[UPDATED] Cosmos VFX: A Blender Odyssey - Imagining the Sun's Surface

hey guys,

I was watching a shot recently from the t.v. show “Cosmos”, and I really liked how they had rendered the surface of the sun. I immediately went about trying to recreate it in blender :wink:

Eventually I realized it’d be much more fun to do my own take, rather than just copy, so I did. I created most of the elements in blender, and composited the whole thing in Nuke. Let me know what you think and if you want to see a breakdown!

Hey guys - here’s a breakdown video explaining how I composited this shot, as well as the free giveaway. Does anyone want a more in depth tutorial about how to recreate the Cosmos Sun shot in blender?