Drydareelin's gallery [19/01/23 update] - 'Between the stars'

Drydareelin · February 29, 2012

80% space, 20% whatever, 100% what goes on inside my head.

Most recent images:

Between the stars

19/01/2023

Huh, it's been a while.

https://www.deviantart.com/drydareelin/art/Between-the-Stars-945882684

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The Emblem

27/06/2020

The satellite is from Microsoft's 3D library, eveything else is me.

https://www.deviantart.com/drydareelin/art/The-Emblem-846881356

The resolution is made to for a phone wallpaper.

Progression video

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The Observatory

24/12/2019

Finally got some time to sit down and make something!

This one I was prodding at for ages before giving up and throwing in the towel.

https://www.deviantart.com/drydareelin/art/The-Observatory-824589937

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Cosmic Wanderer

28/04/2019

A wallpaper for my new phone, had some fun with this one.

https://www.deviantart.com/drydareelin/art/Cosmic-Wanderer-795605061

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Ultima Thule

18/01/2019

This is based on the visit from New Horizons on 1st Jan 2019. My envisioning.

Reference image

https://www.deviantart.com/drydareelin/art/Ultima-Thule-781577668

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Voyage

24/04/2018

Based on the idea of a wormhole. First piece after a few month hiatus.

I started this one back in January but never got the motivation to finish it.

https://drydareelin.deviantart.com/art/Voyage-741908021

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2016 - 2017

Spoiler

Kin

28/12/2017

When a star dies, there's a chance of it leaving behind a Neutron Star. It's the remnant of the star, yet you still feel the effects of it across the star system it is in.

This star is accompanied by a main-sequence star, roughly half way through it's life.

Rest in peace, dad. 14/12/64 - 02/12/17.

If you look carefully, you can see his name hidden among the stars near the top of the image.

https://drydareelin.deviantart.com/art/Kin-722497240

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Celestial Cruise

26/11/2017

It's been a while, and I've missed making images. This idea here is a space station cruising through the stars.

Not sure I'm happy with how it turned out, but I had to stop sometime!

https://drydareelin.deviantart.com/art/Celestial-Cruise-717068700

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Chimera

30/07/2017

A friend wanted to be in one of my images. I put her in an image.

The only thing not Paint.NET were the asteroids. No one has time for that (maybe next time).

You can click here for a mobile-sized version of this (on request from friend).

You can click here for a progression video showing the different stages of creating this image.

http://drydareelin.deviantart.com/art/Chimera-689639412

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Poppy

22/01/2017

First piece of 2017. Named after my girlfriend's nickname.

http://drydareelin.deviantart.com/art/Poppy-658970306

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Arcane

05/11/2016

Did this over the span of a couple of days.

http://drydareelin.deviantart.com/art/Arcane-644104151

Progression Video.

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Void

29/07/2016

It's been long... Far too long. This is my attempt at something more realistic (..ish). It took me a few hours, and was quite challenging getting the colours right.

http://drydareelin.deviantart.com/art/Void-624595727

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Unsolved

13/03/16

The universe is a puzzle, after all.

http://drydareelin.deviantart.com/art/Unsolved-596359011

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2015:

Spoiler

Radiance

19/12/15

A spaceman came travelling...

http://drydareelin.deviantart.com/art/Radiance-578784220

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Halcyon

14/10/15

An observer.

http://drydareelin.deviantart.com/art/Halcyon-566060458

Progression video can be viewed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON8LLHr65vQ (Youtube link).

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Sentinel

07/07/15

Back into deep space...

http://drydareelin.deviantart.com/art/Sentinel-544772334

Progression video.

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Planetarius

08/05/15

Something a bit different from me, a glass model of a fictional planet.

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Chronicle

21/03/15

Part of my "Exhibit" series.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoTOU2ZJ-Zc

http://drydareelin.deviantart.com/art/Chronicle-521478376

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In the Wake of the Giant

31/01/15

Awkwardly posting this on my phone...

http://drydareelin.deviantart.com/art/In-the-Wake-of-the-Giant-510767951

Progression video.

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2014:

Spoiler

Eos

08/12/14

A new piece after a break. Done over the span of a few days, let me know what you think!

http://drydareelin.deviantart.com/art/Eos-499045393

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Genesis

11/10/14

My one-per-month target sort of failed here but I give you "Genesis". Took me a couple of days.

100% PDN.

http://drydareelin.deviantart.com/art/Genesis-487780219

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From The Abyss...
18/08/2014

This one turned out pretty decent in my opinion, but started off horrible. Nothing really realistic here, I just went for the aesthetics!
Let me know what you think!

http://drydareelin.deviantart.com/art/From-The-Abyss-476505843

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Dawning
20/07/2014

I was aiming for good ol' peace and quiet in this one. Everything turned out pretty decent IMO, but the tree looks really pixelated and I could only tell after it was saved.
Let me know what you think!

http://drydareelin.deviantart.com/art/Dawning-469423937

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Reticence
17/06/2014

As with the last one, I just can't get this one to look right. I don't know what it is, but in the end I just have to give up and show it how it is.
A quiet breeze flows over the sea.
Silence covers all.

http://drydareelin.deviantart.com/art/Reticence-461539446

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Exhibit C
19/05/2014

This one I'm not completely sure about. I got the feeling I was looking for on the planet but everything else seemed too..dark; and I couldn't seem to correct it.
Aside from that, I hope you like it.
I made a series of images showing the progression of Exhibit ? http://imgur.com/a/V1oR4.

http://drydareelin.deviantart.com/art/Exhibit-C-455065232

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The Theory - Onset EP Cover Art
24/04/14

The 2nd official album cover I've made for The Theory.
You can listen to (and download) the album here,
or just listen to a preview here. Best listened too with headphones.

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Sea of Stars
18/04/14

A familiar style for me.
http://drydareelin.deviantart.com/art/Sea-of-Stars-448357754

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Prominence
18/03/14

This was quite late for my standards.
http://drydareelin.deviantart.com/art/Prominence-441187464

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Art in the Mathematics
31/01/14

Something quick I did for a Youtube video. Can be viewed here.
http://drydareelin.deviantart.com/art/Art-in-the-Mathematics-430882939

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2013:

Spoiler

The Perseids
12/12/2013

My own recreation of a meteor shower scene. All 100% Paint.Net other than the foreground trees.
http://drydareelin.deviantart.com/art/The-Perseids-419404017

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Exhibit B
05/11/2013

A "sequel" to Exhibit A.

Part 1 (Space Background):
Part 2 (Foreground):

http://drydareelin.deviantart.com/art/Exhibit-B-411794314

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Moon Rising
26/09/2013

Something I did in about 20 mins for a youtube video. Can be viewed here.
http://drydareelin.deviantart.com/art/Moon-Rising-402891351

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Landscape Edit (Competition Entry)
10/07/2013

My entry for the PDN Facebook editing competition in which I won first place in.
Left image is the original, right is my manipulation.

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Solitary
01/07/2013

A new piece for my "desolate" theme
http://drydareelin.deviantart.com/art/Solitary-382086599

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No Second World
01/06/2013

This will be my last for a while; and as the same as my last one, this was made for one of my best friends.
http://drydareelin.deviantart.com/art/No-Second-World-375188913

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Joy
21/05/2013

Something somewhat new. For meaning of the title, visit this page:
http://drydareelin.deviantart.com/art/Joy-373014217

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Neutrality
10/04/2013

Something a little colourful
http://drydareelin.deviantart.com/art/Neutrality-364711127

Extra: 'Neutrality Progression Video' can be viewed here.

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http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm228/Drydareelin/th_ShadowoftheGiant_zpse336409f.png

Shadow of the Giant

27/02/2013

Didn't turn out as good as I hoped but it is a days work.
http://drydareelin.deviantart.com/art/Shadow-of-the-Giant-356733587

Extra: A new Youtube Speed Art/Edit can be seen here.

Preview:
http://i.imgur.com/fynDeb2s.jpg

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http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm228/Drydareelin/the_theory_reminisence_ep_coverart_zps67b467a6.jpg

Reminiscence EP Cover Art
01/02/2013

Okay, this is an album cover art I made for a music producer (who is also a friend). You can download it here: http://www.mediafire.com/?b5ur718dumgu1bl for anyone interested.

Extra: A new Youtube speed art can be seen here

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Illuminance
11/01/2013

What? I released 2 new images in less than a month, what is this sorcery?!
I got inspiration and made a new spacescape Didn't turn out as good as I was hoping but hey it's a start.

Find out more about it here: http://drydareelin.deviantart.com/art/Illuminance-347932349

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2012:

Spoiler

The Comet's Tail
30/12/2012

Just something a tad different.
The idea is you're looking through the window/port of a semi-futuristic space shuttle.

Pre-December 2011:

Spoiler

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Edited February 4 by Drydareelin
Whole lotta formatting goin' on.

HELEN · February 29, 2012

Are you sure you haven't visited space? These are just too real! The planetscapes are well-thought out, different perspectives work well in each, and the way the light hits certain parts of the scape is just incredible. I hope you don't forget posting your work here. It shows what can be done in PDN.

Drydareelin · February 29, 2012

Are you sure you haven't visited space? These are just too real! The planetscapes are well-thought out, different perspectives work well in each, and the way the light hits certain parts of the scape is just incredible. I hope you don't forget posting your work here. It shows what can be done in PDN.

Thank you It took me a long time to just get the basics for my latest stuff. My very early work.....a tad different xD

Goonfella · February 29, 2012

These are superb! I really do like the Callisto spacescape. The lighting is just great. However the shadows of the spaceman and his rocket don`t seem to match the rest. The sunlight is coming from the left but those particular shadows seem slightly offline. Can`t fault it apart from that. Although personally I would not have added the spaceman & rocket. I think it`s better to give the impression of a distant and undiscovered wilderness. But that just my preference, not a criticism of the image.

I use Terragen as well for land and moonscapes. Can`t beat it for realism.If you need to make realistic asteroids try out Blender. Andrew Price has a great tut on the subject.

delpart · February 29, 2012

Missed the other recent updates until this one. Very nice blends and modifications. Inspirational even for extending PDN work with such clarity. To mirror what others said, thank you for taking the time to drop them by here. Great examples to work from.

Drydareelin · February 29, 2012

These are superb! I really do like the Callisto spacescape. The lighting is just great. However the shadows of the spaceman and his rocket don`t seem to match the rest. The sunlight is coming from the left but those particular shadows seem slightly offline. Can`t fault it apart from that. Although personally I would not have added the spaceman & rocket. I think it`s better to give the impression of a distant and undiscovered wilderness. But that just my preference, not a criticism of the image.

I use Terragen as well for land and moonscapes. Can`t beat it for realism.If you need to make realistic asteroids try out Blender. Andrew Price has a great tut on the subject.

The spaceman and rocket were very new for me, first time in fact. I could/should of improved the shadows (I honestly spent ages trying to get the right size and angle) but I didn't try to make it the main focus.

Thank you for the comment

Drydareelin · February 29, 2012

Missed the other recent updates until this one. Very nice blends and modifications. Inspirational even for extending PDN work with such clarity. To mirror what others said, thank you for taking the time to drop them by here. Great examples to work from.

Thanks I have been working on spacescapes for some time, so hopefully better stuff will gradually come

Edited February 29, 2012 by Drydareelin

yellowman · February 29, 2012

Very nice images, the colors textures, arrangement of the elements in all are well done, although with some lighting/shadow problems as Goonfella pointed out, but I love them all.

I just want to discuss some technical issues, in my opinion they need to be addressed, if you still keeping the pnd layers:

1-In "Solar Perspective" the planet "looks like" is consist of two halves and you joint them together but didn't blend them well along the joint, and there is also a cutoff in the bottom-left and top-right sides of the background ( between the blurred and the un-blurred parts).

2-In the "Callisto" the blend between the white mountains and the yellow need some work, especially in the center of the image you can see a dark triangle,

Other than everything is good, thanks for sharing.

Edit: spelling

Edited February 29, 2012 by yellowman

Drydareelin · February 29, 2012

Very nice images, the colors textures, arrangement of the elements in all are well done, although with some lighting/shadow problems as Goonfella pointed out, but I love them all.

I just want to discuss some technical issues, in my opinion they need to be addressed, if you still keeping the pnd layers:

1-In "Solar Perspective" the planet "looks like" is consist of two halves and you joint them together but didn't blend them well along the joint, and there is also a cutoff in the bottom-left and top-right sides of the background ( between the blurred and the un-blurred parts).

2-In the "Callisto" the blend between the white mountains and the yellow need some work, especially in the center of the image you can see a dark triangle,

Other than everything is good, thanks for sharing.

Edit: spelling

I never noticed the 'layer cut' problem before, I think it was just an error with the lighting when I first started (I had a few problems and thought I fixed all of them); and I have no idea about the 'dark triangle' in Callisto...

The blurring parts was just me accidentally saving it as a low-quality .png image. I did re-save it, but again didn't notice any issues.

Edited February 29, 2012 by Drydareelin

HELEN · March 3, 2012

Nice work mate. I really should start using dA again.

Beyond the Eclipse ... equals up there with the greats like GoonFella and Sozo for me. Beautiful

That's exactly what I was thinking.

Drydareelin · March 3, 2012

Nice work mate. I really should start using dA again.

Beyond the Eclipse ... equals up there with the greats like GoonFella and Sozo for me. Beautiful

Wow.. Thanks a lot

dug · March 3, 2012

Nice job using the different softwares and blending them together to make such amazing images.Cool!

Lance McKnight · March 3, 2012

You have some real nice stuff going on. By the way, I added you to my dA watch list so I can see your fine works.

Drydareelin · March 16, 2012

You have some real nice stuff going on. By the way, I added you to my dA watch list so I can see your fine works.

Thank you

@dug: Thank you also

Edited March 21, 2012 by Drydareelin

Drydareelin · March 24, 2012

Sorry for the bump. I've posted a few more since last time

dug · March 24, 2012

I am no expert with spacescapes, but I do enjoy looking at them, and you seem to have it down to a fine art.The lighthouse is pretty cool.Nice one!

yellowman · March 24, 2012

The LightHouse is great, the man in the upper window is a nice touch, I really like that one ,

But Awaiting the Darkness, is wow, the texture on both planets is excellent, did you make the one of the foreground planet in PDN?

Well done Drydareelin.

Drydareelin · March 24, 2012

@dug: Thank you ^_^

@yellowman: Yes it's 100% pdn And thanks about the lighthouse :L but I could've honestly added more detail to the actual lighthouse itself

skullbonz · March 25, 2012

Yes!! Very good space pics,I am truly inspired by these.

I thought mine were pretty good but I can see I have a long way to go to catch up to you,lol,nice job.

Edited March 25, 2012 by skullbonz

HELEN · March 25, 2012

Truly breathtaking! I'm shaking my head with (good) disbelief.

Drydareelin · March 25, 2012

@Skullbonz: you have a very unique style, and I like it I guess the only thing you could jump on is more lighting effects on the planets even the simplest things like blurring a white blob could give a nice effect.

@Helen: Thank you, again ^_^

Geoffrey52 · March 26, 2012

These are just too real!

barbieq25 · March 26, 2012

What!? I have not commented here? I have you on dA & recognise these fine images. Your work is very, very good & I always want to look deeper into the image. I like the darkness of your images too. Wonderful works all of them & I find it hard to pick out a single fave.

Drydareelin · March 28, 2012

@Geoffery52: Thank you

@barbieq25: Thanks I should really try some more stuff other than Space...but Astronomy is near passion xD

Drydareelin · March 31, 2012

Edit

-Made the thumbnails link to the direct image, not Photobucket.

-Changed the subtitle and some spelling.

-Added a new image (not my best, but still..)

-Corrected a few links.

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Sorry for the bump on this. I didn't want this to affect my gallery

-Thanks

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