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How to create a Tiny Planet

How to create a Tiny Planet

Levina

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How to create a Tiny Planet - Tiny Planets are easy to make and fun!

Creating a Tiny Planet in Photoshop (or GIMP) is easy to do. And they're fun.​


Here are the steps.

Step 1: the image

Tiny Planets work best with panoramas, but can also be done with just a few images as long as the width is at least twice the height. Wider is better though and the very best are 360º panoramas. One reason for this is that you will have a seamless fit when the images are turned into a sphere.

The top are of the photo, about 25% should be fairly...

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Here's an example of a tiny planet made of a 360º panorama. A viaduct. Not very pretty but it's absolutely seamless.

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You can also create one using glycerin, dish soap, and a soft box. Here is one--and the starship enterprise is from Wiki Commons.

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How does that work, Ed? I mean with the glycerin and the dish soap? And how do you get it this round? It looks like you used only one light?

It looks great. Plus, I'm a huge Star Trek fan!!!
 
Thanks. Different formulas for outside bubbles in freezing weather vs. indoor bubbles. For indoor bubble you mix water, dish soap, and a few drops of glycerin. Pour it in a dish (like the cap to a water bottle). Use a straw to blow a bubble. You need a scrim or soft box over top with a light (speed light or a continuous light--either is fine) because without the softbox/scrim you'll see a reflection of the light source. That combination of light and light modifier creates pictures like these (all shot by our basement sink).

BTW, the photos aren't very sharp because (for speed in being able to post since I'm not sure of how big of a photo I can post plus finding the originals) I pulled up a PPT presentation I've done on shooting bubbles and then done screen captures. So you're looking at a copy of a copy all in low resolution. The real photos are sharper with better definition.

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Thanks. Different formulas for outside bubbles in freezing weather vs. indoor bubbles. For indoor bubble you mix water, dish soap, and a few drops of glycerin. Pour it in a dish (like the cap to a water bottle). Use a straw to blow a bubble. You need a scrim or soft box over top with a light (speed light or a continuous light--either is fine) because without the softbox/scrim you'll see a reflection of the light source. That combination of light and light modifier creates pictures like these (all shot by our basement sink).
These look pretty great. I would love to try that sometime.

BTW, the photos aren't very sharp because (for speed in being able to post since I'm not sure of how big of a photo I can post plus finding the originals) I pulled up a PPT presentation I've done on shooting bubbles and then done screen captures. So you're looking at a copy of a copy all in low resolution. The real photos are sharper with better definition.
Noted.

As to how big a photo you can post here, in theory: 1600 px on the long end and they have to be under 2MB.

However, if a file is larger than 1600px wide the software will downsize it to those 1600px. It will do so for images under 10MB. But testing shows that the software accepts and downsizes images that were well over 10MB heavy. It was the same on the other forum. Apparently the software sees the settings for attachments as guidelines rather than as a hard line that can't be crossed. :D
 
Thanks. Different formulas for outside bubbles in freezing weather vs. indoor bubbles. For indoor bubble you mix water, dish soap, and a few drops of glycerin. Pour it in a dish (like the cap to a water bottle). Use a straw to blow a bubble. You need a scrim or soft box over top with a light (speed light or a continuous light--either is fine) because without the softbox/scrim you'll see a reflection of the light source. That combination of light and light modifier creates pictures like these (all shot by our basement sink).
They look otherworldly! Nice work.
 
I'll tell you what: at so
me point in the next couple of weeks when I have a bit more time, I'll start a threat on this and provide details on how to do it (indoors and outside).
 
I'll tell you what: at so
me point in the next couple of weeks when I have a bit more time, I'll start a threat on this and provide details on how to do it (indoors and outside).
Yes please! That'd be great. :thumbsup:
 
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