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These are various layers that were rendered separately to optimize render times and system memory. The scene was originally set up in its entirety, and the lighting tested with numerous renders done at 1/4 resolution.

Once the lighting was set, various copies of the scene were saved out in which the various elements were isolated.

I tried numerous setups for the space-suited figures, most of which were discarded. By rendering things separately, I had maximum control of all aspects of the image when assembling the final composite in Photoshop.

All the 3D modeling and rendering were done using Lightwave 3D. Textures are either image maps painted in Photoshop, or procedurally generated at the time of render.

The final image "The Coming Storm" can be seen here: [link]

Description
These are various layers that were rendered separately to optimize render times and system memory. The scene was originally set up in its entirety, and the lighting tested with numerous renders done at 1/4 resolution.

Once the lighting was set, various copies of the scene were saved out in which the various elements were isolated.

I tried numerous setups for the space-suited figures, most of which were discarded. By rendering things separately, I had maximum control of all aspects of the image when assembling the final composite in Photoshop.

All the 3D modeling and rendering were done using Lightwave 3D. Textures are either image maps painted in Photoshop, or procedurally generated at the time of render.

The final image "The Coming Storm" can be seen here: [link]