Birth of The Orb by ronviers

I don't think he took it that way, Ahimsa. Sounds like he's tired too... been working on this one like a mad scientist

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ahimsa wrote: It wasn't meant as an insult

No no! of course not. I can tell you one thing, even if I could not have seen the effect you were talking about, which I could, I would have *believed* it existed anyway. I am not always good at things like that. But I think in this case it is a fluke of the lighting and background. It may be a bad idea to use the same hue for the background as the center. Thanks for your honest impressions.

Thanks ahimsa, Foxxee, and Craig (and everyone) you guys must be getting sick of this thread and looking at orbs. I will try to resist further driving people nuts.

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ahimsa wrote: I'm not sick of looking at orbs

Same for me! No one is twisting my arm to come look, ohh and awww at your creation, Ron

+1

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Carl wrote: update

I finally fixed the 'Size Pixels' issue.

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Carl wrote: excellent filter

Thanks Carl. I remember how much fun this was to make.

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StevieJ wrote: +2

Remember Steve? you promised me it would be EP if I fixed the 'Size Pixels' control?

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StevieJ wrote: this would be "Editor's Pick" material if you find a way to keep the "size, pixels" conrol from breaking the effect

Well, I fixed it and it still didn't go EP. I guess you will have to give me one of yours.

Bad Steve LOL

Well it get a AP [ Authors Pick ]

It's hard to guess some times why certain filters are over looked while other get EP's

I think it's also that it covers a need or a competiters offering and isn't too slow, well construct and for textures is real looking real world - so it's a combination of many things that just hits the right cord

I have the fine art EP avoidance down pat Steve taught me that

lips and gouged I was trying to humor the little people

that one was the slowest ep on record, that one really surprised me i told you it was fickle

LMAO you certainly have ones that deserve eps

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StevieJ wrote: Excusy???

Hehe

And this other one with a chrome finishing and lighting from above only and showing more the inside in another way

And making it seamless tiling is like many of them are there, and from this I got the idea that it could be rendered many of these orbs in different colors and put them all together one next to each other.

And using gradient color and more glow inside and less light outside

In the randomizer I came up with the Sith Eye. It looks like the Sith in a black hooded cloak.

In case anyone wants to replicate this, the settings are as follows:
Colors: top = 16D23B / mid = 604954 / bot = 322821

Color depth 61.55
Opening Roughness 28.32
Opening Thickness 19.17
Vary Opening 86
Check Box on for Blue Center and Add Base
Size, pixels 600
Variation 27680

Lighting:
Entrance, Day
Brightness 242.79
Saturation 12.05
Surface Height 48.57

I like this one too.

Great works!