Celestra Descent by JCD
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Description
I've never done a real honest to goodness outer space piece before, so I guess this would be my first attempt. I had a whole story to go with this, but it was getting a little long, especially for such a simple scene. The short version is that the research vessel Celestra is being moved into a low atmosphere orbit as part of a recovery mission involving a long forgotten cache of Mark II Vipers on the desert moon of Asaris.
The Celestra is a rarely seen, but very cool capital ship in the BSG universe, so I was happy to be able to utilize if for something. The model is the work of Tovette from scifi-meshes.com and the flanking Viper models are the work of J.Hoagland/vanishingpoint.biz, so thanks to both of them.
Comments (26)
jdehaven
Wow man! Starting from the background; the nebula looks fantastic, as do the stars. The planet and atmosphere equally impressive. The ship looks great too- particularly since it is being lit from below by the planet- that really adds to the realism.
jif3d
Nice scene all around, the moon seems very hot, I hope the stash of Vipers hasn't melted ! Well done & ~Cheers~ :o)
Fett713
Very spetacular scene, simple or not, its well done, sometimes simple is best =), not big bsg fan myself but I enjoy an episode from time to time and always liked the Vipers. The Celestra looks quite sturdy. That background is majestic to say the least, good pick.
pixelmeister
Great szene!!! (I think there, something conglomerates.) sincerely pixelmeister
acclaude
Woww !! Outstanding orbital SF scene !!! No doupt this is a successfull attempt ;o) Superb impressive bright & apparently hot atmosphere thats makes the scene & story so drammatic, Wonderfull vessels & excelllent details like the so cool open lighted hall, Gorgeous, Bravo, xxxxx
Predatron
Excellent scene, well done
onimusha Online Now!
Very well done...
meselfr
awesome scene... :)
deci6el
really like the planet lighting and gasses looming overhead. Beautiful flamage on the ships. Thanks for the pointer to the sources. They look great.
ontar1
Awesome scene, excellent work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AwarenessLogic
Great scene!
45Cool
Excellent scene! I love It!!!
seedydeedee
Really great work on this - looks like it came straight off the movie screen :D
stardust
This is one of the best space scenes I've seen :) I would remove the stars from in front of the moon, but that's just me :) Awesome work!!
zhaanman
Awesome design and I love the setting what vibrent colors too very cool effect!!
TheBear005
Great work! I like the colors. The nebula and planet look great. The ship is fantastic.
2Mylent
Magnifique :) La lumière et la couleur sont superbement traitées :)
amapitodd
Excellent scene. Great composition and lighting.
Daramski
Excellent scene, very nice render!
JOEANOMALY
Cool scene, excellent work!!!!!
Fidelity2
Very well done. 5+.
Chipka
Well done, excellently composed and rendered, and I have to agree, that particular ship IS one of the goodies rarely seen in the battlestar galactica universe. You've more than done justice to it and I'm a bit curious about the story that goes along with the image, no matter how long it may be. Fantastic work! Keep it up. As for this being your first "honest to goodness outer space pice" It's a great one! Keep up the fantastic work.
Kazam561
Stunning!
MRX3010
Looks great, color is right, texture, lighting. Great composition and subject as well. Not sure if you intended or not but the nebula BG looks a lot like the original opening shot of "Saga of a Star World" which found it's way into the intro of every original episode.
Trollmac
Effects are great, Awsome job!
stevey3d
Excellent craft! The lighting in the dock is superb touch!