[XyllyX]

Looks like you didn't blur your shadow.

[sadaf]

I did blur it, it just didn't turn ridgid. Should the shadow layer be above the clouds layer?

[Brant73]

Check this out! I know it's a PS tutorial, but I think it could be done in GIMP....http://www.deviantar...m/view/4587942/
L@@K at those cloud effects!!!!

[sadaf]

Ok I redid the image and it is obviously alot better.

[XyllyX]

Yes, the shadow layer is above the cloud layer.

[Over1ord]

Here are the final parts of a background I was making.

The Final Background


The Moon

The surface is aminly just a plasma filter with slight coloring added. I used Marvin's suggestion for a small amount of craters. I created a brush and painted white on black and the mapped to object. Here is the brush, http://overlord.ssmi.../cratertest.gih.

The Planet

If it is wanted I can explain, in general terms how I made the planet.

Give me any comments or criticisms. Hpoe you enjoy.

[Vortagern]

I really like how you did just not working for me i cant get the shadow you got and such withouhgt it getting jacked up well here is what i made from you instructions

[stefcho_94]

I don't know what happened but with my computer it took the Iwrap 2 minutes. Then i tried another time and it took 7-8. COMPUTERS ARE GETTING CRAZY

[Vortagern]

hey stefcho_94 make your tag with your name umm SLIGHTLY smaller lol like mine so we can see it ewasly

[stefcho_94]

okidoki but it will take a little

[D00mi]

hi,

I say hello to all you Gimpers, as this is my first post here :)

i made a planet without any clouds and stuff, but looks good. Starfield is made with greg martins tutorial and a lot of experimenting.

I´ll try an earth like next.

Hope you like my try :w:

[D00mi]

omg used also the land tut and this came out... really cool. Much thx to the tut writers :l:

[eximius]

No images in the tutorial.....

[stefcho_94]

There're images. Probably you don't see them.

[CRISTIAN]

Very good. :l: :l:

[D00mi]

here another try and the basics for my new sig:

[Marvin x]

Good work everyone, and thanks for the comments. :l:

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Check this out! I know it's a PS tutorial, but I think it could be done in GIMP....http://www.deviantar...m/view/4587942/
L@@K at those cloud effects!!!!

--Brant73

That's awesome. :o: I'll have to try it.
If you guys are interested in more effects/methods, you may want to try this site. The tutorials are for PhotoShop, but many of them are easily converted into GIMP.

Dragon Reborn: Thanks for that. There are practically infinate ways to create planets, so if anyone else finds some good techniques, please post them!

EDIT: I like your work, D00mi. That one and your previous entries are great. :h:

[Dragon Reborn]

Here's an updated version of mine I did after following the tutorial by greg martin, that Clay Ogre found, though I don't seem to be too great at making star fields yet, but I'll get there.

[D00mi]

not bad dragon!

2 things:

1. dont make your starfield too bright, i can see where you erased things, thats not good. Your stardust needs to get softened by gaushian blur (on 5 or so, test it) then its smoother.

2. dont use the standard gflare things, they suck :)

To make better bright stars i recommend using the standard brush in gimp (called "sparks") for that, problem is, that he uses some very big sparks sometimes, its random. Just brush with care on a seperate layer and press crtl+z if he makes a very big one. Then just colorize the way you want, maybe a unsharp mask to brighten it up even more and thats it.

i have the german version of gimp, so i dont know if "unsharpen mask" is the correct term.

Edit:

3. if u use a big sun, turn it to screen mode.

[stefcho_94]

I would make less supernovas so it looks realistic. A supernova happens Once in 10 , 000 years or so so it's quite unusual to have 10 on one picture.