My first space scene.

xbox · Post by **xbox** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 4:07 pm

What should I do to make this planet look good instead of like shit?

note: this is not the whole scene, just the planet.

Cryticfarm · Post by **Cryticfarm** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 4:08 pm

Give your clouds some depth. Make land more landish.

super_man916 · Post by **super_man916** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 4:10 pm

make it look less fake! MOAR DETAIL! lol

xbox · Post by **xbox** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 4:17 pm

How would I go about doing that?

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 4:18 pm

Are you going for a realistic look or a personal artistic look?

xbox · Post by **xbox** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 4:19 pm

I think the moon answers your question:

DEEhunter · Post by **DEEhunter** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 4:20 pm

You can try adding the blue "glow" surrounding the planet that created a atmosphere.

xbox · Post by **xbox** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 4:31 pm

I already have a light blue glow around it.
Also, I'm having some problems with saving in photoshop.
On my sister's profile it takes about 2 seconds for the save box to came up and save the file. But on my profile it takes 5 minutes (I'm not exaggerating either) just to pop up, then I have to wait for all of the files and folders to show up in the directory that it is exploring. Any ideas?

MaestroMan · Post by **MaestroMan** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 4:52 pm

Yes you probably have a huge document open. i.e.: The document is at 32 Bit or you are working at a huge resolution, which would cause the computer to slow down dramatically if you don't have sufficient RAM.

xbox · Post by **xbox** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 4:55 pm

I only 712 mb of ram with a 32 bit processor (old computer) but photoshop is only taking up about 43%.
Nothing else is open or running above 0%

MaestroMan · Post by **MaestroMan** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 5:03 pm

If you're starting off with space scenes, you could have a look at this tutorial.

Again, it's probably because you are working with a large canvases/resolution. If your computer is of the older generation it will likely seize up whilst trying to perform at Photoshop's high processing demands.

xbox · Post by **xbox** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 3:54 pm

Yodel · Post by **Yodel** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 4:11 pm

I love how the moon is like the planet's twin.

Other than that, I like it.

xbox · Post by **xbox** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 4:21 pm

Better?

Yodel · Post by **Yodel** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 4:26 pm

Great!

JK-47 · Post by **JK-47** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 6:20 pm

Everything looks a lot better, now just develop a better star field.

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 7:01 pm

Very impressive development.