Textures for a planet i'm making...

[PlutonianEmpire]

I'm making a planet on celestia for a woman that i've taken a liking to, and so far, in celestia, the planet looks good, as seen here:


(i know it's the same size as earth, but i'd like it that way )

But i'm wondering, does the surface texture look at all a bit too "cartoonish", and what can i do to improve it if it does seem too "cartoonish"?



(i have no problem with the clouds, they're just the way i want 'em)

[selden]

You might visit the Web Forums
http://www.solarvoyager.com/
and
http://www.spaceartists.com/

I believe that they have tutorials on how to make planet textures.

[Michael Kilderry]

Try reducing the Saturation of the texture a bit, this might stop it from looking too colourful and possibly change some of the green parts to more of a brownish colour as this could add some more realism. You might want to add polar ice caps as well.

Michael