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Published: 2013-11-20 08:25:32 +0000 UTC; Views: 79635; Favourites: 3321; Downloads: 4797
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A simple wallpaper for your desktop viewing pleasure
submitted with the newest exhibition of 'The Luminarium': Illuminate V. You can find the complete exhibition here: theluminarium.net/v3/exhibits.…
The resolutions contained in the zip-file are
2560*1440
1920*1200
1920*1080
You should be able to simply fit smaller sizes to your screen, but if still want me to add more versions, let me know.
The ISS space station and the texture used for the smaller planet provided by NASA: www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imageg…
As usual: thanks for stopping by!
My first attempt at creating a planet core from 2009:
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Comments: 287
This looks like a perfect setup to start disassembling that moon to build Dyson sphere.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyson_sp…
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a very interesting concept, thanks for the link!
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You are welcome. Also for extended version lookup last stage of Freelancer game - it has inhabited Dyson sphere, which is awesome.
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this is a nice artwork. I really love this. but just to say (with no offence intended) and you can disregard this if you want. being humble might go long way.
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That is just beautiful man. The thumbnail doesn't do it justice - those crisp details are stunning!!!
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thank you mate! I'm thinking to make another version of this with better focus on the core.
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...and THATS why I warned you NOT to fire the main cannon!!
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Very, very beautiful.
I love the color contrast between the incandescent red core and the cold blue starlight. The detail you put in the planet surface and all the chunky bits floating above are marvelous!
I have to say though, the Armchair Physicist in me wants to point out that the planet wouldn't look "blown up" for very long. If I remember correctly, solid rock can't support a cliff face more that five to ten miles high*, and all the rock below that would crush under its own weight, and actually flow towards the hole until everything more or less evened out again. In fact, the entire surface would probably be destroyed as the planet re-shifted its mass into something resembling a sphere again. The planet might even become molten again from the heat of friction from all that happening!
*(even on Earth, the highest and lowest points on Earth's crust, Mount Everest and Mariana's Trench, are only 12.3 miles different in elevation, and they're quite some distance away from each other)
Bah, listen to the accountant pretend to be a geophysicist. Excellent work here!
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yes, thank you for the lesson in Physics. Being a PhD student in Physics myself I always appreciate that. :-D No seriously, of course what you are explaining is correct, I just wanted to depict this specific moment, which is in my opinion a little more interesting. And I also like to make use of my artistic licence, when I'm not at work for once. I agree that a decent level of realism can add very much to a picture, but it is also very restrictive in art in my opinion, that's why I don't pay too much attention to that.
Thanks again for the comment, I like it when people sit down and actually think about a picture! I appreciate that you took the time.
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Beautiful work mate..love the dynamics of the core...Featured here www.ultimateeditionoz.com/foru… Thank you and congratulations on this outstanding piece
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thank you for the feature and for letting me know!
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thanks a lot, much appreciated
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This is very amazingly done, and you did a good job on this, the cracked small planet's exposed, molten core, and floating debris are nicely made details. It also clashes well with how peaceful, and surrean the space starry sky beside it looks.
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thank you very much for the nice comment, glad you like the details! I'm also happy with how the core turned out.
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And I now have a new desktop background, thank you very much.
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glad you like it that much!
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Yeah, it's pretty awesome. I love going back to my desktop and being greeted by it. Makes me day each time.
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Reminds me of the movie "Sunshine". Its a great sci-fi movie en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunshine…)
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thanks for the tipp, I might check it out
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No problem! And I forgot, awesome work!
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Daaayyyyuuuummmmm! that shits on fire man. Awesome job.
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haha thanks a lot man!
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The core looks amazing! I love the motion, details and lighting of it. I'm also really enjoying the quality and colors of the stars.
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thanks man! Glad you like the details
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this is so cool, i love the core of that moon
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glad you like the core, it's my favorite part too
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You've been featured in my weekly journal: Wallpaper Wednesday #39 !
I'd love if you could take a look, and let me know which is your favourite wallpaper from the collection
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Great work! I love the details inside the planet. That core!
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Is this possible? Planets being so close together without clashing? Gravity and all? I don't know the physics
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