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Recreational Forums => Art Forum => Topic started by: Cube on August 26, 2006, 10:03:21 AM

Title: My Sol WIP Model - Size comparison shots
Post by: Cube on August 26, 2006, 10:03:21 AM

So far I've got all 8 planets, one minor planet, and one moon, all to scale in terms of size and distance from the center of thy system (where Sol will go when I can be bothered)

I've made some shots - 1280 by 800 of planet sizes.


http://img9.picsplace.to/img9/20/Comp_All_copy.jpg
http://img9.picsplace.to/img9/20/Comp_Small_copy.jpg
http://img9.picsplace.to/img9/20/Comp_MoonPluto_copy.jpg

Title: My Sol WIP Model - Size comparison shots
Post by: MickJo on August 26, 2006, 10:35:03 AM

Very nice Cube. Like the 'me', im in the same region...

Title: My Sol WIP Model - Size comparison shots
Post by: Cube on August 26, 2006, 10:47:01 AM

Yea, Liverpool is only a few pixels away.

Title: My Sol WIP Model - Size comparison shots
Post by: MLeo on August 26, 2006, 11:01:23 AM

I like it!

Though, what are those lines on the Comp_MoonPluto_copy.jpg picture?
On Earth that is, I suppose just rendering artifacts.

Title: My Sol WIP Model - Size comparison shots
Post by: Cube on August 26, 2006, 11:12:08 AM

Quote from: MLeo

I like it!

Though, what are those lines on the Comp_MoonPluto_copy.jpg picture?
On Earth that is, I suppose just rendering artifacts.

A little problem with the cloud sphere intersecting the Earth's sphere...I must of moved one of them a fraction out of alignment while moving Earth aout.

Title: My Sol WIP Model - Size comparison shots
Post by: Phaser on August 26, 2006, 01:50:58 PM

Very nice, Cube!  Only nitpick:  Pluto isn't a red Europa.  :P

(Yes, I know we don't have high-res images of Pluto yet.  But it's likely grey with a hint of purple.)

Title: My Sol WIP Model - Size comparison shots
Post by: Cube on August 26, 2006, 02:28:11 PM

Highest Res image of Pluto so far:

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/30/Pluto.jpg)

Title: My Sol WIP Model - Size comparison shots
Post by: Phaser on August 26, 2006, 02:31:12 PM

Hahahaha!

I had no idea it appeared that light.  I stand corrected.

Title: My Sol WIP Model - Size comparison shots
Post by: Cube on August 26, 2006, 02:33:55 PM

I've just read the description for that image...it's brown, not red. (I'm partially colourblind)...oh well.

Title: My Sol WIP Model - Size comparison shots
Post by: Creative Inc on August 28, 2006, 10:24:38 AM

Heh, you want some textures to render with? www.celestiamotherlode.net
This place has to be the best place for textures for our solar system. Earth textures up to 64000X32000. Normal maps, Bump maps, Specular Maps. Cloud layers, for almost every planet. Great place it is. I frequently use the 16k earth texture for rendering.

Title: My Sol WIP Model - Size comparison shots
Post by: Phaser on August 28, 2006, 01:03:31 PM

Quote from: Creative Inc

Heh, you want some textures to render with? www.celestiamotherlode.net
This place has to be the best place for textures for our solar system. Earth textures up to 64000X32000. Normal maps, Bump maps, Specular Maps. Cloud layers, for almost every planet. Great place it is. I frequently use the 16k earth texture for rendering.

Awesome!  Thanks a lot, Creative Inc!  I've recently been messing with rendering planets, so this is perfect timing!

Title: My Sol WIP Model - Size comparison shots
Post by: 1701-E on August 28, 2006, 07:18:52 PM

Ooooh that's some very nice work there Cube.  :D

Title: My Sol WIP Model - Size comparison shots
Post by: ChiefBrex on September 04, 2006, 06:14:40 PM

Very nice Cube. I can see why they decided to make Pluto a minor planet, instead of a "normal planet". It's smaller than our own moon!

And hey, good job on making a 3rd version of yourself, and placing it on the earth model. too bad your 3D is too small to see any detail.

But anyway, good job!

Title: My Sol WIP Model - Size comparison shots
Post by: Cube on September 06, 2006, 03:42:35 PM

Quote from: ChiefBrex

And hey, good job on making a 3rd version of yourself, and placing it on the earth model. too bad your 3D is too small to see any detail.

Yea, its 500k polys, too*




*if imaginary polys count