Mayor_McSteeze

Nothing spectacular but i though id give it a shot. More of s sci-fi feel but whatever. Background: http://www.joergspielt.de/wp-content/uploads/bioshock_save-points.jpg Render: http://www.myps3.com.au/img/gallery/full/NDW7GBZT.jpg

Keeping with the theme of spacescapes, Here's my piece titled: Got Water? This piece was done pretty quickly for a science project. It really seemed to impress my teacher, let me see if it will impress you.

Hey guys, Haven't been around in a while but i thought id share some pieces that iv'e created lately. (I took after Falken on this because his Spacescapes make me go nuts.) There's 2 different versions so tell me what one you like best. Version 1 Version 2

I was just wondering why the forums were moved. They were perfectly fine on the other site.

Tried to follow a Photoshop tutorial here but ended up with a water like effect. I think its pretty neat

Awh I finished my siggy late tonight at 11:19 PM (MST) then i realized the deadline was before 11:59 EST. All that work for nothing

Heres some touch-ups that i made. Hope you like it. Went from This To This

My newest piece. Heavens Gateway

Im workin Im workin Im workin. Around my busy schedule. Ill be entering tonight hopefully

Re-did my current sig a bit, tell me which one is best. Current Sig Added more C4D's Re-Worked the colors a bit

New Signature today. Took me a while and im just getting used to blending modes and C4D's vvv

Im having a little trouble with installing the fonts. Ive installed the fonts and they appear in Microsoft word, Excel, etc... but the fonts wont appear in PDN any help?

Hm, CSm. Seems your right. Good work. Love the fractals 8)

CSm, i like the fractals, but the planet doesn't look very sphere like. @Barbieq looks great! looks very gem like and shiny.

Oh im definatly going to try this one out. It seems pretty fun. Now i just need an idea

Ah, thanks man. I tried tons of stuff to make it look more realistic.

Trine: I don't really notice much of a difference in the second piece, except for the eyes. But overall i think it looks pretty good. The fur looks great. Heres a New SpaceScape That i made. Im probably most proud of this one. No tutorials followed on this one. This is all my own idea's. Oh By the way i don't use S3D in case you were wondering. Oh and here's where i was exactly a month ago. I think im coming along quite well.

I think so maybe for the newbie section ? I would love to try it out , it has so much possibilities Well here you go sokagirl. viewtopic.php?f=31&t=34057 Hope you like it

Im not sure if you have it but there is a fire plugin already made (im not sure if you used it or not) And its found here viewtopic.php?f=16&t=22819&hilit=Fire+plugin I must say though, i do like the last texture its very nice almost like animal skin or hide.

@Welshblue, Ah Welshblue comes through again with another solid piece. The wood texture looks great, very realistic, and the metal on the lock looks equally impressive. Great Job.

Mayor McSteeze here proud to present to you the Storm/Vortex Abstract tutorial! Off Topic Bit: 100th Post edition. Heres a preview of what we will be making today. Before we begin, Heres a list of plugins you will need, None! Lets Get Ready To Rumble! [/boxing announcer] But seriously, lets get started. Step 1: Create a new canvas :AddNewLayer: (size is up to you, I chose 600X600 because i find it rather attractive) Step2: Set your Primary color to White and Secondary to Black. Draw a Radial Gradient Like so. It can be however big or small you fancy it to be. Step3: Go to Adjustments -> Curves :Curves: (or Curves+ doesnt matter) And set your luminosity Like show below. (image provided courtesy of @AGJM) (dont mess with this step, it needs to stay the same for the outcome to look right.) Step 4: Sharpen :Sharpen: the image at full settings. Step 5: Run Clouds :Clouds: (Effects -> Render -> Clouds) With a low Scale and roughness around .55-.7 and Blend Mode Set to Color Burn. Step 6: Duplicate :DuplicateLayer: the current layer. Step 7: On the Top Layer, Run a :ZoomBlur: Zoom Blur (Effects -> Blurs -> Zoom Blur) in the center of the vortex with zoom amount set around 80-100. Step 8: Set the top layers Blend Mode :Properties: to Negation. Step 9: Merge :MergeDown: The Two Layers Down. Step 10: Color your layer with Color Tint, Color Balance Or Just Plain Old :Curves: Curves. Choose What ever colors you think will look best. (I Chose a Dark Blue but its up to you.) Make it as Fruity as you want. Step 11: (Im losing track ) Duplicate the current layer so you will have 2, count em' 2 layers. Step 12: (This Step is optional, but i think it adds a nice touch.) Run Smudge On the Top Most layer, (Effects -> Distort -> Smudge) And Smudge in the area's shown below in the intricate diagram. Remember, It's optional. Step 13: On the top layer, run twist (Effects -> Distort -> Twist) With the settings seen below. Step 14: Now, switch to the Bottom Layer and run Twist again with these settings. (Pay attention to the twist amount!) Step 15: Almost done, Set the Top Layers Blend Mode :Properties: to Lighten. Grats, Your all done! Here is the result from making this tutorial: Another Outcome: I Hope you enjoyed this tutorial almost as much as i enjoyed making it ( Which was a lot, per say.) Feel Free to leave comments and post your creations as well. -Mayor McSteeze

Do those abstracts seem worthy of a tutorial? Because i was thinking of making one.

Took a different approach here and tried to add a fractal to a spacescape. Go easy on me because I've never used fractals before.

On the whole the image is good just needs a tweak. Don't toss it because it is salvagable & worth it. You can easily correct this if you still have the .pdn file. (I highly recommend saving the .pdn & again in another format such as .png or the horrible .jpg). With the magic wand select the outside of the planet layer. Go to the layer(s) with the sun reflection & delete. I still have the .pdn but the thing is when ever i erase the glow around the planet it leaves a dark spot in front of the planet which i think looks even worse (i think its because of the clouds needed to make the nebula.) I could post a screenie if you need to see what i mean.

@Spin, yes thats right. Didn't turn out to well Here's a glass of OJ that i made. No tutorials used this was all off the top of my head.