Photoshop CS4: Planet X

I originally did a video like this back on my old account, haven't got the original video so I thought I'd make a new one.

Screen Capture:
Camtasia Recorder 6.0

Graphics Suite:
Photoshop CS4 Extended

Video Editing:
Sony Vegas Pro 9.0

Audio Editing:
Cubase SX 4

Music:
Right Now (Instrumental) by Fort Minor
http://www.jamglue.com/tracks/607669-Fort-Minor-Right-Now-Instrumental

Krwlng (Instrumental) by Linkin Park
http://www.jamglue.com/tracks/6443021-Krwlng-short-instrumental-

Planet X download:
http://lordreserei.deviantart.com/art/Planet-X2-139944413


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Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Photoshop
• CS4
• Making
• Planet
• Camtasia
• Sony
• Vegas
• Pro

[MacMillanDAN]

Man this is just to fast!!But you gave me some ideas thx.

[LordReserei01]

I do have a 2 part tutorial that goes in-depth and contains resources under my "Photoshop Tutorials" playlist. Both parts are also in the "suggestions" to the side of this video called "Photoshop CS4: Creating a Realistic Planet Pt.1" and "Photoshop CS4: Creating a Realistic Planet Pt.2" =)

[cipher2]

Nice, never seen a planet made with a bunch of texture maps before. Cool man!

[LordReserei01]

Thanks. I decided to use texture maps from Star Trek: Bridge Commander for the thought "what better way is there to create a planet from pre-existing planets and moons?".

Plus, I was pretty much rusty and re-learning Photoshop, hadn't got planet textures down myself at the time. =)

[CaseyWATERMELON]

@LordReserei01 Haha ok thanks :) :), I'll try that next time, but I managed to do it already after playing around with the 3d menu on c4, did the same effect I wanted.

[LordReserei01]

Oh!...I forgot to mention...this isn't a tutorial, just speed editing. I do have an actual 2 part tutorial that goes into incredible depth and also provides you with the planet textures used.

It's in my Photoshop playlist on my channel. =)

[LordReserei01]

It's essential you use the eliptical marque tool when making a selection before doing filter > distort > spherize.

That's the only thing I can think of that might be your problem or the step your missing which I used to do a lot when I started out using Photoshop and trying to do these types of tutorials with planets. =)

[CaseyWATERMELON]

I see most tutorials saying to use the render,distort, sphere, twice on the circle with the texture in it, but whenever I do thiss, the circle goes out of shape and doesn't stay round, is this a cs4 thing? or just me. :/

btwww thanks I'll try this when the vid loads, :)

[LordReserei01]

I'm glad you enjoyed it. This was more or less just a speed editing video, if you would like to check out my tutorial that includes all of the textures I used, it's under "Photoshop tutorials" in the playlists section. =)

[moonlyght77]

you know what, despite how fast this video is, I actually learned how to make my planet from watching it. Took a little while, but i figured out almost everything- almost ^_^ Thanks for posting this, it's a great help