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deadal1enx3

8 months ago

A painting of Neptune, the 8th planet from the Sun, and Triton, which is its only large moon.
Neptune is right in the center, and is in a waning gibbous phase. It is a muted blue, with lighter sections at the equator, and darker sections towards the south and north poles. The view is from near the southern pole of Neptune, so less of the north is visible. Towards the terminator and limb of the planet, the blue shifts towards a slight purpleish color.
At the equator is Neptune's Great Dark Spot, in the configuration as seen by Voyager 2 in 1989. There are a few white clouds towards the edges of it, and also along the equator, as well as in a circular configuration at the south pole.
To the right of Neptune, just past its terminator, is Triton. Only the south pole is true to what we know; the rest of the moon is imagined by the artist. The south pole is dominated by a white glacial cap, with several dark spots indicating geysers. The equator has a large gray patch, with cantaloupe like skin. The north pole has another white glacial cap, although it's much smaller than the south's.
The entire image has color, as well as grey noise all over it to reduce the quality and make it feel more realistic. There is also chromatic aberration, which washes out most of the details on Triton.
The view is possible through a zoom lens, taken at a very far distance from Neptune and Triton.

Just a small warmup painting of Neptune, and a mostly made up Triton!

Just for some insight, my upcoming pieces I'll be working are: on a flag for a friend's youtube series, a late birthday piece for my friend (pen broke Literally in the middle of it), a piece I promised for a friend, and *then* I can get into some of my other personal pieces I've had on backlog!

Thanks again for your continued patience!

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