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Published: 2016-03-15 10:00:03 +0000 UTC; Views: 38597; Favourites: 1071; Downloads: 708
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Some nebula painting practice. It has been so long since the last one that I had to go through a trial and error phase again.
But I think eventually it turned out to be my best one so far in terms of realism at least. I hope you agree. 
Thanks to Dagohbert for the asteroids, and wolfworx for a cloud texture.
Process:
My other nebulae:
© Erik Schumacher
This is no stock image, so don't use, copy or manipulate the original artwork without my written permission.
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Comments: 171
Awesome image, congrats on the DD, very well deserved.
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thank you mate, it was unexpected! I'm glad
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Congratulations on the DD!
Excellent work!
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thanks a lot! Haha that was unexpected!
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oh wow, now I got one myself 
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Superfaszinierend
Malst Du Deine Nebulas komplett oder startest Du mit Wolkenbildern? Ich hab beides schon versucht und geb immer recht frustriert auf, weil es irgendwie nicht recht passen will. Entweder passt die Komposition nicht oder die Farben sind doof oder ich geh zu früh mit zu vielen Sternen dran... oder eine Kombination 
(kannst ja auch auf englisch antworten, interessiert vielleicht andere auch)
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Dankeschön! Also meistens fange ich hochmotiviert an und versuche alles zu malen, dann später werde ich so langsam ungeduldig und benutze immer mehr Photos und Texturen um es ein bisschen aufzupolieren.
Ich hab bei dem Bild hier auch ne Animation verlinkt -- bei Schritt 3 oder so habe ich dann angefangen mit ner Wolkentextur mehr Details einzufügen. Ich fange aber generell eher mit nem Sketch an statt mit einem Photo, weil es sonst sehr schwierig ist von den klassischen Wolken wegzukommen und es weltraumartig aussehen zu lassen. Die Farben kriege ich beim Malen selten so hin, dass es gut aussieht. Da helfe ich auch meistens mit Farbbalance und Kurven nach und male dann "unter" den Farbeinstellungen weiter.
Naja bin insgesamt dabei nicht so systematisch, aber vielleicht hilfts ja.
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wow wonderful work 
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thanks again! Glad you like the colors
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Wow this is one of the coolest spacescapes I've ever seen. Do you have a 1920x1080 version for a desktop wallpaper?
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thank you! For your personal desktop only
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This looks so beautiful, I love it.
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thank you so much!
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Painting....Wow...Very nice composition and dynamic.
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thank you, glad you like it!
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for sure a great pratice work and the section Steps....is fun look the steps.
I like those trails even because they help to create depth
Personally i don't like that acid yellowish green but this is a personal taste. Probably i don't like me because don't remember something relative to the space....but probably there is even too much saturation. Personally, talking always about tones, i love more the first or second step but less saturated erikshoemaker.deviantart.com/a…
Personally my vision of tones relative to space, is more close to this ------> erikshoemaker.deviantart.com/a… but with the space more dark....and where that red so brilliant and also saturated in that case create an excellent contrast...and i love works where there are great visual contrasts. I mean that when in space there are multiple tone colors is hard keep own the focus active....well in few words in my opion, multiple colors create too much visual distractions. MY personal vision of the space is: dark + 1 or 2 colors. Well when the focus goes immediately on the subject in this case the planet erikshoemaker.deviantart.com/a… and there is an excellent contrast between dark and light for me is the best and it is even eleganct.
apart this that section with the sun and asteroids works good. that planet on the left and that sort of satellite on the right, with the same size and on the same plane...in my opinion don't help to create a feeling sensation of magnificence.
my fav work of this gallery in absolute is this -----> erikshoemaker.deviantart.com/a… because all is well balanced and seem to be into the scene.
I never tried to create a real work about space with a great visual of depth. first or after id like try to see.
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Thanks for the critique and the compliments about my other works.
I understand the point and I can imagine that the colors may look oversaturated on some screens. For me, the colors are what this piece is about and what makes it special, so I absolutely wouldn't want to change them. The green/yellow seems to be polarizing a lot, though.
I agree about the scales of the objects, and it was difficult at some point to show some perspective. The space station is supposedly much closer to the viewer than the planet but without haze and fog in space it is difficult to emphasize distances. Definitely a problem of this work.
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I took some extra time to get them right, so I'm glad you like them haha. Thanks!
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awesome result despite the long break in your space art
Indeed very realistic and amazing color combination, Erik <3
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This artwork proves how something quite simple can be the most majestic magical thing there is. It really is stunning!
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thank you for your comment, I appreciate it!
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you are so welcome!
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Although I'm often not specially attracted to space art, I really love how in most of your space pieces there is some strong storytelling element, plus the usual insane level of detail.
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haha, I appreciate it! Well I'm not the expert painter, so there are most likely better or more efficient ways of doing it. I just thought it could be interesting to see how it evolved, especially since the first sketch is quite horrible.
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Neither am I, but you do quite well for someone who "paints a bit".
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Ro-what? xD
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