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Thick_asa_Planck
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Hi everyone,
Here is my first attempt at an asteroid - it can pass for an asteroid but i'm not too happy with it, particularly the "dust" in the picture. The orange glow on the right of the picture is supposed to be the rock heating up as it enters a a planets' atmosphere.
Any comments/suggestions would, as always, be much appreciated.
Thanks!
Alex
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Not sure what programs you are using, so hard to offer suggestions. Studio Max has "Smoke", "Luster", "Plasma", and "Afterburn" modules for various FX, Bryce, Vue, Terragen you would manipulate "clouds" to create smoke. What you need to accomplish is a more translucent, billowing, and wispy smoke effect....in photoshop this can be accomplished with different brushes and different opacity settings. The asteriod looks GOOD!
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Thick_asa_Planck
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Thanks Savant - i'm only using Photoshop as i don't have access to any of the other programs.
Alex
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ForgottenMObject
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A few comments:
- Motion is needed. It is tricky to create art of bodies in motion where the speed would be at a high rate and very apparent to the viewer. Basically, you need to have the tail of the breaking-up meteor more draw-out, so it looks like it is racing along. Similarly, some sort of motion distortion, particularly of the small pieces, would help add the illusion of movement, so they don't look like they are floating in space at a slow speed. Make sure all motion is in the same basic direction.
- As for the front part of the rock as it enters the atmosphere, you will need to increase the red-orange glow on it AND chance the texture a bit. The goal is to give the impression of blazing heat. A good comparison would be a red-hot piece of metal in a blacksmith's forge. It is bright and blazing and the metal has begun to flow a bit. A similar idea applies here. It should be red hot with some blurry and streaking as the rock melts on that surface.
Hope this helps!
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Thick_asa_Planck
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Cheers for your comments Matthew - you're very good at explaining things!
I'll try to produce a revised image over the weekend.
Alex
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Hi Alex.
Great looking asteroid up to now look forward to the finished pic. Sorry i have been away for a few weeks had some personal things to sort out but rest assured i am back for Good now lol:).
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