Collision

I made this a while ago now, I think it's still one of my best works. It really is the last finished personal project of mine. It takes a while for me to make things, with work and all.

A picture of two planets colliding, the one on the left is inhabited. Made entirely in PhotoShop 7.

Click the thumbnailed image to view the full size version.
http://img146.exs.cx/img146/936/collisiontn22xy.jpgThumbnail

i like the fact that it was entirely made in photoshop.. maybe you could write a tut on how you did the planets and the lighting and stuff

Well, the lighting is just a smudged lens flare... The planets are another story. I may write a tutorial for planet and star creation when I get my website back up.

looks alright,
you should try alyn's planet tutorial
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/11885274/
also the nebula/cloud thingies could've been blended better.
overall gj if its your first one

Thats just better than alright lol

Thats tight man nice work :)

It's actually my third attempt at space art. I don't like using tutorials... It's more fun to figure those things out on your own.

I for one am all about using Tuts when necessary. But, hey thats just me. I'm all for a challenge, but after a long day at work/school, I'd rather not. Lol. I really like the whole image, and its fucking awesome. It kinda looks like earth and mars... and not so much colliding as just passing by. That kinda looks like you can see the sun through the space between the two. Thats just my opinion though...

Awesome art. I will be looking forward to a tutorial on space art from you. :D

I've seen lots of others do this concept. They usually spend hours brushing huge displays of fire. I chose to make it more subtle... As if you are viewing the initial impact between the planets. The bright flash of the hydrogen in the atmoshpheres igniting apon first contact.

It really isn't supposed to be Earth and Mars... It just so happens that if an inhabitable planet ever crashes into another, it wont be crashing into an ice planet... I originally had it a tan/brown color. But I thought red fit it better.

You seem to know something about brushes then... tell me, how do you make them glow? I would really like to use some brush effects that look like there is a glow on them... plus, this site could use a glowing brush tut.

I don't brush. Sorry for the confusion. However to make things glow, the best way is usually to dupe the layers and change the blending options to something like vivid light. Adding lots of contrast also makes objects appear to glow.

I find it quite eerie.. nice picture :D You made the planet? Wow that's awesome it looks like one of the super neat pictures the computer pre-makes. Great work! ^.^ ... imagine that and you can't hear a thing in space........

The image never loaded for it (imageshack is too damn slow). Although, the small thumbnail I saw looks great! One of the best 'planets' I have seen, great job. 9/10

dude that is friggin awesome, i love it,very good job, keep up the good work, 9/10

Keep practicing :) You might be interested in greg martins stuff, artofgregmartin.com read the rest on the planet tutorial. (blending optionns>outer glow>etc..)