Which One Is That? By Austarius Watch

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"That's Enifhhr. It's the closest and brightest star in this planet's sky. Coincidentally, it's also the north star; at the apex of the astrological hemisphere."



A sigh of wonder flowed from a parting of her small lips, joining the delicious twilight wind.



"I want to hold it." she stated softly.



"Someday, you will."



Her eyes fixated at an infinite singularity above, drawing in not only the florid blood of Enifhhr, but the iridescence of the other stars as well. The light pooled in her eyes—and shining like cosmic diamonds, she casted it forth into the rippling valley below.



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First one of the year! It started out as just the nebula, but one thing led to another, and something in the back of my head told me to add more. I generally listen to the back of my head; it's never suggested something wrong. It also gave me the opportunity to practice my figures, even though I cheated slightly by positioning them as facing away from the viewer. Also, I'm not entirely sure this is a planet....judging the distance of the gas giant, it very well may be a large moon. Viewer interpretation, perhaps?



Also, a fun (or not-so-fun) fact: everything in this picture was derived from the same palette. Maybe not worth mentioning, but it oddly satisfies me.



I can't draw clothing I am sorry



This one was special in that it reminded me of the sparkling awe and knee-weakening inspiration that left me breathless as a child, looking up into the eternal blanket of starlit milk and imagining all of the things I saw in the planetarium. All of those galaxies, and nebulae, and planets undiscovered...they lurked just beyond my eyes' reach. I was sure that if I tried hard enough, I could pierce that velvet veil and truly see them.

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