Interesting rock formations.

[Reiko]

I seen this alien landscape in a movie and was thrilled by the rock formations or trees maybe? I think this would make a good addon for Celestia and was wondering if anybody had some tips or advice on creating this. As of now all of the landscapes I make for Celestia are created with Terranim8or which randomally generates hills, mountains etc.

[Hungry4info]

I would think an alien version of trees would be a better explanation. Rock formations like that shouldn't last long.

[John Van Vliet]

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[Fenerit]

I don't know about Terranim8tor, but such terrains should be easy to make with Bryce.

http://www.google.it/images?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:it:official&channel=s&hl=it&q=bryce&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=tK5jTP3_KcfKjAfBx_ykCQ&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=4&ved=0CDYQsAQwAw&biw=1024&bih=579

The 5.5 version is FREE.

http://download.cnet.com/1770-20_4-0.ht ... &tag=ltcol

They should be made with the fractal erosion and smoothing of the terrains.

[Reiko]

I don't know about Terranim8tor, but such terrains should be easy to make with Bryce.

http://www.google.it/images?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:it:official&channel=s&hl=it&q=bryce&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=tK5jTP3_KcfKjAfBx_ykCQ&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=4&ved=0CDYQsAQwAw&biw=1024&bih=579

The 5.5 version is FREE.

http://download.cnet.com/1770-20_4-0.ht ... &tag=ltcol

They should be made with the fractal erosion and smoothing of the terrains.

Oh thank you! I've been trying Bryce today and it's perfect.

[Fenerit]

An interesting free, multiplatform software with which can be achieved such vegetation landscapes (or whatelse similar) is here: http://graphics.uni-konstanz.de/~luft/ivy_generator/#download. This software is perfect for alien vegetation crashlanding sites or "Pandorum" world-alike (with different leaf textures, easy to built in 2d softwares).

[bh]

Oh thank you! I've been trying Bryce today and it's perfect.

Hi Reiko... glad you're enjoying Bryce... I've used it for years!

[Gojira2006]

Oh thank you! I've been trying Bryce today and it's perfect.

Hi Reiko... glad you're enjoying Bryce... I've used it for years!

Have you tried 7 yet . . . ?

[bh]

No Gojira... still on ver 6... I've been trying out Vue.

[Gojira2006]

No Gojira... still on ver 6... I've been trying out Vue.

God bless you - I could never get the hang of Vue . . .

[bh]

I haven't got the hang of the render settings yet, my renders are coming out a bit noisy, I think I prefer the speed and cleanness of the Bryce renders. Although i think Vue tends to be a bit more realistic, clouds, rays, water etc. Render times are a drag however!



A vue test render.

[Gojira2006]

I haven't got the hang of the render settings yet, my renders are coming out a bit noisy, I think I prefer the speed and cleanness of the Bryce renders. Although i think Vue tends to be a bit more realistic, clouds, rays, water etc. Render times are a drag however!



A vue test render.

Wow - that's really pretty . . . ! I agree with you about the renders - I get Cornucopia's newsletter, & the renders that are featured are fabulous . . . ! What gives me fits with Vue is the blasted workspace - it's much too cluttered . . . If I want clutter, I'll go use Poser . . . !

[Reiko]

An interesting free, multiplatform software with which can be achieved such vegetation landscapes (or whatelse similar) is here: http://graphics.uni-konstanz.de/~luft/ivy_generator/#download. This software is perfect for alien vegetation crashlanding sites or "Pandorum" world-alike (with different leaf textures, easy to built in 2d softwares).

I'll have to give this a look.

Oh thank you! I've been trying Bryce today and it's perfect.

Hi Reiko... glad you're enjoying Bryce... I've used it for years!

I love it though I have yet to figure out how to fit the terrain into the planet seamlessly like Runar Thorvaldsen does.

[bh]

Yes... I'm also using the free version which has limitations built in.

Here's a recent Bryce render (I know... it looks familiar). It's much cleaner...



I'll prob stick with Bryce. Oops... sorry Reiko... I haven't tried it for planetary mapping, I'm Earth bound these days, still trying to sort out the shuttle.

[Gojira2006]

Here's a recent Bryce render (I know... it looks familiar). It's much cleaner...

I like the streak effects in the sky, there, bh . . . ! I use Bryce primarily for creating backgrounds - this is a mixture of Bryce, Poser & lots of Photoshop (thank goodness for Photoshop) -

The Doctor # 10.jpg

If I had tried to do this solely in Bryce, it would probably still be rendering, a year later . . .

[bh]

heh... that's great.

[Gojira2006]

heh... that's great.

Thanks - I miss David Tennant . . .