The Ergs of Cerberus By uxmal750ad Watch

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I finally decided to stop tinkering with this piece and post it. I went through many iterations and late nights trying to get the star just right. Still not completely satisfied, but I’ll go with this for now. I noticed that not many space artists use desert landscapes in their scenes so I decided to try this out.



The Ergs of Cerberus depicts a desert moon orbiting a gas giant in close proximity to a highly magnetic red dwarf star. The scene illustrates a wind swept plain of dune fields (ergs) under a sky dominated by the red dwarf and nearby gas giant. Red dwarfs are highly convective in their interiors and produce intense magnetism and dramatic flaring events. In this scene the star is in the beginning stages of a flare while the gas giant’s polar aurora signal the approaching storm. I've noticed this image is best viewed in a dark room which makes the aurora glow look much more impressive.



Thanks to "priteeboy" for use of a texture from his Gas Giant Resource Pack.



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Published : Jul 18, 2013