Earth Shot From Space

This is small project-ish thing I started yesterday to see if volumetrics could be used for the atmosphere around the Earth and whatnot in order to achieve that halo effect.

Here are some WIP shots:

Before Compositing:


After Compositing:


Feel free to comment! :smiley:

(Credit for the Environment goes to the HDR Labs sIBL Archive and the Earth textures to Blenderguru / Andrew Price.)

Try adding in halos / rim lighting… it is missing a heap of blue.

Watch this to get some inspiration :wink: http://iloura.com/film/opening-sequence-of-ted-vfx-breakdown/

You mean like this?

Composited:


Non-Composited: