School Project Help

Hi again,
I need to create a realistic looking blueprint/map for my history class. My group (basically abunch of sci-fi weirdos) decided that we were going to have our "culture" live on Ioa (spelling?) which is one of Jupiters moon's. I need to figure out how to make a realistic texture, or where I can get some, and I need to know if it would be fairly easy for me to find an aerial shot of a volcanoe and blend it into the texture. Anone have pointers on making a translucent dome for all of the little people to live in? This is going to be an aerial satelite-type shot. Anyone know how ot make/find a pic of a downed large spaceship that transported our culture to Io?
Any information/links/cool ideas would be greatly appreciated. Anyways, this sounded like a better task then writing a report about our culture's history. :D
BTW, this does sound really cluttered, I am just reaching for anything here. :confused:

Thanks.

BTE, I have PS 7, and Macromedia Studio MX.

Do you want us to pass your exams as well???

I'll give you one tut to create a planet http://gallery.artofgregmartin.com/tuts_arts/making_a_planet.html but don't copy it, understand it and experiment: that's how one learns...

Thanks, anyone have any other ideas?

fawkes, could you post what you've done so far? it is your home work, after all, then we'll be able to give ou directions.

Most techniques comes out of observation. Take a wine glass, put a light on it, and look how the reflection has a sharp edge or a soft one, then look at Photoshop tools, especially selections and quick mask, and you should start to see how to fake reflections... draw a dome, and place a good reflection on it, and you are started...

For the spaceship, watch a sci fi movie, take a pencil, and let your imagination flow...that's creativity!!!