[falconking]

I´m back... This is my new work. I hope you like it.

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[victor]

I think that the dark side of the earth should be darker, there's not much of ambient light out there.

[falconking]

I know, but it looks too dark if I make it realistic. It looks better with some ligth, like in movies like armageddon.

[Maximus3D]

Pretty well done Falcon

If i'm allowed to say i'm missing something in this otherwise great rendering. Citylights visible during the night in the dark parts of the planet, also as Victor said it's too bright in the dark parts, and another not-so-typical-Photoshop lensflare (hehe) and less strength in the bump on the landsurfaces

But it's fun to see something else than archi renderings by Maxwell for once, i kinda got bored from all those indoor and houses/office buildings renderings now. This is more refreshing

I forgot to include this link, it might help you.. http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/BlueMarble/

/ Max

[otacon]

Cool. i was wondering when someone would do a space scene.

[falconking]

Thanks guys. Thanks maximus. I got the textures from that site. In fact, the color map from earth is a 21k pixels tiiff converted to jpg. same fro the bump, opacity and clouds textures. the reason for not having lights in the night side, is because this is earth 1,000,000 years ago.

[Intuition]

I haven't tried space yet with Maxwell.

I think the transparacy maps are the trouble. When they are fixed I may be able to get correct atmosphere effects.

http://vbulletin.newtek.com/showthread. ... real+earth

Did this one a year ago with Lightwave.

Maxwell should be able to produce similar results with transparacny mapping fixed.


I think its awesome someone finally took the first space step with MW.

[ludi]

by the way, just as a square link:
do you know :
http://earth.google.com

Its ABSOLUTE incredible try it out. It´s still a public beta, but as i know, here in the Forum we all like beta´s

greex Ludi

[falconking]

I know.. I have been trying it out for some time. Its incredible. the crazy thing is that the satelite image goes blind one street block before reaching my home ! I can´t see it ! hehehehe.

[iandavis]

bump is too extreme...

check this out:
http://grin.hq.nasa.gov/IMAGES/SMALL/GP ... 001067.jpg

that image was taken much, much closer to the surface and the ANDES mountians are little tiny bumps... the coast is flat as a pancake... your bump map should be .0001% or something to that end.

it's damn near impossible to do proper earth images without the ability to do transparency via map.

also, there are ocean/land reflection maps available, that would add realism too... if the oceans had specular...