Can anybody give me some hints or advice as to how to create convincing planet textures that stand up to scrutiny up close as well as at a distance? Also, is there a resource anywhere with a library of good (preferably free) planet and spaceship skin textures? I think it's my lack of ability in the texture-creating department that leads me to have to resort to a lot of lighting and photoshopping to hide the flaws. Any hints, links or tips would be very welcome.

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Dont know if this can help. A great tutorial on how to create realistic planets with textures.

Rudolf Herczog
Digital Artist
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Woah! Stunning!

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beats my idea..;) If you want to cheat, there's a site called 'Wolfie's Den', that has some planet textures..Mars and Jupiter are pretty good, other planets and moons are available..;) just slap on a sphere, and you're dealin'..;)

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Try these

Stephen Ray

Thanks, everybody. :)