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SkyBox from picture

by Linas Jasaitis · in Torque Game Engine · 12/07/2006 (3:15 pm) · 3 replies

Is it possible (i know, possible is everything) to make a skybox (or skydome ?) from one picture ? Lets say i have a picture of night sky, and want to make some space scene from it. Technique, programs, tutorials, anything ...

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Torque Owner Radoslaw Marcin Kurczewski
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#1
12/08/2006 (8:57 am)
It will be rather hard with one picture (unless you do not mind playing around with photoshop or other program of that type). You need to cut out five images for sky (sixth for a "bottom" can be just plain colour).

I think this tutorial explains basics:

http://www.ca3d-engine.de/wiki/textures:skydomes

At the bottom of page you will find some links to other resources. Good luck.

Torque Owner Linas Jasaitis
#2
12/09/2006 (10:18 am)
Ok ... Maybe i must to ask how to make panoramic picture, vertical or horizontal cross or six panoramic images in photoshop or something else, because i dont think terragen may render something like eve online or freelancer or other space theme ... I may paint six different images, but i know they'll look like cube with borders in my skybox, not like 3d space ... How to make seemless space scene ...

Torque 3D Owner Billy L
#3
12/10/2006 (6:10 am)
If you have max then there is a resource how to make it from 1 picture.