The Yays and Nays of Integrating Planets in Scenes by Chromattix, journal
The Yays and Nays of Integrating Planets in Scenes
Space Art Week
The mention of space art or scenery conjures up, for most, images of ourselves free-floating out there in the darkness of space, with no ground or sky in sight obstructing any of the view. But just as common in the genre are scenes where there is a view from standing on the ground or flying high up but still within the atmosphere of a planet. Often the planet might not look much different from our own Earth. But how can a landscape that looks so earth-like still come across as actually being a different world altogether? A unique sky is often the main selling point to count on. This tutorial will show how regular looking lands
Space Art Week
Disclaimer:
This article is meant to give only a short overview and is in no way intended to be comprehensive or overly detailed. The main purpose of this article is to give readers a general idea what is happening in the lifetime of a star, so they can understand what crazy things space artists are actually drawing all the time. In fact, I left out a few minor, or too specific stages of the evolution to make it less confusing (e.g., brown/red/black dwarfs).
The pictures shown are artist interpretations, therefore not always physically accurate and neither intended to be.
What are stars?
Stars are spheres of plasma held toget