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Planet Tutorial
Published: 2003-09-21 22:46:00 +0000 UTC; Views: 664897; Favourites: 8981; Downloads: 64882
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Ok, so over the ages, i noticed that if there is one thing that space artists (especially newcomers) struggle with, then it has to be planet textures. Lots of them just cant get their planets to look good, cant find good textures, or simply dont have 3d studio maxSo i decided to throw everyone a bone, and i made a tutorial on how to make a somewhat realistic-looking planet using only photoshop. Be adviced that you need to have some basic photoshop knowledge to follow this, and if not, i suggest you spend 50 dollars on the adobe photoshop book, or read the help files that photoshop came with)
I made a JPEG tutorial because:
1) I'ts annoying when you have to change from photoshop to your browser, and vice-versa. With Jpegs you have everything neat in photoshop
2) I didnt feel like writing HTML
If you have any questions, please dont hesitate to drop me a line.
In addition, here's a tutorial on making rings. I see many rings and tutorials produced with the spiral tool and that's just terrible! Thanks for the effort... but that's just wrong.
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Even years later I come back to this, it's great.
You know that this is an old one since it mentions your computer possibly having less than a GB of Ram.
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Yikes this is so helpful, the writing is a bit difficult to read though. Could this be done on any program, using similar tools? Like say....something on the IPad?
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Im gonna try this with GIMP since I dont have access to Photoshop
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Thanks a lot! It's a bit hard to recreate as my drawing program doesn't have those fancy extras, but I'll try my best to substitute
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Fourteen years later this tutorial is still completely relevant. Thanks a bunch!
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This May be really old but I don't get the same effect for the atmosphere layer I get it around the outside/border of the image with the color around it. Since the color doesn't actually go on the planet did they change it in Cs6? ThanksΒ
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Can you show me what you have at this stage?
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Oh Sorry I figured it out but, now I have trouble with the Gaussian blur its not dark enough for some reason other than that everything else is fine Thanks
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yeah, years ago I could do this, but now I decided to do it again and I am having the same problem with the blur.
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Wow! This tutorial is awesome! I've used it in something i'm doing, and it was great haha. Thanks!
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Hi! I know thisΒ isΒ a pretty old tutorial but I have a question. I use Photoshop elements 12 andΒ When I go into "Layer styles", it doesn't really have any of the options shown in the tutorial. Is there an alternative to this?
It also won't let me do the control C + Control V thing for the shadow
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I'm not familiar with Elements but I would get questions like that throughout the years and apparently Elements doesnt have certain features to let you apply layer effects
As far as control C and control V, it would be Apple C and V if you're on a mac.Β Otherwise, it should work
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Thanks! I actually figured out another way. Thanks so much for replying though!!
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Hey... remember this:Β orji247.deviantart.com/art/Rinβ¦
well, I just wanted to say thanks again for this tutorial!! It always serves me as a great point of reference since I first came across it.
I've just submitted a deviant using your method as a foundation. See here:Β orji247.deviantart.com/art/Theβ¦
Take care!
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Great tutorial! I've (almost) managed to get a planet; I'm just having a problem with one thing - the atmosphere. I don't know whether I'm being dense, or whether it's because my version of PS is massively dated (7!), but I'm struggling to find a fuzzybrush.
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I have a little problem here, i need help please
At the point to get rid of the extra shadow after I clicked the 'base' with ctrl while the shadow layer is active CTRL+V does nothing, because it seems like I can't copy the layers at all. What I did wrong?
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Thanks for sharing!!! I really appreciate it, I have learned from using Bryce often.
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Thanks for reminding me about textures such as the one applied here.
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I know I am kind of irrelevant now, but I am going to make another planet. I opened your tutorial and I noticed what you said about space music. I agree with you and I need to add something. To everyone who needs space music background while they create: try Atomine Eletrine, especially Archimetrical Universe album. And whole spacesynth genre. Also, some good, old trance will get you into the mood. These things really help me to get inspired. Oh, I almost forgot Access to Arasaka. This shit is good.Β
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Thank you, used hereΒ sheilacalhoun.deviantart.com/aβ¦
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Hi.
This tutorial is a good shit. Thanks to it I made my first planet and I am quite proud of it. There's a shitload of steps and when I first opened this tutorial, I was like ,,what the fck am I looking at?" but after a few minutes it was quite simple. I didn't know that creating planets may be so simple.Β
Thanks for that.Β
Here's my planet, for now with no background: trawiasta planeta .Β
EDIT: I incorporated this planet into my work .Β
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Oh my God. I have always wanted to draw planets. And I find this. Thank you, thank you, thank you. <3
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really like this tutorial but really wished that this tutorial has more images, more cohesive with its wording and capitalization.
also was confused with some steps in the tutorial like why do i have to delete the planet colour and put it back in? and why link the layers where ctrl + clicking --> right click --> merge layers would suffice? and why no masks? other then nit picking it i do love this tutorial and its really helping me with my current video game project
so in other words this tutorial has problems but i do appreciate it, thank you!
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Hi! I followed your tutorial, it was fun, thanks for sharing it.
space practice
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Awesome! Thanks so much for making this tutorial!
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I used your tutorialΒ here . Thank you very much! ^_^ I'll definitely come back to this some other time to use again
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i like it so much.
i have one too!
take a look. i hope that help someone^^Β
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Hi! I used your wonderful tutorial here: brizzolatto55.deviantart.com/aβ¦
Thank you very much, And I hope you like it!!!Β Β Β Β
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Fantastic and straightforward tutorial! An example using your tutorial is here: orji247.deviantart.com/art/Rinβ¦
Thanks!
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I use Photoshop Elements 9, and there's not a "screen" option for any layers. What's an alternative? Thanks!
Also, do you have a star tutorial?
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Elements has always been finicky with blending modes.Β I'm not familiar with its current iterations but Screen, Lighten, and Linear Dodge are similar in that regard.Β What layer blending options (that aren't "screen") does it show, if any?
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There are so many, heheh. There's Dissolve, Behind, Clear, Darken, Multiply, Color Burn, Linear Burn, Lighten, Color Dodge, Linear Dodge (Add), Overlay, Soft Light, Hard Light, Vivid Light, Linear Light, Pin Light, and Hard Mix.
While going down this menu, I saw the screen option - I guess I just totally missed it when I was working on my planet. Thanks for helping me, and this is one of the best tutorials I've ever used! I am so glad you made it. :3
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Thanks so much for this! This'll help me a lot when designing fan planets for Ratchet and Clank!
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That's pretty amazing turorial to know how to make an awesome planet! 
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You're welcome! I hope that you find it useful.
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Awesome tutorial. THanks 
And lol that avatar of yours
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