Hi,
I've been looking around for software which let's me generate planets and the like for one of my prototypes. I want to be able to design a mock solar system. So far I've found a good tutorial using blender and gimp/photoshop: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/24413866/gas%20planet%20tutorial%20black%20and%2... . Does anyone know of something easier (and preferably free)?
Thanks for the replies. The viewer seems interesting and I will check it out. I did try using blender for rendering a 3D planet, but unfortunately I had some trouble with the learning curve. I did find a good photoshop tutorial: http://gallery.artofgregmartin.com/tuts_arts/making_a_planet.html
and have created a couple of planets which seem good enough for prototyping. I am going to try out one more tutorial for creating planet rings: http://www.solarvoyager.com/images/tutorials/planetrings/planetrings.htm
The reason I was looking for software was to avoid spending too much time in creating these myself. So, even though I enjoy photoshop any shortcut is still most welcome.
Regards, Aerjen