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Comet Core
A dozen terrains, the Bryce sun lighting the scene and the MoonBlueGrey HDRI to brighten up the shadows. Inspired by <i>Comet Probe </i> by David A. Hardy (http://www.hardyart.demon.co.uk/pages-gallery/p-debrs2.html). Approaching the sun, the comet core heats up and volatile gases evaporate, creating some sort of an atmosphere.
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Very beautiful. I like every part of this image.
Here is a really impressive space image. The cosmic lights is perfectly metrized and i can almost see some particles in these rays. The texture you've choose for your terrains is great to, cold and reflecting. Very nice. Fullmarks.
Thank you! The gasses evaporate from the cracks indeed. The terrain was copied, inverted, made massive and a volume material applied. Of course, the negative cracks were pulled up.
Interesting optical effect!
Highly evocative image! The gasses visibly squirt out of the cracks in the rock - volumetric cloud material? Whatever, it works a treat. Excellent use of mud cracks - I think I can see why you needed so many terrains - can't see any joins. The light on the pitted surface is convincing. Got to be top marks. My only quibble, and this is not your fault, but the stars look a little bit too big.
Uh, what a dismal and deserted place, though the sun shines brightly. Marvellous picture with convincing textures! But someone has forgotten his rope (lower-left corner) ;-) 5 of 5.