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Old August 21st, 2008, 11:25 AM   #1
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I made this composite myself, but I couldn't have done it without the people who frequent the Resin Illuminati forum and Mark Dickson who supplied me the Ship Of Lights picture.
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Old August 22nd, 2008, 02:02 PM   #2
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DeSanto vipers!

Sorry. Every time I see them with any capital ship, it gives me that pang of what almost was.

Very nice picture.
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Old August 23rd, 2008, 05:58 AM   #3
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Old August 23rd, 2008, 11:41 AM   #4
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Super indeed.
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Old August 28th, 2008, 09:43 PM   #5
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Very nicely done! I like the perspective used in this picture
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Old August 31st, 2008, 03:02 PM   #6
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Nicely done!
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Old September 4th, 2008, 03:12 AM   #7
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Very nice work.
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Old September 4th, 2008, 06:17 AM   #8
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Hey Wolfe
Glad you could make it. Got questions about BSG, just ask. People here know more about it than anyplace else you can find
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Old September 4th, 2008, 07:27 AM   #9
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Thanks everybody.

I cooked up this one too.
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Old September 4th, 2008, 07:32 AM   #10
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great ,.. very simple and effective.. where did you get the mesh ..
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Old September 4th, 2008, 08:03 AM   #11
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great ,.. very simple and effective.. where did you get the mesh ..

No cgi was used in the making of this picture!

The model is wombat's from Resin Illuminati, the planet is Yavin IV and the stars are actual Apogee stars.
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Old September 4th, 2008, 08:30 AM   #12
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Well I be !! awesome all the same . I know the model from Resin Illuminati.. I have look at it a few times ..
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Peter,

Nice Galactica model.

For the graphic, if I can suggest, you might want to try a slight blur on the layers to ease on the matte lines. If you're using photoshop, you could work some magic with the blur tool along the edges of the Earth. Then, by adding a very slight blur on the entire image, I think you'll find it better matches the look we're used to seeing with the models on the screen.

It sounds counter-intuitive to blur the images to make them look better but done right, it really adds to the realism.

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Old September 11th, 2008, 04:36 AM   #14
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Hey Sandy
Are you back?
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Nope,

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As per Sandy's suggestion I've added more blur. Gausian blur that is.

I think I may have fallen down on this one as it's the first one where the object is standing still while all my other ones the model is supposed to be in motion so I use motion blur a lot (and it hides a multitude of sins).

I've also been experimenting with exposure in Photoshop as when the various photographers light their models there's a lot of bounce light and maybe they're too bright for recreating the motion control look so you have to beat it in to submission.
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Looks good although the star's could use a bit more blur as well.

Hey Sandy good to see you around again.

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Nice job on the lighting, That's one of the things I have trouble getting right.

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Looks good although the star's could use a bit more blur as well.

Hey Sandy good to see you around again.

Thanks.

Hope all is good with you.

I'll try to send you an e-mail later.

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Yeah I would go with bluring the stars .. but mega work on it.

Good to see you back TBC.. take care
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Yeah! the MkIV, that's a cool model too, not many people use it for their comps and I enjoy watching it! two thumbs up! I like te comp!
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