some fun -- a gas giant -- dead

John Van Vliet · Post #1by **John Van Vliet** » 17.07.2010, 08:27

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W0RLDBUILDER · Post #2by **W0RLDBUILDER** » 17.07.2010, 16:55

What I do for gas giants is start with a map of Jupiter. I usually remove the GRS, then shear the image in Photoshop and fade the result so the sheared image looks like a transparent layer on top of the original.I also recolor it. Shear and fade the image enough and it gets this almost motion blur effect, adding a ton of detail and generally making the image look awesome. Note that I don't always shear the image, as seen in this map from my site:

The full thing is at this link.

John Van Vliet · Post #3by **John Van Vliet** » 17.07.2010, 21:37

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Hungry4info · Post #4by **Hungry4info** » 17.07.2010, 21:40

I'd have to agree with John. It's dissapointing to look at new addons and see the same textures re-coloured over and over again.

John Van Vliet · Post #5by **John Van Vliet** » 17.07.2010, 21:46

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John Van Vliet · Post #6by **John Van Vliet** » 17.07.2010, 22:02

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W0RLDBUILDER · Post #7by **W0RLDBUILDER** » 18.07.2010, 18:19

Yes. I should probably change the theme; before the metal texture and black text I had a black starfield and white text.I'm going to change it back.
EDIT: Done. Like it?

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