Alien Cloudscape - Akim Fimin
 

Heya! Looks like it will be funny time here, I just can't miss it

It's a bit pity that we are constrained by the sketch itself and final works will look the same a bit. But, anyway, the theme is great and I see a promising start pictures in nearby threads.

This is my place holder wip picture with the base layers of compo in it.
http://akimfimin.com/challenges_wip/...eus_wip_01.jpg

Next WIP steps

http://akimfimin.com/challenges_wip/...ape_wip_02.jpg
http://akimfimin.com/challenges_wip/...ape_wip_03.jpg
http://akimfimin.com/challenges_wip/...ape_wip_04.jpg
http://akimfimin.com/challenges_wip/...ape_wip_05.jpg
http://akimfimin.com/challenges_wip/...ape_wip_06.jpg

Planet render test and the result

http://akimfimin.com/challenges_wip/...ape_wip_07.jpg

Trying to back the colors

http://akimfimin.com/challenges_wip/...ape_wip_08.jpg
http://akimfimin.com/challenges_wip/...ape_wip_09.jpg

Final image

http://akimfimin.com/challenges_wip/...ape_wip_10.jpg


Uff ... unfortunately I didn't have enought time to make this work as I'm planned. It is still need too much work on details, lights, vortex and dynamics, shadows, forms, effects and mood. I'm gonna back to it bit later, it got good basis for work.

I want to say thank you to MPC guys for such interesting challenge and theme.

Also thanks to Jamie Schumacher, for his informative thread with all those atmosphere facts, lol
And, thanks to DronZoneFM for the excellent dark ambient which was helping me to catch the proper mood

Good luck to all the participants!