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Outpost by @EyeballEarth (Eyeball Earth)

Someone established a base on a planetoid orbiting a pulsar, the remnant of a star that died in a supernova. Why did they establish a presence in such a harsh, irradiated place?

Category:
Science Fiction
Rating:
Everyone
Class:
Finished Work
Submitted:
2y27d ago
Tags:
space dark pulsar neutronstar scifi spaceart stars asteroid planet
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Posted: Thursday, 27 October, 2022 @ 12:39 AM
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This is excellently composed. The details in the base and planetoid are fun to look at. And your rendering of the pulsar is fantastic!

Posted: Friday, 28 October, 2022 @ 09:48 PM
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@BadKarma: Thanks!

Posted: Thursday, 27 October, 2022 @ 03:31 AM
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Rating: 5

I agree with BK. The composition being mostly space feels like it emphasizes the mystery in your description. The shading on the planetoid and the base is well-done (I love the day-side/night-side approach), and the pulsar makes you feel the distance. I certainly wanna know who left that there.

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Posted: Monday, 31 October, 2022 @ 06:21 PM
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Awesome stuff!

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Posted: Monday, 07 November, 2022 @ 05:24 PM
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Rating: 5

The lighting in this perfectly evokes that matte-style of illustration that dominated space opera up into the Eighties.

...I oughta go fire up StarCon 2...

Posted: Thursday, 10 November, 2022 @ 11:48 PM
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@Thorvald: Thanks!

Posted: Sunday, 13 November, 2022 @ 08:22 PM
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still love the painterly style of this so much! :D there's so many fun details hidden in the corners of this that catch the eye

Posted: Sunday, 13 November, 2022 @ 11:29 PM
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Thanks, nice you enjoy it :D

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