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Gannaingh32 — Big Red by-nc-nd

Published: 2012-08-21 05:55:24 +0000 UTC; Views: 2900; Favourites: 68; Downloads: 178
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Description In about 7 billion years the sun will swell up into a red giant star, threatening to engulf the Earth. This image shows a front row seat for the end of the world, literally. Created in Photoshop.
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Comments: 15

Rainstar-of-LakeClan [2015-10-18 01:31:23 +0000 UTC]

Just like VY Canis Majoris, the dying star?

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Martinsweiger [2014-05-11 10:28:11 +0000 UTC]

Hmm.... I Watch C.A.S.T.O that Real Sun 7 Billion Years ago

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PreXisioN [2012-11-13 00:47:23 +0000 UTC]

Amazing!

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Gannaingh32 In reply to PreXisioN [2012-11-14 08:39:03 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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ezio [2012-08-23 13:28:54 +0000 UTC]

Simple but impressive

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Gannaingh32 In reply to ezio [2012-08-23 16:27:36 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

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Meema [2012-08-22 05:30:17 +0000 UTC]

Very nice work.

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Gannaingh32 In reply to Meema [2012-08-23 16:27:40 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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overseer [2012-08-22 00:58:24 +0000 UTC]

Very nicely done. Great sense of scale.

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Gannaingh32 In reply to overseer [2012-08-23 16:27:27 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Micheal-C [2012-08-21 23:43:35 +0000 UTC]

I am sure you have been asked before. Since this is such an awesome sun/star, how did you make it?

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Gannaingh32 In reply to Micheal-C [2012-08-23 16:27:21 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I followed roughly the first three steps of this tutorial [link] but after that I just painted stuff and used textures and color balance layers until it looked how I wanted.

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Tzynar [2012-08-21 06:06:54 +0000 UTC]

Very impressive artwork! I like how the Earth is transiting.

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Gannaingh32 In reply to Tzynar [2012-08-21 15:22:34 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Tzynar In reply to Gannaingh32 [2012-08-21 18:44:31 +0000 UTC]

Anytime

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