Espula Nebula

[Jutland]

It's been awhile but wanted to show that I haven't quit all together.

The Espula Nebula as seen from the vantage point of a planetary system nearby.

The gas giant was created using a sunrise from my backyard, the nebula is a fractal representation of an equation and the moons are created using pictures of rocks in the back yard.

[Daryn]

Your space artwork keeps getting better Jutland. I guess you haven't been letting your skills slide during the time you've been away.

[Rick Canaan]

Just sits and stares for a while with a slack jaw...!

Wow, Jutland, that is cool!

I might need to figure out some way to work this into the forums. What a completely awesome picture!

[Jutland]

Thanks guys, I've tinkered with a few ideas over the last few months but this is the first time I put my mind to creating a complete piece of artwork. For anyone interested in trying to find out some techniques should try typing in 'photoshop space tutorial' into youtube...there's quite a few nice ones there.

[SliceOfDog]

Wow, that really is awesome! It's great to have another artist coming back! Especially with such fantastic work :p

[Jutland]

I bet you didn't know the blue glow in the background were blurred puppy faces from my wife's dog when it was a baby. Hence where the name 'Espula' came from...it's the dog's name.