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hoevelkamp — 3ds Max Planet Map Tutorial
Published: 2009-08-13 13:18:31 +0000 UTC; Views: 24952; Favourites: 254; Downloads: 1389
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Here we go. The fourth in my Tutorial series. This one is about Planet Map Creation. I hope you enjoy it.More to come.
Cheers.
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The 3ds Max Planet Creation Tutorial Series:
1. Planet Creation -> [link]
2. Planet Rings -> [link]
3. Gas Giants -> [link]
4. Planet Map Creation -> you're looking at it
5. The extra Mile -> [link]
Enjoy!
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Yeah, the links are outdated. I guess tutorials are not written in stone. 
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It seems great, but I want to make it an animation of the planet I want to create, but...
What do you mean about seams?
Really, this tutorial it's good, anyway.
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do you happen to have a tutorial of this for photoshop?
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If you look closely, this is actually a tutorial in Photoshop. It describes how to create maps for planets in 3ds Max. If you change the maps to square ones (4000x4000 pixels for example) and use the spherize filter in Photoshop on them, you can adapt this technique to Photoshop only.
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I was only wondering because there are tabs for the layers that I don't have on my version of photoshop
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when i up the contrast to 100 i dont get something like that. its still smokey, but if i do it again i get everything turning white. what do i do O.o?
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kuraixxoji made a comment but that would be me. if you reply reply to this please
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Hey. The 8000 x 400 is actually a typo. It should be 8000 x 4000. As long as you use 2:1 (2000 x 1000; 12000 x 6000 etc.) you're always fine.
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alright. ill probably have to redo it o3o and i have a question on another tut of yours. but ill post it there, ok?
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Sure thing. Just ask there or write me a note.
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i got almost all of it. mine turned out well. though in the tutorial at the start you said "8000 x 400" so that messed me up o3o but when i finish i could copy all layers and then convert em to a smart layer and upsize it right?
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nice tutorial i don't know how to use 3DS Max yet this will be a great help
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once i get pic 7 how do i apply it to a layers mask
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I did all the steps but combining every layer together didn't work.. not much of a photoshop expert here
could you tell me in some little steps how to put the map in the mask? cuz I don't really get it..
but nice tutorial !
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Hey there,
OK, to put the map in the mask layer follow these steps:
- choose your map for the mask and select it with ctrl + a, then copy it with ctrl + c
- click into your mask while holding the alt button, you should see the empty mask
- now paste your map into the mask with ctrl + v
you're done. 
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wow, thanks! I got my own world now
thankyou very much for this tutorial !
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Love this tutorial, just one question. How did you set the continental layer as a layer mask to the land texture layer? That is the only part that stumps me, otherwise this is great.
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Thanks a lot.
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Wow I feel so silly.
Thanks a ton man love the tutorials its just what I needed.
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hays um where did you get those maps for the plane map tut because i would like to use those one i mean they are realy good and useable for people and please dont say you made them...
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Hello young Padawan. I'm so sorry, but I have to say, I made them.
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okay theni will search for some
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Very nice tutorial, along with the rest of the series.
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good one. like intense tuts on textures, def. gonna use this.
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Great that you like it. Have fun!
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incredible, my last few tries at making a planet failed but now i can have a chance. good work.
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Glad you like it. Hope your successful with the tut.
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Very nice. I have a copy of 3ds Max somewhere might install it and try it out
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i think you have a typo...
you mean 8000 x 4000, right?
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Shit... of course I mean 8000x4000. Have to fix that. Thanks for letting me know.
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All my 
Thanks so much for this, been waiting for this to come out
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Thanks.
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Maybe how you do your other planets, like a rocky deserty planet or something. Or do you just make a different base texture?
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That's it. I just make a different base texture. Basically I hunt fitting satellite images and go from there.
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Very nice! Thanks for the (helpful!) tutorial. Now I just have to take the time to sit down and do some space art. I'm interested in too many things...
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Be careful, it's highly addictive.
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As, I know too well, so many things are.
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I remember trying a similar method for continent creation as the method explained there, I tend to juggle my methods depending on how it will look 
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Thanks a lot. Surprisingly it's fun to write these tutorials. And it's something I can give back to the space art community.
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