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Planet Study

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I've been long overdue for a few changes in my technique. It is my firmly held belief that if you stick with one bag of tricks too long your work will suffer. Branching out is the only way to improve. My last piece (Blue Nebula) was a small bit of work in this direction, but this is an extreme deviation from my previous art, at least in terms of underlying techniques.

This work is intended to serve primarily as a study in planet creation, not in backgrounds. The light source is somewhat irrelevant. A lot more of this was brushed than in previous pieces (and not just the light source). The planet surface is still largely procedural, but involved many more layers and failed attempts than I expected. I've done several smaller tweaks on things that I might have otherwise overlooked. In keeping with the planet's rocky appearance I avoided the excessive atmospheres that have dominated some of my other planets. I'm more satisfied with this piece than I have been with a lot of my recent works.
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strangely1's avatar
i dont know if its intentional, but the planet is very grainy