metalfenix Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 (edited) How do you get the sun behind the planet and how do you make the atmosphere of the planet? Edited May 21, 2010 by metalfenix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K_I_N_G Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 Please specify who your question is directed to. But I'll give my perspective out of boredom. Layers/effects. First off, tutorials are merely a sort of guide, not for a finished product as most think but rather as a way to learn the controls while refining your technique(s). As such, each opinion will be different based on the details or methods used by each person. To create the atmosphere I'd duplicate the planet, use various effects such as glow, frosted glass, zoom blur, clouds, gaussian blur, etc. resulting in anywhere from 2 to 50 layers. Usually just keep at it until you find what you want. Tiresome but effective. Use the layer blend modes to gain desired results and layers layers layers. More specifically you'd want to select the empty space around the planet and invert selection (ctrl + i), add new layer and create the desired effect over the planet within the selection. Or duplicate the planet and modify it within the selection to create the desired manipulation. Of course I havnt slept in a few days so now that I think about it you were probably just asking in reference to the tutorial. Then again, I just wrote all of this despite it so enjoy yourself haha. Quote Bloody Tentacles Tut (fixed link) My gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalfenix Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 (edited) well my question is directed to anyone who has done it. How do i move the sun? when i move it, the whole screen moves with it nah, it was quite helpful. i got the atmosphere thnx Edited May 21, 2010 by metalfenix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarkut Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 You need to have the sun on its own transparent layer. That way you can move it without affecting anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalfenix Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 when i move it on its own layer, it goes like this (i had to flatten for uploading, but i moved it on transperent layer) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarkut Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 Okay. Now I get what you're dealing with. I suggest that you decide where you want the sun to be first. Place the white paint blob there. The Zoom Blur Deluxe has an adjustable center, so put its center exactly where the paint spot is centered. You'll have to tweak that adjustment to get it right, but it is do-able. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalfenix Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 THIS IS AWESOME. On my second try, i never got the screen and i added some more cloud colour. Now its awesome. Turns out that experience does help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hexratt Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 (edited) Another excellent tutorial. Thank you guys so much for the tutorials. Edited July 24, 2010 by hexratt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
himself22 Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Nice tutorial! I would say the best of the planet tutorials! hexratt: I really like it except for the reflection of the clouds in the water. Quote "The truth is just an excuse for having a lack of imagination." Photobucket sucks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uvah Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 (edited) Hello...it's me again and as usual I'm having a problem. I set shape 3D to the exact settings for the planet. Checked them against the tut by putting them side by side. Same settings and all I get is a black image filled with stars, as if I duplicated the background layer. I tried different colors and all with the same results. The numbers match therefore the outcome should have been the same but...nope. Again I'm jumping the gun. I forgot you have to reset it first. Did that and now I got me a planet to play with. Tell you...PDN is fascinating me to no end. I have other 3D programs like blender and truespace but this...this one shows you the from the ground up and tutorials like this are the best. I like a challenge and long complex tuts are a treat. I'm so gonna enjoy this. kudos to the author. Edited August 20, 2010 by uvah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uvah Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Here's my contribution. It turned out not so nice. Please critique and tell me where I screwed up. I tried to improvise a little by adding planets made with the planet tuts I found in this one. They're not exactly the same as the ones described but like I said...improvise. It's only my first. I'm going back to try again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScootD Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 Here is my try. It took me about 3 times before I actually did it correctly. Awesome tut, and I have no clue how you figured out the combinations of effects to make this. The full size image is 1440 by 900. My computer could barelly edit it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel1995 Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 WOW! That's all I can say! Great tutorial. I only had to try it once. Easy to follow, and great job! Here's my go at it. Let me know what you think... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobobob38 Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 i'm having a bit of trouble getting the transparent conical gradient right...i follow the steps and it just doesn't look right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel1995 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Totally awesome tutorial and result! One thing that I found, was when making the cloud layer over the nebulae, I like to make my blend mode Color Dodge, and that helps to make the clouds look more real, sort of... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D3T0N4T0R Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 Looks awesome, but would someone please be able to point me to the Zoom Blur Deluxe and Diagonal Lines plugins? The links on the tut seem to be broken or out of date... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 What? Isn't SEARCH working? Oh, yes it is....., I've updated the links in the tutorial to point to the new forum. You could also have found the plugins in the Plugin Index you know Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous6366 Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 (edited) Something that I cooked up in a few minutes. Might try it again later tonight and put more time into it, but I still like the way it turned out. http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc284/anonymous6366/paintdotnet%20pictures/planetwithgoodbackground.jpg Edited November 9, 2011 by Ego Eram Reputo Replaced overlarge image with link (Rule #29). Quote /-\l\l[]/\/¥/\/\()µ§6366 Check out my gallery: viewtopic.php?f=26&t=24152 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsobf2424 Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 (edited) wow, i really stink at this. makes me mad. i hate my life. i really do. I no longer hate my life. Because this is my first time using Paint.NET (for art) and i made this: Edited May 27, 2012 by tsobf2424 Quote Emoticons ARE punctuation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xzerizon Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Hi'de, This tutorial is great! Easy to follow, fantastic results. I especially loved the sun effect. I was wondering how to do that. Best sun rendering I've ever seen. Yeah, pretty good. Keep turning out more tutorials like this! Quote 'Civil disobedience is still disobedience.' '↑ And that is how you confuse an atomic computer. ↑' ▬ Xžε⌐¡z○╖ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xzerizon Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 wow, i really stink at this. makes me mad. i hate my life. i really do. I no longer hate my life. Because this is my first time using Paint.NET (for art) and i made this: (Sorry for the double post, but...) That's really nice. Don't go bashing yourself. We all have to start at the beginning and work our way up. In fact, I've been doing paint.NET for over a year, and there is still a lot I have to learn. Eventually, you will develop instincts- meaning, you'll know exactly what you are doing. 1 1 Quote 'Civil disobedience is still disobedience.' '↑ And that is how you confuse an atomic computer. ↑' ▬ Xžε⌐¡z○╖ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXSadZombeex3 Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 (edited) Nevermind Edited April 21, 2013 by xXSadZombeex3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTardisCraft Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 (edited) My (pretty awesome) result: Nice, isn't it? I even used it as my profile photo. Thank you so much! Edited May 3, 2018 by TheTardisCraft 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seerose Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 @TheTardisCraft! Welcome to the forum. Well done. Thank you for sharing. 1 Quote Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. Gandhi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynxster4 Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 @TheTardisCraft ...Welcome! That first attempt is awesome. Excellent work! ? ? 1 Quote My Art Gallery | My Shape Packs | ShapeMaker Mini Tut | Air Bubble Stained Glass Chrome Text with Reflections | Porcelain Text w/ Variegated Coloring | Realistic Knit PatternOpalescent Stained Glass | Frosted Snowman Cookie | Leather Texture | Plastic Text | Silk Embroidery Visit my Personal Website "Never, ever lose your sense of humor - you'll live longer" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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