A Work in Progress: Once in a Blue moon



This guide was made for entry:
Once in a Blue moon
In Contest:
idioms 2


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Star field created with noise filter and brushes. This was used as an environment map.

Creation of Once in a Blue moon: Step 1

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this texture is for my water creatures made in CS5

Creation of Once in a Blue moon: Step 2

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Moon is a sphere. The creatures are splines.

Creation of Once in a Blue moon: Step 3

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The scene is lit with omni lights. Texture applied to shapes.

Creation of Once in a Blue moon: Step 4

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terrain is modeled from a plane with a displacement modifier. Bump map for this was made with photoshop by rendering clouds.

Creation of Once in a Blue moon: Step 5

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Water is a plane with Mental Ray Arch&Design "water" texture map applied.

Creation of Once in a Blue moon: Step 6

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My environment map is the stars and comet.

Creation of Once in a Blue moon: Step 7

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Some post processing in PS.
levels and shadow/highlight

Creation of Once in a Blue moon: Step 8

Final result

Creation of Once in a Blue moon: Final Result

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