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Hey Ras,
Have a look at this.
http://homepage.mac.com/donald_edwards/ ... g-link.jpg
I put the Texture files from this site together to come up with this. http://www.space-graphics.com/
I then did a little tweaking by adding snow and ice on the higher peakes. I am next going to add a litlle vegitation here and there to give it that lived in look. What do you think so far. I was able to get this done in 2048x1024 mode in Gimp without a single lockup or pause. Maybe all my troubles with Gimp are gone. Lets cross our fingers and hope so.
After I finsh with Mars I am going to tackle an egnited Jupiter or as Auther C. Clark called it in the book 2010- Lucifer. As in the bringer of light. Then I go after the rest of the Jovian system and end with future Earth. Stay tuned.

Whoa thats fing brilliant I like the canyon...total 3D

Ras
Looks pretty cool doesn't it. I can't believe the detail in these textures. By the way that screen capture is without bumpmapping. I will try turning on bumpmapping and turning off the specular to see how that looks. I just can't imagine how cool some of these textures are going to look once Chris is able to get bumpmapping and specular lighting to work at the same time. I will take a few shots and post them just because its so fun.

Ras
Heres the bumpmapped pics. They are incredible. Take a look.
http://homepage.mac.com/donald_edwards/ ... g-link.jpg
http://homepage.mac.com/donald_edwards/ ... g-link.jpg
http://homepage.mac.com/donald_edwards/ ... g-link.jpg
http://homepage.mac.com/donald_edwards/ ... g-link.jpg
I am going to email the guys who run the site and the have thextures posted to get permission to redistribute the modified textures. Hopefully they will go for it being its for an opensource project and they will of course get full credit for the work.

looks great

The bumps look great...but I think it looks better with the speculars...But I like how you did the water effect...and how you can see the craters underneath...

Lucifer? Heheh, I already tried that... Didn't get very far, but I made a Melted Europa texture if you like... It's not very good though...
http://www.orangeangel.com/ranma/pictures/europa2.jpg

Here is my first attempt of making Juipter into Lucifer.
http://homepage.mac.com/donald_edwards/ ... g-link.jpg
Not bad for about 5 minutes of work. I am going back to Mars now.

The BlueMars espetially with alpha channel is intersting planet to explore. Taking in mind that you have experience with phantasy worlds i think that Ancient Solar System (ASS) project is a good idea. It can include BlueMars, Ancient Earth (one continent only), vulcanic Venus with less clouds, vulcanic Mercury etc..
just my two cents;)

Pixel wrote:The BlueMars espetially with alpha channel is intersting planet to explore. Taking in mind that you have experience with phantasy worlds i think that Ancient Solar System (ASS) project is a good idea. It can include BlueMars, Ancient Earth (one continent only), vulcanic Venus with less clouds, vulcanic Mercury etc..
just my two cents;)

Sounds like a job for you Pixel not to mention Fridger...I'll be damned if Im gonna let you guys waste all your talent on reality lol

Rassilon wrote:Sounds like a job for you Pixel not to mention Fridger...I'll be damned if Im gonna let you guys waste all your talent on reality lol

Heh, Ras you are right...but don't even try to uderestimate the reality. The reality is far more exciting and surprising thing than worlds, human mind can create

True...even the subatomic realities are infinate

Rassilon wrote:True...even the subatomic realities are infinate

yea, but to be contrary to myself, i must agree that every image (aka texture ) is actually created in our brains. Where else?

Its the beginning of all creative thought...the mind.