007 Nab 0 Posted May 27, 2008 Author Share Posted May 27, 2008 Hehe - thanks a lot for the great reply! I named my fractal pic Domain, because it reminded me of the book and movie Beowulf - where in the monster's layer everything is gold and wispy. Thanks a lot on the comments for the text pics -- I'm STILL (sorta) working on the WIP, I'm having a hard time achieving my own desired outcome. I think I'll post an update pretty soon - Again -- thanks for the comment, Nab Quote "pyrochild, you're my favorite person ever. We should go snowboarding some time."~ 007 Nab. Ish. PDN Gallery | I Made a Deviant Art! Link to post Share on other sites
Razzini 0 Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 I wish I had your space skills, my spacescape's are pretty good but they ain't matching yours Quote Link to post Share on other sites
007 Nab 0 Posted May 28, 2008 Author Share Posted May 28, 2008 Hah - thanks a lot man - I fixed my first thumbnail to the Spacepic, so that you could see it in full blown detail (I think you're going to like it, because of your comment) I like your sig and avvy combo - they look very cool -welcome to the forums! Quote "pyrochild, you're my favorite person ever. We should go snowboarding some time."~ 007 Nab. Ish. PDN Gallery | I Made a Deviant Art! Link to post Share on other sites
007 Nab 0 Posted June 6, 2008 Author Share Posted June 6, 2008 Here's a new work in progress. It's inspired from this album I found lying around the house. Click for 1280x1024 view (reccomended) Tips? Hints? Where should I take this - to realisitc, or abstract? Comments are greatly appreciated. Quote "pyrochild, you're my favorite person ever. We should go snowboarding some time."~ 007 Nab. Ish. PDN Gallery | I Made a Deviant Art! Link to post Share on other sites
-Expiration- 1 Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Besides the fact that the hill is :AntiAliasingOff: 'd, nice job! The color scheme is very nice, like the end of a warm, summer's day. Quote Call me expired. Please. Don't go counting your chickens before the pack of rabid ravaging foxes attacks. -Sozo Link to post Share on other sites
007 Nab 0 Posted June 6, 2008 Author Share Posted June 6, 2008 yeah yeah - I just threw that in - I'll fix the aliasing issues later. That's the 'feeling' I was trying to achieve. Thanks - I don't think the 'planet'/whatever fits in too well... I dunno what it needs... Oh and I slight P.S.: (sorry to all of you anti-post counters) EDIT: Grammar fixes Quote "pyrochild, you're my favorite person ever. We should go snowboarding some time."~ 007 Nab. Ish. PDN Gallery | I Made a Deviant Art! Link to post Share on other sites
-Expiration- 1 Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Holy carp! I just realized I have > 500 posts already! Wow, it happened so fast. :shock: [/offtopic] Yeah, the planet does stand out a little ... but I wouldn't know how to fix it, spacescapes aren't my area. Quote Call me expired. Please. Don't go counting your chickens before the pack of rabid ravaging foxes attacks. -Sozo Link to post Share on other sites
ZizOiz 0 Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 I would darken it a bit, and put a sort of halo around it so it looks more like it's being backlit. But I dunno, that's just me. congrats to both of you on your 500th post! Quote Click on my signature image for my gallery | hmmmm... Link to post Share on other sites
Ash 10 Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 The moon should be behind the mountains. Besides that, looking good. Quote All creations Ash + Paint.NET [ Googlepage | deviantArt | Club PDN | PDN Fan ] Link to post Share on other sites
007 Nab 0 Posted June 6, 2008 Author Share Posted June 6, 2008 Thanks guys -- Ash - check out the stock reference... The clouds/background is behind the planet... I dunno how they made it look good. Thanks for the suggestions on the planet guys, I'll see what I can do Quote "pyrochild, you're my favorite person ever. We should go snowboarding some time."~ 007 Nab. Ish. PDN Gallery | I Made a Deviant Art! Link to post Share on other sites
007 Nab 0 Posted June 11, 2008 Author Share Posted June 11, 2008 Well... you know how I am about planets. And it was Sunday, and I had nothing to do... so I did what Expiration does - logged onto PSD Tuts - and guess what I found?This image also has very many versions. I am not done with yet, this is my 3rd major edit from the original edit, making a total worktime of about 20 hours. This is definitely the longest time I have ever spent on an image, I usually finish them in one sitting, but this one has carried over for more than 3 days (and is not done yet!) I know the blue dots don't quite blend yet, I am working on it. I'm also not sure about where I put the text - if that's a good spot or not. I followed the tutorial lightly, but it uses a lot of features I had to work around in PDN (I think the layer blend modes might blend differently as well), so I ended up basically trying to make my own spin off of the step pics shown. Hope you guys like it, if you have any suggestions feel free to share them! Quote "pyrochild, you're my favorite person ever. We should go snowboarding some time."~ 007 Nab. Ish. PDN Gallery | I Made a Deviant Art! Link to post Share on other sites
-Expiration- 1 Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 I like! Personally, I would add more sparkles. And I would make the light stuff more random (like more on one side than the other). Love the planets, but I think there should be more ... vivid colors. Quote Call me expired. Please. Don't go counting your chickens before the pack of rabid ravaging foxes attacks. -Sozo Link to post Share on other sites
007 Nab 0 Posted June 11, 2008 Author Share Posted June 11, 2008 Thank you very much! That is what I have been adding recently - more sparcles. The lighting in the photoshop image is really hard to copy - beacuse a lot of it is from the various stock images he uses (I only used PDN). Gaussian blurring only takes you so far... Thanks for the advice - I'll try to spice up the colors! Quote "pyrochild, you're my favorite person ever. We should go snowboarding some time."~ 007 Nab. Ish. PDN Gallery | I Made a Deviant Art! Link to post Share on other sites
LFC4EVER 4 Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Great so far!! i'll look forward to seeing the final piece, i'm sure we're all in for a big treat! Quote ☆★☆★Merry Christmas★☆★☆ .::.My Gallery.::.Make Gold Text!.::. Link to post Share on other sites
007 Nab 0 Posted June 12, 2008 Author Share Posted June 12, 2008 Thanks LFC, Here's an updated WIP - I tilted everything 5 degrees except the background. I also brought out the stars more, and added more noise (maybe too much?). Oh- and I also desaturated certain parts, and added a slightly blue hue, just to change up the colors. I know the lighting on the main planbet is slightly off now - doesn't evenly spread thrhoughout the top left, but I plan to widen up a little later. Let me know what you guys think - are the stars better brighter or like before? What should I do with the sparks flying vertically in between the planet and moon? Also before, I forget to mention - the only tools I've used so far have been: clouds, gradients, add noise, Shape 3D, gaussian blur, zoom blur, unfocus, paintbrush tool, text, and a whole bunch of layer blend modes. Tell me what you guys think! If you guys open up the last WIP and this one in two tabs side by side, you will be able to see the differences more clearly. Does it bug you guys I center my WIPs? Quote "pyrochild, you're my favorite person ever. We should go snowboarding some time."~ 007 Nab. Ish. PDN Gallery | I Made a Deviant Art! Link to post Share on other sites
ZizOiz 0 Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 I think there could be a few more sparks on the left of the collision, but that's just me. I love the color in it so far. It does not bother me that you center your WIPs Quote Click on my signature image for my gallery | hmmmm... Link to post Share on other sites
007 Nab 0 Posted June 13, 2008 Author Share Posted June 13, 2008 I was trying to keep it random, like expiration pointed out. But yeah - you're right - I need a bit mroe on the left- it's too unproportional. Thanks for the comment! Nab Quote "pyrochild, you're my favorite person ever. We should go snowboarding some time."~ 007 Nab. Ish. PDN Gallery | I Made a Deviant Art! Link to post Share on other sites
Romanticidal 0 Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Personally, I love it the way it is. I wouldn't know where to start if I tried with that. Looks amazing. :] Kudos to you. Keep it up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
007 Nab 0 Posted June 13, 2008 Author Share Posted June 13, 2008 Hah - thank you very much! Quote "pyrochild, you're my favorite person ever. We should go snowboarding some time."~ 007 Nab. Ish. PDN Gallery | I Made a Deviant Art! Link to post Share on other sites
Overkill 0 Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 I've always admired your "SpaceAce" work. I'm 100% sure your work has set the bar high for many-many artists out there since space art has become quite popular as far as I've seen. I'm anxious to see more and more from you. :wink: Quote Yes, I'm a fan. ;] | My Gallery| Link to post Share on other sites
007 Nab 0 Posted August 4, 2008 Author Share Posted August 4, 2008 Thanks! I've seen a lot of space stuff out there that's waaay better than what I've come up with, but I try to keep everything 100% PDN (No renders, stocks, brushes, etc.) - so it's been quite a challenge. Thanks again for the kind comment. Quote "pyrochild, you're my favorite person ever. We should go snowboarding some time."~ 007 Nab. Ish. PDN Gallery | I Made a Deviant Art! Link to post Share on other sites
Saabo 0 Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 Very nice work my nabby friend Quote My Gallery Link to post Share on other sites
007 Nab 0 Posted August 5, 2008 Author Share Posted August 5, 2008 Yay Saabo modified my name to fit as an adjective: my life is now complete Thanks for the comments guys, they really mean a lot. Oh - and welshblue, I'm pretty sure who the "scores of others" are Quote "pyrochild, you're my favorite person ever. We should go snowboarding some time."~ 007 Nab. Ish. PDN Gallery | I Made a Deviant Art! Link to post Share on other sites
tribal-freak 0 Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 i must say nab, great art Quote my gallery "10,000 days in the fire is long enough, your going home..." Tribal\-«+»-/Freakv1.6™ [\\]«Drekentai»[//] Link to post Share on other sites
Sozo 22 Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 I'm liking your sig and avatar combo Nab. Make the text in the sig a bit less blurry, and I would rate it at a 9.3 or .4. Quote Placeholder, new signature under construction. Link to post Share on other sites
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