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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

DemosthenesVoice In reply to ??? [2008-10-08 18:24:10 +0000 UTC]

thank you so much, im glad you liked it

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Jax-and-Nix In reply to DemosthenesVoice [2008-10-08 23:20:28 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome, you totally earned it!
*hands a million $... okay so it's monopoly$ but it the thought that counts!

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sahwar In reply to ??? [2008-10-08 13:34:01 +0000 UTC]

Hands down! This tutorial is a great example of what the perfect Flash-presented PS tutorial should look and feel!

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DemosthenesVoice In reply to sahwar [2008-10-08 18:24:19 +0000 UTC]

thanks so much!!

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hoevelkamp In reply to ??? [2008-10-08 13:07:17 +0000 UTC]

Well earned DD. Congratulations! Here's a

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DemosthenesVoice In reply to hoevelkamp [2008-10-08 18:24:42 +0000 UTC]

haha! thank you my friend. it means a lot

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DarkGearSuperSpammer In reply to ??? [2008-10-08 12:32:17 +0000 UTC]

It'so useful and nice, great work on it 8D, I'll be using it

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DemosthenesVoice In reply to DarkGearSuperSpammer [2008-10-08 18:25:14 +0000 UTC]

glad to hear it

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allym007 In reply to ??? [2008-10-08 12:29:59 +0000 UTC]

I've always wondered how you guys could do such beautiful things
Thank you so so much for sharing
I'm very eager to read the whole tutorial and try some of my own
Thank you so much !!!

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DemosthenesVoice In reply to allym007 [2008-10-08 18:25:30 +0000 UTC]

thank you! i really hope it helps

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Imrryr In reply to ??? [2008-10-08 12:18:43 +0000 UTC]

Fantastic work, sir. The whole thing is very professionally done and easy to follow. Congrats on your DD

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DemosthenesVoice In reply to Imrryr [2008-10-08 18:25:56 +0000 UTC]

thank you so much!!

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unicolored In reply to ??? [2008-10-08 12:14:14 +0000 UTC]

gracias amigo,

i can make my own planet now

u made the interface very well !

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DemosthenesVoice In reply to unicolored [2008-10-08 18:26:15 +0000 UTC]

thanks

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seancruz In reply to ??? [2008-10-08 11:52:05 +0000 UTC]

Spectacular tutorial!

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DemosthenesVoice In reply to seancruz [2008-10-08 18:26:27 +0000 UTC]

thanks somni

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StarWatch In reply to ??? [2008-10-08 11:18:02 +0000 UTC]

Congrets with DD
great tutorial... just breathtaking

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DemosthenesVoice In reply to StarWatch [2008-10-08 18:26:35 +0000 UTC]

thank you so much!

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HotRetroGuy In reply to ??? [2008-10-08 10:45:17 +0000 UTC]

This is the best planet tutorial online, amzing!

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DemosthenesVoice In reply to HotRetroGuy [2008-10-08 18:26:53 +0000 UTC]

haha! thank you so much

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stalker777 In reply to ??? [2008-10-08 10:08:40 +0000 UTC]

LOl other than it being flash and making my PC stuck a bit other than that the tutorial itself is quite amazing
Nicely done

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DemosthenesVoice In reply to stalker777 [2008-10-08 18:27:35 +0000 UTC]

haha! sorry
and thank you so much

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stalker777 In reply to DemosthenesVoice [2008-10-09 10:20:13 +0000 UTC]

No prob small mistakes dont matter ^^

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alex-xs In reply to ??? [2008-10-08 09:07:53 +0000 UTC]

VERY nice JOB

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DemosthenesVoice In reply to alex-xs [2008-10-08 18:27:43 +0000 UTC]

thanks!!!

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ariat In reply to ??? [2008-10-08 08:27:28 +0000 UTC]

Amzing, in-depth tutorial. Using Flash was a very good idea. I may have to go and buy Photoshop, or see if I can try it in GIMP. Either way, I'm faving this tutorial. Congrats on the DD.

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DemosthenesVoice In reply to ariat [2008-10-08 18:28:36 +0000 UTC]

thank you so much, i really appreciate it

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ariat In reply to DemosthenesVoice [2008-10-08 21:30:41 +0000 UTC]

No problem. My pleasure.

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daver1138 In reply to ??? [2008-09-16 09:23:57 +0000 UTC]

Can't see it!!! WHY OH MY GOD? WHY??


d.

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Crosseout In reply to daver1138 [2008-09-16 15:39:39 +0000 UTC]

its most probably because your flash player is too old, update it to v10; what browser are you using?

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daver1138 In reply to Crosseout [2008-09-16 18:19:04 +0000 UTC]

Solved, I asked my girlfriend to download it for me. ^^

Let's work!

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sorce In reply to ??? [2008-09-15 14:30:28 +0000 UTC]

Great job you did here.

Superb tutorial. It's a joy to see and to use

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1bardesign In reply to ??? [2008-09-15 05:48:22 +0000 UTC]

right, this week. thats it, ive had it with being a lazy shit XD
alive has been taking way to much of my time, and exams, and my life, but ahh fuck it. im making some big rocks with life on them this week after exams, and thats the end of it all.
fuck!


looks great babe, ill fave it. x

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skiing4free In reply to ??? [2008-09-13 02:28:07 +0000 UTC]

OMG u have outdone your self now truly awe inspiring!!! u deserve more than a bat car for this seriously outstanding XD

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DemosthenesVoice In reply to skiing4free [2008-09-13 04:52:43 +0000 UTC]

haha! thanks dude

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Camille-Besneville In reply to ??? [2008-09-11 21:39:05 +0000 UTC]

Just AMAZING Oo

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DemosthenesVoice In reply to Camille-Besneville [2008-09-11 21:54:53 +0000 UTC]

thank you so much!

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NotarztMoD In reply to ??? [2008-09-11 20:41:16 +0000 UTC]

Great Tutorial, I really like the CityLights Part, and the rest is also very practical.One of the best, maybe even THE best Planet Tutorial I've read

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DemosthenesVoice In reply to NotarztMoD [2008-09-11 21:27:37 +0000 UTC]

thank you so much!

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NotarztMoD In reply to DemosthenesVoice [2008-09-11 21:30:57 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome

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Wertonen In reply to ??? [2008-09-11 11:32:53 +0000 UTC]

Read it, liked it.

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DemosthenesVoice In reply to Wertonen [2008-09-11 15:18:49 +0000 UTC]

thank you greatly

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Pixellux In reply to ??? [2008-09-11 09:16:42 +0000 UTC]

Really great tutorial ! But how did you make the planet like desert ? & what about the lights on it ?

In the final result the planet looks more realistic such as 3d planet, how we can make these details like in the tutorial ?


Thank u very much,,

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DemosthenesVoice In reply to Pixellux [2008-09-11 15:20:55 +0000 UTC]

the climate of the planet is entirely dependent on the textures you use and the final color. So if you are using satellite images, use images of deserts from all over the world (it will also be colored already)

and explain more your second question. im not quite getting you there

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Pixellux In reply to DemosthenesVoice [2008-09-11 20:31:16 +0000 UTC]

Aha, Thanks so much !
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About the 2nd question, I meant: The sharpness & the details of the planet ?

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DemosthenesVoice In reply to Pixellux [2008-09-11 21:27:17 +0000 UTC]

most of it comes from the size and detail of the original texture, not much of my doing other than choosing the textures and blending them. and i also almost always throw a sharpen filter on the entire finished piece at the end

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Pixellux In reply to DemosthenesVoice [2008-09-12 07:23:53 +0000 UTC]

Thank u so much

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MisterScourge In reply to ??? [2008-09-11 09:14:20 +0000 UTC]

Wonder that you must have spent a lot of time on this tutorial for everyone. Great job. I think I could start on it. xP

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FacundoDiaz In reply to ??? [2008-09-11 01:51:33 +0000 UTC]

Absolutly stunning! , I always had problems when making planets, and now i discovered I was using the wrong textures.Great work man!

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DemosthenesVoice In reply to FacundoDiaz [2008-09-11 08:04:09 +0000 UTC]

glad i could help bro

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