New Photoshop Painting

New in the gallery is my first attempt at space imagery for use as backgrounds in my 3D renders. I came across this tutorial and using a flat terrain and a nebula image from the NASA Image Gallery I came up with this. I'm quite happy with it and can't wait to make more.

NASA Image Usage Rights

Below are just a few of the steps I took in creating this. It really is a fascinating tutorial and I learned a few things about photoshop layers that I wasn't aware of before.

Here is where I add the nebula, nested within the gas clouds and stars I painted.

The "planet" is a NASA flat terrain of the south western United States that I spherized.

Filter, more filters and some painted lighting...

The finished result. If you took a look at the tutorial you'll see that I deviated from it quite a bit. I didn't want to create the same tutorial image.

Happy Easter

However you choose to celebrate it (or not) this little girl is amazing. Happy Easter.

New in the Gallery

Latest render is a Stargate Atlantis fan art image. In case it's not obvious by my gallery I am a super fan of Atlantis. When an online acquaintance said they were working on a gateroom model I was ecstatic. I'd been trying to piece together a gate room from bits and pieces of models but this beats anything I came up with. I've been working on 3D characters that looks somewhat similar. I can't draw so I'll take this outlet. :)