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Swaroop — AurorePlanet
Published: 2004-04-25 11:09:27 +0000 UTC; Views: 2741; Favourites: 26; Downloads: 1481
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This is a planet whose ..(just like our we always see only one side of the moon from earth...only one hemisphere of this planet always faces its 'sun'....so....one side is hot....and other side is frigid as u can see....Done with gimp,
Thanks to Duskblue for teaching me the 'lens apply' technique.....cool changing refractive index!!!!
Time taken = 38mins,
Software used: totally gimp!
The inspiration for this picture is this picture! [link]
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Comments: 47
It's nice.It reminds me of a planet Aurore that I read and it was ruled by robots. Is there a conection?
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I dint know about that novel
I named it 'Aurore' after the name of my buddy ~duskblue
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oh wow, very pretty space scene!
especially the star field looks gorgeous.
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awesome picture. I wish I could do artwork that looks that good
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i didnt knew Gimp iz such a Powerful tool!! i must learn to work in it.
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Hey Swaroop what i'll suggest is to get a bit of smooth touch to these otherwise great pics.
Well Done Man.
I m unable To install gimp on my Mac as it says it requires X11 which i am downloading right now.
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Wow, nice planet. I think the part between sun and coldness has an eternal dawn (aurore in french) 
And I like a lot the bright starfield and the little sun, that looks much more realistic than mine
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u said """""that looks much more realistic than mine""""""
dont say so.....because u were the one that taught me to spherise in gimp
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that is just one ordinary g-flare....with reduced spoke and those lines....what ever u call that....
Gimp Godess!!!!!!!!!!!
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I really like the starfield on this one! And the planet has a really cool effect, almost like glass, that appeals to me...very nice in full view!
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oh! Grunge! another fav on me? ....oh common .... 
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np! for all the comments and favs on me you deserve a WHOLE LOT more! 
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Wow... it's like Earth was turned into Venus.
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thanks...looking for ur deviations....
and...thanks for telling 'full-view'
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Wow...gimp?Tell me,where can I download this free gimp program!
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I thnik U are the 1000000th person to whom I am telling about gimp!!!!!
congrats...
Gimp is a software, opensource, for windows/linux/unix/mac....and it is FREE....in some respects more POWERFUL than that expensive PHOTOSHOP.....
download size (u need to download appropriate gtk with it)....
get it here
[link]
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noooo ...we are here to learn from each other....just lke that...u showed be world-machine
but I dont know ...I dont think world machine is going to be used by me...thanks
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PLEASE GIVE A FULL VIEW...or injustice!!! ...u will miss the highly detailed planet (I used no TEXTURE....It was cloudrender!)....and..PLEASE GIVE FULL VIEW ...thank u! it is 1600x1200
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not bad at all! and good work on doing it with the gimp.
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