Mtpaint Sci Fi

Hi All

I have always been fascinated by sci fi art even when I was a kid;  I even used to have my mom purchase books for me just based on the front cover.  As a result, I started drawing sci fi art.

Here is another project I working on using Mtpaint.  This one I doing for my Mom for her third book in the Alien series. This one is only partly finished and I need to have some more discussions with her before this one is completed.

Dneiper Don

I used about 3 layers for the snow and the trees and about 4 layers for the stars and the planet.  The nebula(or galaxy) I did in another layer by using the "speckling brush" using lots of colors, then applying a gaussian blur to the layer.

For the planet, I used the circle tool with a gradient; then I used the speckling brush again with various colors.  Lastly, I used the smudge tool to give it a blend.

For info on my Mom and her books, please click this link Norma Druid
Enjoy!