Hdrider opened this issue on May 07, 2001 ยท 8 posts
Hdrider posted Mon, 07 May 2001 at 9:55 AM
No good deed goes unpunished ...
MikeJ posted Mon, 07 May 2001 at 11:46 AM
Yes.... yes it IS! Thank you--- this is beautiful. Used to be, one could only ever see "photos" like this after a major NASA mission. :)
Daffy34 posted Mon, 07 May 2001 at 11:56 AM
Wow! That's cool. Did you do that with a big sphere? Laurie
Hdrider posted Mon, 07 May 2001 at 12:31 PM
Hello, Thanks all. Laurie: The distant planet is a sphere using the tutorial in the Vue manual, basically. I added a custom texture for both the planet and the atmosphere. The terrain is one I built and custom textured. It actually is a pretty dull color but the sunlight/atmosphere colors it. Later...
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MikeJ posted Mon, 07 May 2001 at 1:13 PM
I'm gonna HAVE to work on that tutorial! I read it last night, but still haven't tried it. Somehow, I actually blew past the image tutorials, and went straight into the animation tutorials. Thanks again, HD! :) -Mike
Varian posted Mon, 07 May 2001 at 2:58 PM
John, that is wonderful! I really like the cloud streak across the sky and the face of the moon, and how the stars fade away below that streak. The orange tones through the scene really enhance everything, too. Nice job! :)
Hdrider posted Mon, 07 May 2001 at 5:41 PM
Hello, Mike: If you are like me, the manual is the last place to look for anything but sometimes there's some good stuff in there. Varian: Thanks. I missed last months challenge so was trying to make up. Later...
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Dreamspinner posted Sun, 13 May 2001 at 6:21 PM
Very COOL pic!! LOVE IT!!! Verdie of Dreamspinner