Nebulae in Progress

For some reason, I totally understood that "self contained" tool idea of yours. hehe.


Hey if anyone can help, I don't know how to make HDRI files to import... That would be nice...

cool, might have a go at this when I find some time

Here's the filter with the slight mod.....took out the big stars, re-adjusted proportionality of remaining stars, and toned down the flares......towards setting it up for the focus to be on the planned gallaxies, planets, etc.....

Hubble- test2.ffxml

Yeah I'm trying to do stuff to the middle too... How'd you post that picture that resizes when you click it?

oh...just an attachment, that's why you post 1 pic in each post...

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Well, Einstein How do you post a 600 x 600 at full size that doesn't need to be clicked on to be enlarged???

direct linking/embedding.

you'd need a remote server. and yes, i'd like to be able to do that also. but, you cant, at least, not that way. if you use the 'attach a file', it's always going to work like you're currently used to.

there is a chance, that if this forum is using the right type of code, that you might be able to do it, but i kind of doubt it.

do you have any examples of it being done on this forum?

Back on topic.....Planets??? Gallaxies??? Solar systems??? Black holes??? Romulan Birds of Prey??? LOL.....

i like your nebula up there, steve and the planet looks pretty good, too. but, what did you mean by 'ThreeDee is gone'?

i'm still playing with the nebula also. this isnt very sharp yet, but there are a couple of concepts in there that help the cause.

thanks, steve. it's sort of that concept i've been working on where i said i'd be gone for a week. the idea had to do with when 3D said something about making the stars shine and affect other objects in the image. so, the blue and yellow splotches are something of an attempt along those lines. they are essentially 'suns' that have been colored and then diffused to create gas clouds/clusters, but also give off their own light to the background. i'm gonna work on this some more and then maybe i'll post something in this thread on it. but, basically, you can move those splotches around, alter the size and shape and color of the 'clouds' and make as many as you want in different colors and place them where you want them. so your nebula can have as many colors in as much variety as you want.

i also refined the white intermediate sized stars to be less solid and have a bit more of a radiant beam to them. still not exact yet, but i think the secret is in curves. still refining that.

sorry, you still lost me with 'ThreeDee is gone'.

Hey Craig, those are looking good.....

the Kraellin Nebula:

I'm kinda liking something like this maybe with a few ominous planets in the foreground.....

Saved. 7MB. Hehe.

Amazing.

Crap, good point. I've given up for now, but maybe later.

I fiddled with this thing some more. Becoming slow as hell now...



Hubble- test3.ffxml

Also messed with the stars a bit. (so... many ... blurs ... ) It's still profoundly sloowww...

Here's the file.

Hubble- test4 CorvusCroax.ffxml

Get ready for a page full of Stevie Posts guys... this one's gonna be long.

I think we could use your extrude filter as a base, ThreeDee. That would make things relatively easy.

Watch, tomorrow he'll be back with loads more...

And if he's not it's because he strapped himself to his wall so he could prove me wrong.

... and I am not letting this wonderful forum post

So after I saw this post, I thought of making one too. Here's a general example of what I made.

It's not really done at all, but either way its close to its competition.

Several perlin noise patterns + noise distortion (which adds the extra "drip effect")were combined to gain details. Then these layers were made into two separate layers. One for color, one for shadow (that covers up the color layer.) The shadow layer has been offset to simulate the "back lighting" although it didn't work very well.

But once again, its incomplete. Once I kinda have something going, I'll upload it.