Halcyon: Planet in Space

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2004-01-09 10:26pm

Something I whipped up after seeing the space scene someone else posted, because i wanted to out do them. :p

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The Cleric · Post by **The Cleric** » 2004-01-09 10:30pm

Holy shit. That is fucking awesome.

Einhander Sn0m4n · Post by **Einhander Sn0m4n** » 2004-01-09 10:34pm

Beautiful!

Got a High-Rezz version, say circa 1000x800 pixels?

The Cleric · Post by **The Cleric** » 2004-01-09 10:42pm

The 1600x1200 is linked under it.

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2004-01-09 10:46pm

Einhander Sn0m4n wrote:Beautiful! Got a High-Rezz version, say circa 1000x800 pixels?

I'll custom fit it.

1000x800

StarshipTitanic · Post by **StarshipTitanic** » 2004-01-10 12:54am

Should half the planet not facing the sun be lit that well? And the day/night line is rather erratic.

And where else would one find a planet?

Pretty, though.

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2004-01-10 01:21am

theres maybe more than one star? :p

the terminator is not eratic, is just that the planet, if im looking at what i think youre seeing, is not equally as relfective in all places. the terminator itself is a perfect ellipse.

Sarevok · Post by **Sarevok** » 2004-01-10 01:37am

Beautiful picture. BTW I think the sun should be a bit to the left and larger. That would make it look better.

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2004-01-10 02:35am

evilcat4000 wrote:Beautiful picture. BTW I think the sun should be a bit to the left and larger. That would make it look better.

Everyone's a fucking critic.

It's a white dwarf.

Stofsk · Post by **Stofsk** » 2004-01-10 04:22am

It won't load on my browser for some reason. What's the deal?

Wild Karrde · Post by **Wild Karrde** » 2004-01-10 04:59am

IIRC Koji's hosting off his comp, which seems to be down atm.

Sarevok · Post by **Sarevok** » 2004-01-10 05:11am

Works fine on my PC.

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2004-01-10 02:49pm

stofsk, my computer was offline for a while last night. its back up now.

Post by **Dalton** » 2004-01-10 07:18pm

Jesus H. FUCKING christ!!!!!

Stofsk · Post by **Stofsk** » 2004-01-10 09:17pm

Kojikun, how do you do that?

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2004-01-11 01:15am

Well theres this fantastic dude, names Greg Martin. He does some beautiful shit, better than mine. He writes these tutorials, one on starfields one on planets. You can actually search for "realistic starfield" and the first link is to his site.

So anyway, I used his tutorials, but I modified the planet one by using map overlays of Mars and Venus instead of brushes. If you try to create all the planet texture on your own you'll just fail miserably because theres so much intricacy and imperfection that gaussian clouds and other filters just don't compare.

I have some other smaller versions based of his planet tutorials, but neither is as nice, nor as big.

Stofsk · Post by **Stofsk** » 2004-01-11 01:17am

What about graphics programs? Which one of those do you use?

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2004-01-11 01:19am

Stofsk wrote:What about graphics programs? Which one of those do you use?

Photoshop 7. Tho I think any version of photoshop will work, as would GIMP, I believe. I have not really used GIMP, I'm not keen on the right clicking and the lack of a single main window.

CaptainChewbacca · Post by **CaptainChewbacca** » 2004-01-11 03:34am

It looks really nice, but the planetary geologist in me can't help but wonder about how the weather and life would be different on a planet with large oceans at both poles.

And those wicked linear bands of vegetation, is that just what happens when you color-tint venus?

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2004-01-11 03:39am

Theres no polar oceans, theres no oceans at all, actually. its just some colouring. No real land-ocean shit. And the bands you see are actually venus' atmosphere/clouds with the fill down to like 10%.

CaptainChewbacca · Post by **CaptainChewbacca** » 2004-01-11 03:44am

I figured. That's probably not a very friendly planet, then.

Stofsk · Post by **Stofsk** » 2004-01-11 04:25am

75% of the planet is obscured, and the predominant colours are green and blue; aren't they "friendly" colours?

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2004-01-11 04:29am

The planet is VERY friendly. It gives you candy.

Sarevok · Post by **Sarevok** » 2004-01-11 04:34am

I dont think it is a nice place to live.

Stofsk · Post by **Stofsk** » 2004-01-11 04:40am

evilcat4000 wrote:I dont think it is a nice place to live.

How would you know? You've never been there!