CosmicPainter Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 (edited) Salutations! I just made an account today and will begin posting my work here, 'cause why not? All of my pieces are spacescapes, or images of space. I love making space pictures, it's so much fun. I just started making these yesterday, believe it or not, and after a plethora of researching and learning I have a pretty solid foundation of how to create them. I only have one complete, two if you count one I made for my music (more info on that later), but there's a lot more in the making. Without further adieu, I am please to present the first official release of CosmicPainter's creations!(Name Unknown q.q) http://i.imgur.com/S5vzx5I.png More will come later. Enjoy! ------------------------------------------------ Ok here's another one! This one I made for my Music Logo (Final Impact Music) and this is really what got me interested in making space art. http://i.imgur.com/E2QK8r6.png (If you want to hear some of my music work as well then feel free to take a look at my soundcloud page: https://soundcloud.com/finalimpactmusic -------------------------------------------------- Here's the third one. This one I incorporated a choppy waves tutorial I found! http://i.imgur.com/VQE0n3G.png --------------------------------------------------- Here's my fourth picture! Finally figured out the water reflect plugin, one of my favorite effects to use now ^_^ http://i.imgur.com/phKvpNJ.png --------------------------------------------------- "White Dwarf" 5th picture and it wouldn't be here without Dryda's awesome solar atmosphere tutorial! http://i.imgur.com/bVjci61.png Edited September 17, 2014 by CosmicPainter 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drydareelin Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 As a first image? I love it. As an general image? I still love it. The rings are by far my favourite part. They are just the right density! A couple of things I'd personally change are making the red dust around slightly more transparent and rotating the planet so it's lighting is facing directly towards the star (it's slightly off at the moment). The comet looks good; I'd try making the tail slightly more dense with different colours though! (Oh and comets are very rarely spherical. If you want to get into Physics, the comet's tail is always pointing directly away from the star!) Overall, fantastic image. I'm gonna be keeping an eye on this gallery Quote Gallery DeviantArt Planet Tutorial | Sun Tutorial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicPainter Posted August 28, 2014 Author Share Posted August 28, 2014 Thanks Dry! That's some very useful information that I can use, I appreciate it! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goonfella Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Great start Cosmic. Dryda got there before me with the tips though. I was going to say something similar. Just like to add that the reason the comet tail always points away from the sun is because of the solar wind. Like a flag changes direction here on Earth. Not much more to be said really except keep up the good work! 1 Quote Please feel free to visit my Gallery on PDNFans And my Alternatives to PDN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicPainter Posted August 28, 2014 Author Share Posted August 28, 2014 Thanks Goon! Yeah, that solar wind explanation makes sense, can't believe I didn't think about that xD Oh well, the more you know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbieq25 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Very lovely start CP! On some of your images there are a few jaggies or pixelation. You can over come this by a few different methods. 1. Gaussian blur at low levels. 2. Use Feather or a combo of Feather & Anti Alias Assistant. 3. Start with a canvas either 2x or 4x the finish size. I generally use a bigger canvas & a combination of the other things mentioned & then reduce it down. Really good when you do a bit of cutting out on roundish/curved shapes, as pixels are square & remain that way. Inflexible little things they are. The rings are so well done & your ideas are fantastic. So glad you started a gallery here. Well done! Quote Knowledge is no burden to carry. April Jones, 2012 Gallery My DA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixey Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Very nice start with your Gallery CP I echo the others' tips on the 'tweaking' points, which will give even better results. Quote How I made Jennifer & Halle in Paint.net My Gallery | My Deviant Art "Rescuing one animal may not change the world, but for that animal their world is changed forever!" anon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seerose Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Beautifully presented - love this! Thank you for your beautiful gallery. 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...
CosmicPainter Posted September 3, 2014 Author Share Posted September 3, 2014 Added another one, more to come soon! (mods I know there's a picture size limit for tutorials, is there one for galleries? [haven't had time to read the guidelines yet x_X] If there is then I'll change the sizes pronto, I just wanted to double check) ~CP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drydareelin Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 (edited) Really nice image! My favourite part is definitely the background. In reality, I would assume that the planet would be slightly brighter (as in, less black areas!) since you have the added light of the reflection also - and of the planet you're situated on. Overall great image, your first is still my favourite though I'd say Keep it up! Oh and about the sizes, you could embed them in "thumb" tags. [thumb]imageURL[/thumb] Outcome of your newest image: http://i.imgur.com/phKvpNJ.png Edited September 5, 2014 by Drydareelin Quote Gallery DeviantArt Planet Tutorial | Sun Tutorial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicPainter Posted September 5, 2014 Author Share Posted September 5, 2014 Thanks so much! I'll keep that lighting in mind, that seems to be one of my more weak spots at the moment. Oh well, practice will fix that ^_^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HELEN Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 Oh, wow, very nice! I noticed that your spacescapes aren't just stationary--you have something moving in most of the images you posted. I admire that. Nice job! Quote Don't spit into the well, you might drink from it later. -----Yiddish ProverbGlossy Galaxy Ball---How to Make FoliageMy Gallery PDN Fans--My DA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicPainter Posted September 17, 2014 Author Share Posted September 17, 2014 Thanks Helen! I like to add moving effects in my work, makes it more realistic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red ochre Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Latest two look very good! Quote Red ochre Plugin pack.............. Diabolical Drawings ................Real Paintings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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