Weekly Challenge 59 - 3D Landscape

[Court Jester]

Hi guys,

I thought it would be great to do a challenge around designing a 3D landscape. You know a fantasy / sci fi landscape etc.

Hope this is ok, it's my first time to post a challenge.
So lets see what everyone comes up with.

[emm]

I no nothing about 3d, so I'll pass on this one. Good luck to all of you!


(edit:typo)

[Edited on 6-7-06 by emm]

[cfire]

emm, I don't think it's meant to be(at least I hope not since this is a PS forum). I think it's just meant to be a sci fi landscape so I hope you reconsider. :)

[emm]

gosh, sci-fi, eh? Well perhaps, never did any of that either. Sounds like a challenge. Can anyone throw me some inspirational links?

[Court Jester]

emm,
do a google for a small program for terragen. It's free and gives you a nice backdrop to open up in ps to play around in and customise your scene / landscape.

[emm]

thanks, I will!

[DeVV]

i'm finaly back on the site, my old computer died, but i am back with a loaded laptop, hope it isn't to late in the week for me to start my landscape,


good luck all,

devin

[kiwicolin]

Now that sounds like fun! I don't know if I have he time, but if I can I will throw something together

[emm]

oh, goodie!

[Court Jester]

Hi all,
Here's my attempt. Please comment as I have never done anything like this before.
Hope everyone enjoys the challenge.
http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/5435/purplehazeps14xd.jpg:D

[George55]

Hey Jester! I downloaded the Terragen program but du not know how to use yet...where can I find files to import or how can I use it...I am so confused, but it looks like a good program... Thank you for the tip....

By the way, nice landscape, was the girl done with Terragen too? looks cool! :cheers

[TraXter]

not very good... I know :(

http://www.lillebergen.net/land2.jpg

[Court Jester]

Originally posted by George55
Hey Jester! I downloaded the Terragen program but du not know how to use yet...where can I find files to import or how can I use it...I am so confused, but it looks like a good program... Thank you for the tip....

By the way, nice landscape, was the girl done with Terragen too? looks cool! :cheers

Thanks, the only thing that terragen did was the landscape. Mist, planet and stars etc was done through photoshop. The girl I rendered in Poser and imported into PS and played around with.

As for Terragen, generate your terrain, play with the setitngs to get canyonism, glaciers right etc. When your happy with settings click on preview and it will do a quick render. Click on view /sculpt to select camera location. Raise / lower section there as well. When happy select render from the preview screen. When the render has completed save as a bmp and import into PS. Pretty basic rundown for you there, once you get the hang of the basics, you can start to play with water and atmosphere settings. if you need further help, let me know.

[George55]

Thaks Jester..I will try to see if I can do something later.... I will ask you if I have trouble.....:)

[emm]

I only have access to this crappy old 250 mHz windows 2000 piece o' you know what, it takes forever to render an image! I had to cancel and go to bed last night. I'm leaving on holliday for a couple of weeks on monday I expect. I'll try and have something in the meantime if it doesn't take a whole day just to render..

and I think both entries so far are beautiful!
I'm excited to see what comes out of this renderbusiness. I have no idea what I'm doing, clicking on all these options, changing colors etc.

[Edited on 7-7-06 by emm]

[George55]

Court Jester, I sent a U2U asking you for help!

[Court Jester]

Originally posted by TraXter
not very good... I know :(

http://www.lillebergen.net/land2.jpg

Hey I quite like it. it may be my monitor but I find it hard to differentiate the craft from the shadows of the terrain. But like I said it could be my monitor....

Well done for a first attempt.

Additionally to all Terragen users, you will need the plugin on the this link to export to bmp.

http://www.planetside.co.uk/terragen/resources.shtml

[PM]

i guess ill wait for the 60 challange, hehe, im not that good in tg... 8)

:cheers

[George55]

Hello guys, this is the first time I use a 3D program and I am happy that Jester suggested to use it... I need to download some accessories but I will do that later, this is what I got using it..... "City under the dome" Critics and Comments welcome.

http://img310.imageshack.us/img310/6582/3dterrain0xe.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[cfire]

Nice entries so far guys.

CJ, nice idea and looks good, the sky looks a bit illustrated compared to the "realistic" look of the 3D land but still nice overall. :)

Trax, The closest ship is the only one that detracts a bit, I think it's just so dark it just looks like a black oval. :)

George, really good idea and nice colors. :)

PM, you don't have to use Terragen, I'm gonna try to do one later tonight and I'm not gonna use it. :)

[Edited on 7/8/2006 by cfire]

[cfire]

Here's mine, the mountains are manipped from an istock pic and the rest is PS. :)

http://www.priboy.com/pscafe/59.jpg

[George55]

WOW, nicely done Frank. I was thinking of using only PS. but then I wanted to try the new program too. I found it very interesting.....

[PM]

very cool pics till now...
listen u guys are makin some "not cool" colors, except traxter, hey, no ofense, but thats what i think, but theyre just cool!!!
i guess i cant blame the others till i make myself one, i guess ill do it...

till there :cheers cheahrs!!!

[TraXter]

Well... I feel like stoned when looking on those colors :P

Thanks for c&c's... I know the "UFO" is a little flat ;)

[cfire]

Trax, is that feel or are? :lol

PM, sorry we didn't come up to your standards, I await the pleasing pallette of colors you will grace us with. :lol

[uk2usadaz]

Nice work guy's.

TraX that rocks :)

[cfire]

Oops, almost forgot, thanks George! :)

[TraXter]

Originally posted by cfire
Trax, is that feel or are? :lol

I guess... cause I've never been stoned ;)

[George55]

:) Welcome Frank

[PM]

Originally posted by cfire
PM, sorry we didn't come up to your standards, I await the pleasing pallette of colors you will grace us with. :lol

:blush yeah i know i shouldnt have post this, sorry, hehe, but i was goin to make one i swear, but it gives error when starting, i dunno wat happened, i guess i could try in ps, maybe tomorrow or later... hehe, hope u forgive me guys :D
:cheers

[Edited on 7/11/2006 by PM]

[cfire]

No prob. ;)

[PM]

Hehe, finally i made one :D

the landscape itself is in terragen and the dinos and the retouches are in ps... hope u like it!!

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h17/PM_DragonForce/3dlandscapecopy.jpg

[jsdesign]

yeah. it's very good

[cfire]

Looking good PM, more pre-historic than alien but still good. :)

[PM]

hey thx guys, but cfire, it was suposed to make an alien one?
hehe, didnt know...
but well, this is what i could get...

:cheers many chears

[PM]

by the way, can i start the 60 challenge? i got an idea for it, what about, animal mix?
hehe... :cheers

[cfire]

I guess I read wrong, it says sci-fi/fantasy(I don't know where I got "alien", probably a subconcious thing) so you're right on target PM. :)

As for #60, you're welcome to do it but it would be best to wait until friday so this one can run it's course. :)

[PM]

great!! :cheers

[TraXter]

Another one from me... if thats allowed :P Just playing abit ;)

http://www.lillebergen.net/gibre.jpg

[cfire]

Looking good Trax and yes you can do as many as you like. :)

[Court Jester]

Very nice guys. Love your latest trax. I feel inspired to do another....

[mountain lady]

Some very interesting and creative entries. And talk of #60 already. Oh my where does the time fly to? I started something in Bryce but realized I have forgotten most of what I knew. Either that or am spoiled with the features of PS.
Better late than never, so I'll keep working on it and post when done.

[George55]

PM: Absolutely nice, prehistoric and 3 Dimentional.

Trexter: Another nice one.

By the way guys I am using Terragen for 3D effects, but how can I make water or ice? Any one who help me with an idea....?

[TomM]

Well, I tried that Terragen thing for about two minutes
and when I wasn't good at it right away I quit.:lol
If you would like to see a larger version of this ( 300kb),
click here. (http://img159.imageshack.us/img159/5514/planetl6gh.jpg)

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/203/planets7jz.jpg

[PM]

George: thanks a lot man, :cheers

Traxter: wow, thats really nice, in this level of quality u can do as many as u want, i guess ppl apreciate :D

TomM: Amazing too, great tecnic but most of all great imagination!!! ;)

And Chears for u all!!! :cheers:cheers:cheers

[PM]

i guess ill wait till tomorrow to post the new topic, prepare urself guys, and enjoy this challenge till the end, i bet that more cool pics will appear soon...