# Making the earth, realistic, in Photoshop **URL:** \ **Category:** design\ **Created:** [February 15, 2003, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-the-earth-realistic-in-photoshop/13612 "2003-02-15T15:23:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cybergold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@cybergold](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cybergold)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-the-earth-realistic-in-photoshop/13612/1 "2003-02-15T15:23:58Z")
I have been trying to make it, but i just can’t, does anyone know how to do it? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 3:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-the-earth-realistic-in-photoshop/13612/2 "2003-02-15T15:24:43Z")
In space that is ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 3:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-the-earth-realistic-in-photoshop/13612/3 "2003-02-15T15:46:26Z")
☹ this is a really tough feet. you really have to work at it, i know for water use the Plastic wrap filter…if you have 3Ds max this will go by like 100 times faster… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2003, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-the-earth-realistic-in-photoshop/13612/4 "2003-02-15T18:51:02Z")
cybergold, maybe this tutorial will help you. It shows you how to make exactly what you want. =) [http://www.gkane.de/tutorials/ps\_planets.html](http://www.gkane.de/tutorials/ps_planets.html) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 12:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-the-earth-realistic-in-photoshop/13612/5 "2003-02-16T00:47:22Z")
man how do u always find these tutorials 😛 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 12:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-the-earth-realistic-in-photoshop/13612/6 "2003-02-16T00:58:06Z")
> \*Originally posted by kei \* > \*\*man how do u always find these tutorials 😛 \*\* hahah I get them from my best friend Google. =) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 2:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-the-earth-realistic-in-photoshop/13612/7 "2003-02-16T02:28:48Z")
lol…=) i love google, i even got the toolbar! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 1:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-the-earth-realistic-in-photoshop/13612/8 "2003-02-16T13:03:34Z")
Great! Thanks for the help, that was a great tutorial. Greatly Appreciate it ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2003, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-the-earth-realistic-in-photoshop/13612/9 "2003-02-16T19:29:43Z")
no problem, post your work when you’re done. =) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 4:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-the-earth-realistic-in-photoshop/13612/10 "2003-06-15T04:16:10Z")
Almost half a year later, and i’m done :beam:. Never leave a project unfinished =) ![](http://freewebs.com/cybergold/Earth.txt) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 4:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-the-earth-realistic-in-photoshop/13612/11 "2003-06-15T04:20:13Z")
wow, that come out really good I don’t really like the lens flare and the ringy thing around the earth other than that, it looks really nice ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 4:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-the-earth-realistic-in-photoshop/13612/12 "2003-06-15T04:22:20Z")
looks a little odd, the lighting is falling on the earth from the front when the sun is on the left and a little behind:sigh: Also look at the continents, they stick out. Lots of tweaking left.(i don’t know how to fix them, could use texturing… don’t know how :)) Look at the Clouds, the tutorial was made for PS 6, and didn’t mention any drop shadow, so i used the Drop Shadow in the blending options and it came out great! :thumb: No moon (-: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 4:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-the-earth-realistic-in-photoshop/13612/13 "2003-06-15T04:24:23Z")
thanks xxviii, i know what you mean about the lens flare :sigh: The ring was supposed to be the atmosphere, I should have used the Outer Glow blending option. PS 6 Tutorials… :sigh: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 4:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-the-earth-realistic-in-photoshop/13612/14 "2003-06-15T04:31:24Z")
hmm, let me try an inner and outer glow for the earth atmosphere, be right back…:bounce: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 4:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-the-earth-realistic-in-photoshop/13612/15 "2003-06-15T04:36:30Z")
Cybergold nice image dude… I have this thing for space… I love it I kinda like the flare though… gives it a realistic feel when used in moderation …click my footer watch the video… 😛 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 4:41am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-the-earth-realistic-in-photoshop/13612/16 "2003-06-15T04:41:29Z")
Thanks. It was from that great tutorial ElectronGeek Found. Thanks Electron, really good tut! :thumb: oh yeah, the inner/outer glow looks the exact same as that ring ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 10:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-the-earth-realistic-in-photoshop/13612/17 "2003-06-15T10:53:45Z")
if you are lazy, on the other hand, Flaming Pear provides a nice planet simulator - but i dont think you can make earth continent shapes… anyway it’s called Lunar Cell… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 10:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-the-earth-realistic-in-photoshop/13612/18 "2003-06-15T10:55:49Z")
\>\>\> found some pics: [http://www.flamingpear.com/gallery21.html](http://www.flamingpear.com/gallery21.html) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-the-earth-realistic-in-photoshop/13612/19 "2003-06-15T14:07:53Z")
Cybergold, wow! and gp what did you do that in!? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-the-earth-realistic-in-photoshop/13612/20 "2003-06-15T15:14:18Z")
I used lightwave… that animation is about 3 years old… I need to update it or do another on like it… Mlkdesign, who did that image that is great…you can see the meteor impacts on the earth surface …that is way-cool [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-the-earth-realistic-in-photoshop/13612.md?page=2)