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Published: 2018-09-30 03:49:10 +0000 UTC; Views: 1709; Favourites: 147; Downloads: 0
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EDIT: Updated with alternate versions hereEdit-Thanks to ExitMothership for his guidance on this
You can tell I'm running out of titles. I tried guys, I feel like I'm going towards the opposite direction instead of improving. Your suggestions to do better would be immensely helpful in my daily practice.
As always, enjoy. I hope this, in the least, makes someone out there wondrous about the universe.
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Thank you, I appreciate it very much.
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I really like the colours, it makes me feel very hopeful!
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Looking good, though! I'd try focusing a bit more on the key elements within the nebula. These are areas where the viewer's eyes usually get stuck at; in this case, the bright regions in the center and the dust cloud slightly below (kind of resembles a smile). I think those areas would benefit from an additional detail pass where you could add some sharp shapes to really make these things pop.
Another thing you could go for would be to integrate other objects into the scene: a massive star that sucks up its surroundings or the opposite, the remnants of a supernova that has blown away all gas in its proximity, massive man-made structures harvesting energy from highly ionized gas, etc. Personally, I find drawing nebulae super-relaxing but without any interaction, they kind of feel like serving only as a backdrop, if you know what I mean.
Don't really force yourself to improve at all costs, though. That comes naturally with practice. In fact, branching out into other directions (other than space art) can be beneficial to understand more about shapes and their impact on the overall image.
Hope that helps a bit
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Hmm on second look after reading your comment, I do agree, it could do with a few more sharp details. I am reworking on it now and will probably submit a link to the revised alternate version!
You know, looking back at my oldest deviations, I realize they had more elements to them (usually planets). I've gotten horrible at making planets over the years, I cannot every get the lighting/atmosphere right and thus leave them out of my works completely. Maybe I need to try learning again.
That's very helpful advice. Actually, it's very helpful to hear it from another artist. I've never really branched out much or when I've tried a few times, the end result is not very good and ends up making me disappointed overall so I don't try it much. But your suggestion has given me hope to try again.
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Thank you! I was afraid I'd over-done it but good to know it wasn't all bad.
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Not at all you have a unique style. The only thing I would suggest is making the stars a bit brighter. The thing is no matter how bright a nebula is the stars always shine the brightest.
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