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commandersozo — Nex Astrum

Published: 2010-01-13 03:41:48 +0000 UTC; Views: 2393; Favourites: 26; Downloads: 79
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Description Despite the plethora of incredibly talented entries, I've decided to enter my modest spacescape into this competition. Comments and critique are welcome, I'm always willing to learn.

In this image, the star is rather appropriately the center of power. In our own solar system, roughly 99.8% of the energy is focused in, and emanates from, the sun. When the nuclear fusion reaction goes wrong, the results are nothing short of apocalyptic, as the poor planet in the image will attest to.

All work on this image was done in Paint.NET.
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Comments: 22

StefanHuerlemann [2010-12-02 11:11:45 +0000 UTC]

Wow, with paint.net. I use Gimp. Its also freeware but I think gimp is much better than it. I could never do something like this with Paint.net

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commandersozo In reply to StefanHuerlemann [2010-12-15 02:59:09 +0000 UTC]

The Gimp is much more powerful, Paint.NET is easier though.

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tadp0l3 [2010-07-17 11:43:34 +0000 UTC]

Very moody. Especially love the red space dust, the bg is wicked!

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commandersozo In reply to tadp0l3 [2010-07-20 02:43:55 +0000 UTC]

Thank you.

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chrisco97 [2010-03-16 16:30:21 +0000 UTC]

Very nice. I love the sun. It looks like it is exploding! The planet has a nice texture too.

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commandersozo In reply to chrisco97 [2010-03-17 04:17:18 +0000 UTC]

That's the idea, and thanks.

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chrisco97 In reply to commandersozo [2010-03-17 04:18:33 +0000 UTC]

No prob.

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TJUArt [2010-03-15 19:20:09 +0000 UTC]

Wow, Paint.net? I used to use that but I think I kind of outgrew it very impressive.

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commandersozo In reply to TJUArt [2010-03-15 20:32:29 +0000 UTC]

I plan on using Photoshop eventually, but for now, all I have is PdN. Thanks.

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bo0xVn [2010-02-26 03:05:26 +0000 UTC]

Nice one

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commandersozo In reply to bo0xVn [2010-03-03 06:42:51 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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synax444 [2010-01-29 17:44:50 +0000 UTC]

Really loving the high contrast star here mate, makes it feel very realistic, and great planet texture

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commandersozo In reply to synax444 [2010-01-31 03:31:00 +0000 UTC]

Thank you.

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GamerWorld14 [2010-01-13 05:10:37 +0000 UTC]

Cool, you have inspired me to enter this contest I have a space seen I've been working on for a long time and can't wait to enter

Good luck!

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commandersozo In reply to GamerWorld14 [2010-01-13 05:14:29 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad to hear it.

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GamerWorld14 In reply to commandersozo [2010-01-13 22:04:49 +0000 UTC]

correction space *scene*... Lol. I must have been in a rush or something

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ErikMcClure [2010-01-13 04:58:00 +0000 UTC]

HOW do you do this in Paint.NET? I can do it in photoshop but as far as I can tell paint.net lacks the tools necessary to do this. Plugins?

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commandersozo In reply to ErikMcClure [2010-01-13 05:06:16 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, like Shape3D, smudge, and many others. Plugins are pretty much essential to making a good space scene.

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ErikMcClure In reply to commandersozo [2010-01-13 07:08:41 +0000 UTC]

So why can't Paint.net just package a bunch of them?

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commandersozo In reply to ErikMcClure [2010-01-13 13:26:10 +0000 UTC]

Rick would have to get permission from all the plugin makers, etc. It's easier just to offer them for free on the forum, though he has incorporated plugins into the program before.

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ErikMcClure In reply to commandersozo [2010-01-13 17:49:18 +0000 UTC]

A downloader of some sort with a mass plugin list would be nice.

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commandersozo In reply to ErikMcClure [2010-01-13 18:45:51 +0000 UTC]

Yep, there are some mass lists out there.

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