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JosephJB — The Box Nebula
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Published: 2010-04-14 08:52:05 +0000 UTC; Views: 767; Favourites: 24; Downloads: 18
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Eh, I can never seem to get rid of that flat look =/oh well.
Photoshop, about 4 hours.
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As ~novaxeros says, yes, probably correct the light source. And try not to do planet close-ups unless you do it with a 3D render. I've tried many times and the only good ones I've seen are those that were rendered with 3D programs. 
Aside from that,
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Thank you! I know this is like 2 years old, however, do you know of any good 3D rendering programs? I have Terragen, but I can't quite grasp the learning curve.
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Terragen is actually rather powerful if used well. Personally for actual nature scenes I use Vue, which is extremely expensive and isn't a 3D rendering program per se, just a nature thing (trees and such). Terragen creates fantastic skies, and should be nice to model a close up planet with. Stick with it. You should be able to do well enough if you try.
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Impressive !! How did you make this wonderful nebula ??
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"Edited" --> Color, Brightness, contrast... ?
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Deleted the sky from the clouds (color range), Saturation, duplication, overlay/screen/others I can't remember blending modes. and a little contrast added. oh, and a clouds filter layer on overlay.
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Like how there isn't any depth to it. It looks like the planets and everything are right there at the front of the picture. At least to me, if that makes any sense.
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Hm, why not try adding a little more contrast to the nebula to begin with, make sure all the planets obey the same light source as each other too.
A little trick you could try with just basic circles in photoshop, is making a full solar system. Designate one circle as the light source, then draw in a planet somewhere far off behind it, and a closer planet to the 'camera/screen'.
Then, use the planets to practice getting the light source correct, and when you get it right, the picture will look more 3D because the eye notices that the planets are using the light source as a.. well, light source.
On this current picture above, the sun and the nebula are light sources theoretically, based on size, so the planets confuse the eye, as they don't seem to obey both sources. That may well be what's causing that flat feel.
Have a practice on Photoshop with the method I told you and see if that helps at all.
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Awesome, thanks. I'll definitely try that.
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