Feb - Mar 98

DIGITAL ARTWORK

"Beneath the Ice"

By David Hardy

As artists, we sometimes use a bit of ‘license,’ e.g. to show Saturn through the dense atmosphere of Titan, even though it's unlikely. So I thought, “What if some impact from above or seismic event from below caused a temporary clearing in the ice that covers Europa?” In the pale light that filters through, a Europan ‘black smoker’ is visible, surrounded by life forms which prey on the bacteria thriving on its warmth and nutrient-rich emissions.

"Approaching Storm"

By Armand Cabrera

Painted in Photoshop.

"Untitled"

By Jim Scotti

Well, at long last, here is my first real attempt at a Photoshop painting. The scene depicts a planet orbiting a brown dwarf near a nebula.

"Galileo's Last Unfortunate Close Flyby of Io "

By James Wappel

Photoshop image done using airbrush (with the dodge/burn setting on every once in a while) and some clone brush. I know it's kind of a wacky piece, but it is actually one of a series I had planned months ago.

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