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DemosthenesVoiceThe Grand Planet Tutorial

Published: 2008-09-10 17:26:44 +0000 UTC; Views: 54353; Favourites: 1487; Downloads: 3502
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Description This is one of my biggest projects as of now. An in-depth guide to the basic creation of a realistic planet in Photoshop. The tutorial is aimed at beginners with decent knowledge of PS, but if there is anything you dont understand or i didnt make clear enough, please feel free to note me or email me (skqwashy@hotmail.com)
A HUGE thanks goes out once again to my good friend ~Crosseout who took my jumble of text and screenshots and turned them into this flawless presentation. I couldnt have done it with out you bud.

I know there are a lot of planet tutorials out there already, but I have read many of them and tried to combine them into the method that works best for me. The techniques are even changing, so hopefully there is something new in here for everyone. And if this is your first attempt at a planet, my biggest advice is to keep at it. Ive made hundreds and hundreds of planets before they came out even close to what i wanted.

If there is anything i missed, or anything that doesnt make sence, just drop me a note. I would love to see what you guys come up with so send me a link too. Other than that, have fun, and enjoy yourself.

P.S. Sorry for all of the typos

EDIT: holy god! a DD, never expected this. This is so cool, thank you all for your support, to ^LawrenceDeDark for featuring it, to Beth (~CsmcVisn ) for suggesting it, and most importantly to ~Crosseout for making this possible and doing all of the flash for me.
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Comments: 290

g0rg0n [2010-03-02 23:11:27 +0000 UTC]

very good tutorial..thank you

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DemosthenesVoice In reply to g0rg0n [2010-05-28 02:39:10 +0000 UTC]

my pleasure

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Fluffyfrog [2010-02-26 17:47:33 +0000 UTC]

Hm this isn't very user friendly for those with Adobe Photoshop 7, I'm having a hard time trying to make it look good!


But good tutorial

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DemosthenesVoice In reply to Fluffyfrog [2010-05-28 02:39:52 +0000 UTC]

it all takes practice. if you have any specific questions, feel free to note me

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DeSiGn-LoVeR [2010-02-17 23:31:29 +0000 UTC]

well i've found this tutorial very helpful specially i'm on my way to creat my first realistic planet so i want to learn from the best .But i'm facing the problem of getting textures so can you explain to me how you get yours please
Thank you for this amazing tuto
of course

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DemosthenesVoice In reply to DeSiGn-LoVeR [2010-05-28 02:42:07 +0000 UTC]

i use "visible earth: modis". google it, youll find it (im not on my comp so i dont have the exact link )

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DeSiGn-LoVeR In reply to DemosthenesVoice [2010-06-02 19:33:11 +0000 UTC]

So, do you spend a long time to choose a good one cause i can't find a good one easily ?
or there is a specific word to search and get just what i want ?
thnks a lot

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DemosthenesVoice In reply to DeSiGn-LoVeR [2010-06-09 18:21:44 +0000 UTC]

there are no magic key words unfortunately . just kep looking, and remember that you can alter them as much as you want in PS

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DeSiGn-LoVeR In reply to DeSiGn-LoVeR [2010-02-19 21:29:01 +0000 UTC]

???

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Crosseout In reply to DeSiGn-LoVeR [2010-05-13 12:55:48 +0000 UTC]

demos is busy(; I think he uses google maps and resources like that.

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DeSiGn-LoVeR In reply to Crosseout [2010-06-02 19:22:18 +0000 UTC]

thx buddy

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juanez [2010-02-07 16:02:46 +0000 UTC]

Great guide, thanks!

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DemosthenesVoice In reply to juanez [2010-05-28 02:47:57 +0000 UTC]

my pleasure!

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ezdi-arts [2010-01-28 16:29:47 +0000 UTC]

Nicee ^^

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DemosthenesVoice In reply to ezdi-arts [2010-05-28 02:48:25 +0000 UTC]

thank you!

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Wolfe-GTP [2010-01-27 16:53:39 +0000 UTC]

I probably won't use this anytime soon but I just wanted to say well done on a nicely composed tutorial with a nice presentation.

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DemosthenesVoice In reply to Wolfe-GTP [2010-05-28 02:48:30 +0000 UTC]

thank you!

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zerooloord [2010-01-27 16:14:53 +0000 UTC]

nice work !

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DemosthenesVoice In reply to zerooloord [2010-05-28 02:48:33 +0000 UTC]

thank you!

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Were-wolf-101 [2010-01-27 12:57:18 +0000 UTC]

kwl! very nice ^^

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DemosthenesVoice In reply to Were-wolf-101 [2010-05-28 02:48:36 +0000 UTC]

thank you!

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serbus [2010-01-27 12:28:47 +0000 UTC]

This is extremely well done. Thank you so much!

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DemosthenesVoice In reply to serbus [2010-05-28 02:48:46 +0000 UTC]

thank you! its my pleasure!

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simulatedvb [2010-01-27 10:51:49 +0000 UTC]

amazing!

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DemosthenesVoice In reply to simulatedvb [2010-05-28 02:48:49 +0000 UTC]

thank you!

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V4VOLTAGE [2010-01-27 09:50:03 +0000 UTC]

DUDE!!! AMAZING!!

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DemosthenesVoice In reply to V4VOLTAGE [2010-05-28 02:48:51 +0000 UTC]

thank you!

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yapi [2010-01-27 09:27:33 +0000 UTC]

Great tips, and fantastic presentation! Thanks for sharing!

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DemosthenesVoice In reply to yapi [2010-05-28 02:48:55 +0000 UTC]

thank you!

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verysweetindeed [2010-01-27 09:20:52 +0000 UTC]

this is brilliant! I'm doing something like this for work and I just came across this and I must admit, you saved my day and I'll not have a major headache now
instant

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DemosthenesVoice In reply to verysweetindeed [2010-05-28 02:49:07 +0000 UTC]

thank you! my pleasure!

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GraySayell [2010-01-27 09:16:48 +0000 UTC]

brilliant presentation and tutorial

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DemosthenesVoice In reply to GraySayell [2010-05-28 02:49:10 +0000 UTC]

thank you!

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Robotrob44 In reply to ??? [2010-01-27 02:57:56 +0000 UTC]

you misspelled something. instead of click u put dick on the city lights section

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DemosthenesVoice In reply to Robotrob44 [2010-05-28 02:49:23 +0000 UTC]

hahahaha! silly me

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Robotrob44 In reply to DemosthenesVoice [2010-05-28 03:02:55 +0000 UTC]

what?

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Robotrob44 In reply to ??? [2010-01-25 03:53:48 +0000 UTC]

i think this is great! could u teach me your ways?

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DemosthenesVoice In reply to Robotrob44 [2010-05-28 02:49:46 +0000 UTC]

ask away!

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WoahAlex In reply to ??? [2010-01-17 18:10:42 +0000 UTC]

Erm... this isn't working for me?! It loads to 99% and then stops. Help! D:

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DemosthenesVoice In reply to WoahAlex [2010-05-28 02:50:22 +0000 UTC]

o man, that sucks! i have no idea why... im sorry

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Crosseout In reply to WoahAlex [2010-01-18 15:41:31 +0000 UTC]

never heard of that glitch before... do you have flashplayer 10 or later?

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WoahAlex In reply to Crosseout [2010-01-19 21:12:14 +0000 UTC]

Erm, never mind.
I come back to it a day later and it works now...
Hmm, strange.

Amazing btw! xD

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Soulslayer317 In reply to ??? [2009-12-23 11:54:49 +0000 UTC]

Dude, this is awsome. I never saw a tuturial on deviantart lik ethis before!

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DemosthenesVoice In reply to Soulslayer317 [2010-05-28 03:08:59 +0000 UTC]

thank you!

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DarinK In reply to ??? [2009-12-14 22:23:23 +0000 UTC]

This is the best planet tutorial I have ever read. Thanks for this!

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dax-kun [2009-12-06 21:34:29 +0000 UTC]

thats totally awesome thx, btw how can i download this?

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DemosthenesVoice In reply to dax-kun [2009-12-09 20:44:20 +0000 UTC]

it should be available with the download link, but ive never tried. its a big file, so good luck

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DJBoraP In reply to ??? [2009-09-24 10:05:57 +0000 UTC]

I have made some pretty nice planets in the past but I think this will be a new start for me. I downloaded it and browed through it and I see a lot of hints that I'll need so I'll make sure I read it all.
Thank you.

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DemosthenesVoice In reply to DJBoraP [2009-10-02 20:57:00 +0000 UTC]

im glad i could help! good luck

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anubisza In reply to ??? [2009-09-09 07:30:29 +0000 UTC]

I think for people who already know the basics this must be like the orgasm of planet tutes. Sorry for that below the belt comment... but it's absolutely an essential.

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