Preliminary sketch for an upcoming illustration - Chandrasekhar

in #art6 years ago

ChandrasekharLimitSketch.jpg

Note, this is not finished yet. It's a preliminary version, where I experimented and tested my way to an almost final version, that I'll re-paint from scratch later. Using this one more like a reference photo.

It took quite a while because I keep fine-tuning and changing my mind. But I think this is the final form. :)

The title is about something called the Chandrasekhar Limit, which is the mass above which a star will collapse into a neutron star or black hole (about 1.4 solar masses). Below this limit the star remains stable as a white dwarf.

A binary system like this one often has one star sucking mass out of the other, making it go above the Chandrasekhar limit and eventually explode in a type 1a supernova, destroying everything within light years. The idea is that the woman knows the end is coming, but has no way of escaping it.

I know that technically she's already too close to the event to survive the gamma radiation emanating from it, but I'm imagining that her civilization has developed a way to protect against it. I didn't want to make the suns much smaller.

Hope you like it, if you have any suggestions for changes, now is the time to make them. :)

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That's lovely. I can't wait to see the finished result!

This looks very nice. I'm rarely a fan of scifi-themed art but this looks awesome, be it unfinished or not.

Epic work! Love your style stahlberg. :)

Beautiful! The girl AND colors ;)

Beautiful! I love the colours and the whole concept! 👍😊

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interesting...I like play of colours on her body

Good job! beautiful illustration!

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