I Made Kerbin

[Thomas988]

Ok, I think it's safe to say Gimp is one of the best softwares ever. I watched a tutorial on how to make planets, and I decided to use that knowledge to make Kerbin. I'm impressed with what I made.

[TheShadow1138]

It is indeed most impressive. Well done sir.

[The Fleet Master]

Can someone say new picture for my slideshow Backround? It's beautiful.

[Whirligig Girl]

You made Kerbin? Kerbin's mother has some stretch marks that disagree with you.

[Thomas988]

You made Kerbin? Kerbin's mother has some stretch marks that disagree with you.

Ok, that made me lol.

[Thomas988]

OMG! This was featured on the KSP Facebook page!

[_Augustus_]

How do you do that? sorry for necro

[Thomas988]

It's quite complicated, I'm afraid. First I got a map of Kerbin (2048 by 1024 pixels I believe), and a cloud map at the same resolution. Then, in Gimp, I made the Kerbin map one layer and the clouds another. I then merged the layers together and went to Filters>Map>Map Object and messed with the settings until it made a sphere. Now, I could continue for another paragraph on what I did to get the final product, but that would be too long and complicated. So, I'll link the video I watched on how to do this. It isn't a tutorial, so if you're like me you'll have to watch it over a couple times to understand what's going on. But, it is all there, and it is the exact same technique I used.

EDIT: Here's where I got the map of Kerbin from. http://www.kerbalmaps.com/

[Rjtaml]

You sir, deserve, a rep.

[CG_Kerbin]

How have I not seen this it's great

[MartGonzo]

Truly stunning

[Thomas988]

Wow, geez guys! Thanks for the support! Maybe I'll redo Kerbin, or make another planet, who knows.