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The first thing to do is start by putting a sphere into the scene.  Then zoom in.

For this tutorial, the planet we will make will be very dramatic such that the area in shadow will be fully black.  In order to do this, select the scene in the instance tray, open up the ambient pane and set the ambient light to 0.

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	by danamo on May 15, 2008 12:01:55 pm [homepage] Great little tut! I learned something new that will help me with other Carrara pics in the future. Thanks for sharing your technique.
	by Xerxes0002 on May 15, 2008 1:43:06 pm [homepage] Excellent thank you, I can't wait to give it a go.
	by 3DLust on May 15, 2008 2:30:37 pm [homepage] Great tutorial! Now we'll be seeing some great 3d planets done in Carrara :)
	by Odessey on May 15, 2008 11:25:23 pm [homepage] Now were talking , great info !
	by blueblott on May 17, 2008 9:33:28 pm [homepage] Have just got Carrara 6 pro this will be very useful Thankyou
	by cobusp (online now) on May 25, 2008 3:46:31 pm [homepage] Thanks this was indeed valuable! Hoping to see more like these.
	by ZeroC0ol on Jun 14, 2008 4:54:54 pm [homepage] if you at LEAST put some goddamn links where we CAN download those .bmp etc, for VENUS, that would have been gr8, otherways, this SUCKS like this,,, all you show us is your work. . .
	by PurplePanther on Jun 20, 2008 9:03:52 am [homepage] Thanks Kixum! Some good info, always looking to add to my library of tuts. @ ZeroCOol - chill, ever heard of google? btw think your name was aptly chosen.
	by PurplePanther on Jun 20, 2008 9:22:16 am [homepage] Texture map sites to name a few: http://planetpixelemporium.com/venus.html http://www.celestiamotherlode.net/catalog/venus.php http://www.turbosquid.com/FullPreview/Index.cfm/ID/155786 http://www.planetaryvisions.com/Intro.php?pid=4201
	by cmcgaugh on May 6, 2009 3:28:50 am [homepage] Wow! Thanks for the cool tutorial! My friend Brian Rohde sent me the link...planet-making is one of the projects I've been wanting to pursue, and this is a huge help. Cal =)

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