Post by ascotti on Feb 10, 2019 20:37:09 GMT
Last one of this type, promise! 
The entire scene is only three spheres. The outer and inner uses texture maps to render the stars and the Earth, but the middle is a bit special. It is a fully transparent sphere slightly larger then the Earth, simulating the atmosphere. When the texture gets white, it sets the diffuse color but also reduces the material transparency proportionally, which gives the floating clouds effect. This sphere generates no shadows. Everything is lit by a directional light.
All textures are from this great site: www.solarsystemscope.com/textures/
The entire scene is only three spheres. The outer and inner uses texture maps to render the stars and the Earth, but the middle is a bit special. It is a fully transparent sphere slightly larger then the Earth, simulating the atmosphere. When the texture gets white, it sets the diffuse color but also reduces the material transparency proportionally, which gives the floating clouds effect. This sphere generates no shadows. Everything is lit by a directional light.
All textures are from this great site: www.solarsystemscope.com/textures/
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