Simple Planet Surfacing with Clouds

[Tangled-Universe]

That's a really neat looking planet, well done!
Like the big picture size, what were the rendersettings and time?

Martin

[nvseal]

The render quality was 0.9 (if I remember correctly). GI 1. AA 5.

[Will]

How did you make the poles in your planets, they look great.

[overlordchuck]

Holy God!  229 HOURS???!!!  Blegh!  I give up after about eight or so...

[nvseal]

How did you make the poles in your planets, they look great.

To make the poles, I checked the "Use Y for Slope Slope Key" box and then changed the selection from "Final Normal" to "Planet/object normal." After that I changed the slope values until I found one I liked then played with the fractal and coverage until I found a good distribution. That's pretty much all there is to it.

[AzurePlanet]

Your clouds are very realistic!
It's an excellent result!!! 

I really don't know if would be possible to get something better, I mean a better distribution of clouds to simulate cyclones or seasons...