some planets I made

Shaun · 04-21-2012, 04:25 AM

i had fun making these. really pretty simple. you cut out a sphere, add a texture and some shadows. blend more stuff.

any thoughts?

if you're wondering about the names:
Kolob - reference to Mormonism
Planet Starbucks - Fight Club reference
Funk-o-tron - video game reference
DN658-342b - typical catalog name in Astronomy
Dog Doo 7 - Futurama reference

Gorosaurus · 04-22-2012, 01:17 AM

I was thinking that this is such a thread that God would make

Shaun, have you been holding out on us?

Anyhow, kinda nice! I enjoy Kolob the most. The aura is pretty cool

Shaun · 04-22-2012, 03:39 AM

hahaha didn't even make that connection. thanks!

Evil Ash · 04-24-2012, 12:07 AM

Kolob looks the best.
Some of the others look pretty 2D.

Not sure what it is... but something.

Shaun · 04-24-2012, 08:47 PM

yeah i sort of agree now that you mention it.. I'm playing with them now, if i had applied more sphere distortion, they'd look better. but not perfect. they need more shadowing or something but I just plain don't know how to make it look right

Shaun · 12-04-2012, 09:07 PM

whoring for comments

Liam Brocklehurst · 12-04-2012, 09:45 PM

Much much better.

Also lol @ lens flare.

Tuna Hematoma · 12-04-2012, 10:19 PM

Toe Jam and Earl 4 Life

Omnirom · 12-05-2012, 02:03 AM

Neat way to waste time.

Dungeon Snake · 12-05-2012, 03:07 AM

these are actually pretty fuckin sweet, dude. as somebody who spends a fair amount of time reading RPG books about space adventures, i have seen a fair amount of professional illustrations that are less appealing than the second of illustrations. except yeah, the lens flare is kinda cheesy

Gorosaurus · 12-05-2012, 05:01 AM

Meh, keep the flare. Looks good as-is. Most of the planets have a believable look to them, but two just are completely unbelievable as planets. Surprisingly, the biggest comes off pretty well, even with the Superman color scheme. But over-all good stuff! Vastly improved

Evil Ash · 12-05-2012, 05:39 AM

Green gas planet is the best.

Some of the others have flat textures on them, are the textures are too big. Like that one planet (smallest) looks like its supposed to be water/ground, but the texture makes it look like it's something from Maria Galaxy - a tiny planet. And placed next to the big green giant it throws everything off.

And the crumpled paper planet just looks flat.

But that green planet is spot on - good work.

Shaun · 12-05-2012, 03:24 PM

Nice! thanks for the feedback guys

Appreciate it!

Ash- yeah I'm not 100% satisfied with the way the textures of the two smaller planets came out. I really wanted to illustrate water on the smallest planet but I wasn't sure how.

There's always more crap to be learnt

And I had no idea lens flares are cheesy. I felt the system was incomplete without a sun.

James Burgon · 12-09-2012, 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Omnirom

Neat way to waste time.

ahaha

Bobby Swisha · 12-10-2012, 06:19 AM

I keep imagining like an angel flying up to God and being like "hey, you should check out this thing Shaun posted"

and God is like "Shaun? The atheist guy? From 3dmm.com?"

so God like glides down to Earth to check out this thread

and sees that Shaun, an atheist, designed 5 poorly drawn planets in photoshop

and God just like cracks up laughing and can't stop

Shaun · 12-10-2012, 04:32 PM

wow God's really petty and stupid

Dungeon Snake · 12-12-2012, 02:57 AM

hahahh

04-21-2012, 04:25 AM	#1
Shaun Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 17,881	some planets I made i had fun making these. really pretty simple. you cut out a sphere, add a texture and some shadows. blend more stuff. any thoughts? if you're wondering about the names: Kolob - reference to Mormonism Planet Starbucks - Fight Club reference Funk-o-tron - video game reference DN658-342b - typical catalog name in Astronomy Dog Doo 7 - Futurama reference
Shaun Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 17,881

04-22-2012, 03:39 AM	#3
Shaun Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 17,881	hahaha didn't even make that connection. thanks!
Shaun Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 17,881

04-24-2012, 12:07 AM	#4
Evil Ash Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 15,534	Kolob looks the best. Some of the others look pretty 2D. Not sure what it is... but something.
Evil Ash Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 15,534

04-24-2012, 08:47 PM	#5
Shaun Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 17,881	yeah i sort of agree now that you mention it.. I'm playing with them now, if i had applied more sphere distortion, they'd look better. but not perfect. they need more shadowing or something but I just plain don't know how to make it look right
Shaun Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 17,881

12-04-2012, 09:07 PM	#6
Shaun Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 17,881	whoring for comments
Shaun Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 17,881

04-22-2012, 01:17 AM	#2
Gorosaurus Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 16,146	I was thinking that this is such a thread that God would make Shaun, have you been holding out on us? Anyhow, kinda nice! I enjoy Kolob the most. The aura is pretty cool

12-04-2012, 09:45 PM	#7
Liam Brocklehurst Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 4,143	Much much better. Also lol @ lens flare.

12-04-2012, 10:19 PM	#8
Tuna Hematoma Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 10,055	Toe Jam and Earl 4 Life

12-05-2012, 02:03 AM	#9
Omnirom Banned Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 569	Neat way to waste time.
Omnirom Banned Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 569

12-05-2012, 03:07 AM	#10
Dungeon Snake Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 17,519	these are actually pretty fuckin sweet, dude. as somebody who spends a fair amount of time reading RPG books about space adventures, i have seen a fair amount of professional illustrations that are less appealing than the second of illustrations. except yeah, the lens flare is kinda cheesy

12-05-2012, 05:01 AM	#11
Gorosaurus Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 16,146	Meh, keep the flare. Looks good as-is. Most of the planets have a believable look to them, but two just are completely unbelievable as planets. Surprisingly, the biggest comes off pretty well, even with the Superman color scheme. But over-all good stuff! Vastly improved

12-05-2012, 05:39 AM	#12
Evil Ash Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 15,534	Green gas planet is the best. Some of the others have flat textures on them, are the textures are too big. Like that one planet (smallest) looks like its supposed to be water/ground, but the texture makes it look like it's something from Maria Galaxy - a tiny planet. And placed next to the big green giant it throws everything off. And the crumpled paper planet just looks flat. But that green planet is spot on - good work.
Evil Ash Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 15,534

12-05-2012, 03:24 PM	#13
Shaun Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 17,881	Nice! thanks for the feedback guys Appreciate it! Ash- yeah I'm not 100% satisfied with the way the textures of the two smaller planets came out. I really wanted to illustrate water on the smallest planet but I wasn't sure how. There's always more crap to be learnt And I had no idea lens flares are cheesy. I felt the system was incomplete without a sun.
Shaun Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 17,881

12-10-2012, 06:19 AM	#15
Bobby Swisha Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 46,012	I keep imagining like an angel flying up to God and being like "hey, you should check out this thing Shaun posted" and God is like "Shaun? The atheist guy? From 3dmm.com?" so God like glides down to Earth to check out this thread and sees that Shaun, an atheist, designed 5 poorly drawn planets in photoshop and God just like cracks up laughing and can't stop

12-10-2012, 04:32 PM	#16
Shaun Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 17,881	wow God's really petty and stupid
Shaun Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 17,881

12-12-2012, 02:57 AM	#17
Dungeon Snake Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 17,519	hahahh