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Opinions. OP !!C5/sXSNsi9C
I made this in photoshop a little while ago; I'm still learning quite a bit, but I would like some feed back (other than the blatant flaw on the bottom left side of the planet, and the background which was stolen from deviant art). I understand this is 4chan and most of the posts will be insulting and/or sage, but I still want to hear some opinions.

tl;dr what do you guys think of the planet I made?
>> Anonymous
I like the cloud patterns, but tone down the colour saturation on the planet and try not to show so much surface detail. Otherwise, pretty good.
>> OP !!C5/sXSNsi9C
>>365457
I see your point, I had been trying for a lot of detail, but I can see how there was a bit too much.
>> Anonymous
final bump for the night.
>> Anonymous
the lakes don't seem to curve with the planet. Look at a picture of the earth from space to see what I mean.
>> OP !!C5/sXSNsi9C
Thanks for the opinions guys. working on a new one now...I'm going to do some things a bit different on it this time.
>> Anonymous
i love space stuff and i am a pretty good photoshopper.
i think the planet itself it great but you have a really flat backround.. u need to create some more depth.
6.5/10
>> Anonymous
>>365660
post it.
>> OP !!C5/sXSNsi9C
>>365746
well, the second one turned into total shit because of the textures I used. whatever.

im going to keep working at this for a week or two. I will post results when I have something to show for it.
>> Anonymous
You seem to have a hole in the atmosphere on the right edge.
>> Anonymous
Wait, I'm new to PhotoShop, how did you make that?
>> Anonymous
1.Need a better background, you could probably make a better one in just a few minutes
2.The bottom edge looks weird, and as stated before, there is a chunk missing from the atmosphere on the right edge.
3.It looks like you darkened the entire image on the lower left, instead of just the planet. This looks odd.
4.That is a LOT of land. I know it's probably supposed to be a fantasy planet, but still. How could there be so many clouds with so little visible water?
5.The textures are a bit blurry in places, specifically the lake just up-and-left from the center of the planet. This isn't really noticeable unless you REALLY look, but it's still worth mentioning.
6.This one is just personal preference, but I would make the dark side a bit darker. Up to you though.
>> OP !!C5/sXSNsi9C
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>>366434
1. like I said. it was stolen from deviant art...I have no experience making star scapes/space scapes.
2. pointed out that it was a flaw...though for some reason i said bottom left.
3. it was meant to be a shadow, I can definitely pull it further to any angle to reveal more light on the planet.
4. no real way to respond, its a fantasy planet...theres lots of water on the other side?
5. I will definitely take note of blurry textures...thats what I don't want.
6. the one thing about making part of it in complete shadow is that it looks really odd when you look at it in an area with so much light (stars being bright, not necessarily emitting enough light to keep the planet from total darkness). I'll edited the original pic to show you what I mean.
>> Anonymous
Looks like ass. The bagground is really low res and the planet doesn't look real at all, fantasy or not.
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i like it. go on creating content, instead of just sucking shit.
>> Anonymous
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For every photoshopper out there, here is a nice planet tutorial I found long, long time ago.

For tutorials how to make space backgrounds, check Greg Martin site, amazing stuff.
>> Anonymous
needs more clouds, they are really sparse if this is any type of water planet--look at earth satallite images and they have like 3-5x the cloud cover
>> Anonymous
>>366758
the big thing this is missing is some basic meterology--on any planet that counter-clockwise (it would be the opposite if it was clockwise) clouds move from west to east. Also the small cloud patterns make his planet look SUPER-HUGE. the swirls need to be 2-3x that size
>> Anonymous
or maybe it just need some more unity, more realistic relations between the clouds
>> Anonymous
I do some space art when I'm bored.
The planet it alright, if a bit flat (graphicallY) and generic. The starfield behind it, however, is terrible.
>> Anonymous
Am I the only one who noticed how the lakes look like florescent cyan?

http://alpha-leader.deviantart.com/art/Urban-Planet-Tutorial-34797137
Amazing tut, but very time-consuming. You're guaranteed to iron out all the little details because it's mostly by hand :P Also a great shadowed cloud tut in the comments.
>> OP !!C5/sXSNsi9C
>>367031
I've actually tried that tutorial before, I didn't care for it too much.

Thanks for more opinions guys...I'm slowly getting better at this...still not to happy with the end product, but something good will come of this soon.
>> OP !!C5/sXSNsi9C
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well, I finally made a new one, lower resolution this time (because the texture of the planet turned out kinda glossy), but I did make my own spacescape for a background...and the bright stars suck because...well...lens flair sucks.

anyway, heres a new one for you guys, just 'cause I know you love them...
>> Anonymous
It's not a bad attempt, but it feels very inauthentic still.

The stars are very uniform and the flares are too sharp. If you take into account that the stars in our galaxy are spaced out on a disc, it would make sense to have a belt of more stars, and fading out in activity from there. Also, keep a keen eye on uniformity, as this is usually an unnatural look.

The planet's a bit bright, IMO. Space is a very dark place :P

Take a look at Greg Martin, if you haven't already...
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>>367713
>>>Take a look at Greg Martin

Will do. expect another soon (3-4 days) Im still trying new techniques and other textures.

also, the clouds in both pics I have posted are from this pic. (those are clouds from Earth BTW)