painted?
also wondering how you will get mountain ranges in there too.

I too have difficulties simulating the atmosphere falloff.

**aszazeroth** · 09-24-2006, 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tinukedaya

I just started to follow this great tut... I have no probs following all this drawing things. Great so far aszazeroth.

One think I would like to ask though... How the hell shall I do the atmosphere effect you have on the planet of yours? I know it has something to do with falloff map? Where, how? Please enlighten me!

Nice... always helps to have a knack for drawing...

Right, the atmosphere. For this planet I shamelessly just copied some other planets atmosphere, but the basics are outlined in Deks' Earth tutorial. Depending a bit on your 3D software (I only know how to do this in Max or Maya) what you want to do is to have a fall-off that is dependent of shadow/light. The darker it gets, the more transparent the falloff should be. Then you map a gradient to the falloff that will be visible by the edge (or limb). In this case I do not really conform to a standard blue-green-white earth gradient, but rather have a more overall white tone. The falloff-gradient combo can then be applied to an atmosphere sphere (wierd wording, I know) slightly larger than the surface, -or- if you are not going so close or do not like massive fuzzyness, just blend it in with the surface-map. The later case will cause a -very- sharp edge though, but renders much faster for solarsystem type of animations/shots.

Makes sense or ?! if not... keep asking.

//Dr. Asz

09-23-2006, 04:07 PM	#31 (permalink)
Lt. Cannonfodder SFM Guru Realname: Tuomas Kankola Join Date: May 2006 Location: Helsinki, Finland Age: 22 Posts: 310	You finished with this step already? Damn you, I'm still struggling on getting the continent base looking even remotely what Az has here.
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09-23-2006, 07:36 PM	#32 (permalink)
aszazeroth Resident Ph.D Flaunter Realname: Stefan Join Date: May 2006 Location: Höör (Scania), Sweden Age: 33 Posts: 1,232	Quick test ... maybe even post 5b Underwater mining base color (will also transfer to night light map) Fig 5b. Underwater base test. Enjoy ! //Dr. Asz
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09-23-2006, 07:44 PM	#33 (permalink)
Ozylot SFM Oracle Total Awards: 2 (more» ...) Realname: Carl Join Date: May 2006 Location: Ont,Canada Age: 26 Posts: 5,795	Woot!?! I wanna make one!! Way cool!
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09-23-2006, 08:03 PM	#34 (permalink)
Lt. Cannonfodder SFM Guru Realname: Tuomas Kankola Join Date: May 2006 Location: Helsinki, Finland Age: 22 Posts: 310	Very cool
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09-23-2006, 10:53 PM	#35 (permalink)
Shiznaft SFM Nugget Join Date: May 2006 Location: Missouri Posts: 15	I have always wanted to see your work step by step. I have not seen many people that do custom planet maps with this quality. MORE PLEASE!!!
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09-24-2006, 01:02 PM	#36 (permalink)
aszazeroth Resident Ph.D Flaunter Realname: Stefan Join Date: May 2006 Location: Höör (Scania), Sweden Age: 33 Posts: 1,232	Not much time this weekend (yeap lost more of my hard earned money...) But here is some beginnings of shoreline, some shallow ocean features (basically extended the land palette and ocean-ified the color with a PS-blend). I also tried out some rock formations on the upper right quadrant of the crater. I guess things will begin to progress somewhat slowly now as most parts have to be hand-painted and textures copied in to be modified. Did I say that PS/GIMP blend feature are your best friend ?! If not, it is ! Enjoy Fig 6.1. Full planet render, only colormap and atmosphere. Test of various features and some rudimentary land texture. //Dr. Asz
	________________________________ "The impossible only takes longer time" [DrD] [WBD]

09-24-2006, 02:06 PM	#37 (permalink)
Lt. Cannonfodder SFM Guru Realname: Tuomas Kankola Join Date: May 2006 Location: Helsinki, Finland Age: 22 Posts: 310	Looks gorgeous and at the same time very tricky. Won't be easy, but I'll give the ocean floor a go
	www.tuomaskankola.com www.undo.fi

09-24-2006, 02:35 PM	#38 (permalink)
Tinukedaya The Dwarf Total Awards: 2 (more» ...) Realname: Karel Join Date: May 2006 Location: Czech Rep. Age: 30 Posts: 690	I just started to follow this great tut... I have no probs following all this drawing things. Great so far aszazeroth. One think I would like to ask though... How the hell shall I do the atmosphere effect you have on the planet of yours? I know it has something to do with falloff map? Where, how? Please enlighten me!
	"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic" - Arthur C. Clarke Corollary - "Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced." - Prof. Barry Gehm current WIP: SFS War Hammer <- Stdby due to Viky

09-24-2006, 02:44 PM	#39 (permalink)
Ozylot SFM Oracle Total Awards: 2 (more» ...) Realname: Carl Join Date: May 2006 Location: Ont,Canada Age: 26 Posts: 5,795	Wow.. very cool. I'd like to know a bit more about how you achieve the land textures, are they entirly hand painted? also wondering how you will get mountain ranges in there too. I too have difficulties simulating the atmosphere falloff.
	- Ozy - A proud supporter of *3DScifi.com* and *SciFiers Anonymous* Current WIP: My site (Notepad :D ) Old Stuff: Gallery pics and wips...(Wings3D, Kerkythea & Bryce)

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