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Published: 2007-09-18 14:08:29 +0000 UTC; Views: 10972; Favourites: 79; Downloads: 1495
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Updated for Gimp 2.4.5, due to it new featuresFixed some grammar mistakesThis tutorial will teach you how to create a planet using Gimp, the open-source version of Photoshop.
I did my best to turn this tut into a real cake recipe, so i'm sure you won't find any problem in learning how to create your own planets.
The file is in PDF format and has 8,5 Megs. I know it's big but it is because the tut is very illustrative
If you have any questions feel free to post them here
Have a good reading, as well as a pleasant space travel
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You're welcome. If you have any questions feel free to ask!!
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Here is my first go [link] ! Thanks a bunch for the tut!
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I used your tutorial for this [link] ! Great work, very helpful and easy to follow.
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Thank you very much
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This was really helpful and easy to follow. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with everyone!
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You're welcome and i'm glad you like it
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Thank you very much, i'm glad you like it!!
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I can't seem to download this for some reason o,O it keeps saying "file damaged" or something....
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I downloaded and unziped the file right now without problem.Sometimes DA has some server errors. Please try again and tell me if you did it
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I did and it worked xD thanks your a life saver
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You're welcome. If you have any questions about the tutorial feel free to ask me
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Good tutorial, simple enough for me to get an acceptable result.
See my planet here: [link]
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Specify your problem and i can help you
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It actually ended up fine. I wasn't using your entire tut to make my planet, but I couldn't figure out how to make the lightened side look better, but thanks to that one part of your tutorial I managed to get the gist of it. Plus we had our imaginary suns in the same places, which made it even easier once I figured it out xD
Take a look at mine and tell me what you think! I don't think it's quite as good as yours, but still
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hay do you know how to use the clone tool on this program cuz i cant figre it out
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Select the clone tool in the main window (or press C), choose the fussy brush marked in red in the tab window. Hold Ctrl and click on any area of the texture to create a "sample" for the clone tool, release Ctrl and paint the edges of the texture marked in red to get riddle of them. Without this procedure the surface of your planet will be like a ball with small pieces of paper sticked on it when you turn the texture into a sphere later.
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oh thank you for this cuz i have been wanting to use the tool for a long time and this is a lot of help
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I've seen and used other planet making tutorials for The GIMP, but this by far, is the most detailed and easy to customize off of. I used this a while ago and even though it's a little out-dated the steps can still be applied to the current version of The GIMP (2.6 at the time this was written). Plus the steps given are for really high-def planets which is never a bad thing. So I just wanted to say thank you for all the time and effort you put into this.
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Thank you very much, i'm very glad you like it
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Thank you so much for your tutorial. I'm in the process of experimenting with each step as I try to enhance the planet as much as possible. Some planets I may bump, some not. Some planets may have a thick atmosphere, some may have a thin, some may not have one at all. Some may be rocky, some watery, some gaseous, some Earth-like. I just wanted to let you know that the detailed explanations on each step helped a great deal and I hope to show you some of my work when it's done.
The first planet in this series of experiments has a mainly iron crust, and is far from its sun. For this purpose I thought to put the bump layer on "Screen" instead of "Overlay." It looks great so far and I will send you the link when I am finished.
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You're welcome and i'm pretty glad you liked it!! I can't wait t see the results
Be well
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[link]
I had fun with it. Enjoy, there's more to come.
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I have a problem. I cannot open the tutorial. Can you help me? I Download your work, but nothing happen.
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Unzip the .zip file first. Then you must have a PDF reader, such as Adobe Reader , installed on your PC to read the tut
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Ok. Now I need help. I don't understand on everything. Can you explain to me in a simple way? Thanks.
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Ok, let's do it:
1) Download the Creating_Planets_in_Gimp_by_humanofprey.zip
2) This is a compressed file of Creating Planets in Gimp - Reviewed and Updated.pdf. You need to uncompress it in order to read it. Download and install Winzip to extract the tutorial.
3) Since this tut is in PDF format you need a PDF reader to read it. Download and install Adobe Reader. Once the installation is complete, simply double-click on the tutorial to read it.
Feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions
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Did that and it works, but I am asking about the planet part. I am very confused. I tried to follow the steps, but I messed it up.
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Specifically what step are you confused? The part you turn the surface texture into a sphere?
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The most important thing to remember before using the filter "map to object" to turn the surface texture into a sphere is to make sure the width and the height of the working canvas have the same values. If not you will have a 3D egg instead of a sphere, no matter what is the size of the planet you want to create. When you define the size of the working canvas when you create a new image, the width and the height of it must have the same value.
Another thing to remember is the planet's size i used to create this tutorial is 4000 x 4000 pixels. If you are working with small resolutions you must reduce the values of the "gaussian blur" filter when you work on the shadow and the atmosphere. Play with the values until you reach the desired result. If not, press Ctrl + Z to undo the filter and try again.
I hope i could help you. Any questions, feel free to ask
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Nice, it's good to see some GIMP around, especially when everyone is using PS...may God light your path too!
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Thank you for your kind words
Gimp rocks!!
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