The Queen of Heaven

The Queen of Heaven

Nut is the goddess of the sky in ancient Egyptian religion, seen as a star-covered woman arching over the earth.

The title Queen of Heaven was given to a number of sky goddesses including  Nut, Inanna,  Isis, Astarte, Hera/Juno, and the Nordic Frigg.

Contemporary pagans use the title to refer to Great Goddess; while, Roman Catholics and Orthodox Christians apply the title to Mary, the mother of Jesus.

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This was made for the Short Challenge #33, hosted by The-Imaginarium.

Required Stock: Queen of the Universe 2, by Amarie-Tinuviel

Cut Out Version: Cutout8, by Amarie-Tinuviel

Due Date: March 8^th, 2017

Submissions: Unlimited

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Memo:

This is reminded me of Ceres and The Asteroid Belt/ Ceres and Her Sisters, and Astra and Stella.

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Resources: (Required Stock *)

The Queen of Heaven:

* Queen of the Universe 2, Cutout8, by Amarie-Tinuviel

Red beaded necklace png, by TinaLouiseUk

Nebulae: (Background):   

My 27th nebula, by Mithgariel 

My 10th nebula: red II, by Mithgariel 

Ceres: Dwarf Planet: 

RC3 - Haulani Crater (22381131691).jpg, at Wikimedia Commons, from Justin Cowart, under the Creative Commons, Attribution 2.0 Generic, by NASA Dawn  Probe, UT May 4, 2015, from 13641 km away,  NASA / JPL-Caltech / UCLA / MPS / DLR / IDA / Justin Cowart

Vesta (Asteroid):

Vesta in Natural Colour, at Wikimedia Commons, from Dawn  Probe, planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/ass…, NASA, JPL, July 24, 2011, from a distance of about 5200 kilometers, Björn Jónsson.

This is in the Public Domain, because NASA copyright policy states that "NASA material is not protected by copyright unless noted". (See  NASA copyright policy page or JPL Image Use Policy.)

Pallas Proto-Planet: 

Pallas, from Hubble Telescope, from Hubble Telescope 2007, in Wikimedia Commons, from NASA, PallasHST2007.jpg

This is in the Public Domain because NASA, ESA, and NASA Hubble material (prior to 2009) is copyright-free and may be freely used as in the public domain without fee, on the condition that only NASA, STScI, and/or ESA is credited as the source of the material.

Hygeia Asteroid: 

Hygeia, at Creative Commons, under Attribution 4.0 International license, by Astronomical Institute of the Charles University: Josef Ďurech, Vojtěch Sidorin

The Sun:

Golden Planet Sun PNG, by RavenMaddArtwork

Big Lens And Optical Flare Collection, by daWIIZ

Mars:

Mars, by GrahamTG

Mars 23 aug 2003 hubble, from Hubble Space Telescope (2003), Wikimedia Commons, from NASA, PallasHST2007.jpg

This is in the Public Domain because NASA, ESA, and NASA Hubble material (prior to 2009) is copyright-free and may be freely used as in the public domain without fee, on the condition that only NASA, STScI, and/or ESA is credited as the source of the material.

Jupiter:

Jupiter and Io, by GrahamTG

Portrait of Jupiter from Cassini,  from Wikimedia Commons, by Jet Propulsion Laboratory of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under Photo ID: PIA04866.

This is in the Public Domain, because NASA copyright policy states that "NASA material is not protected by copyright unless noted". (See NASA copyright policy page or JPL Image Use Policy.)

Asteroids:

Asteroid Ring Stock Pack, by Euderion

Asteroid megapack, by thefirstfleet

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Planets2008, from en:Imagelanets2006.jpg, sse.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/index…, at Wikimedia Commons.

This is in the Public Domain, by NASA. NASA copyright policy states that "NASA material is not protected by copyright unless noted". (See Template, D-USGov, NASA copyright policy page or JPL Image Use Policy.)

Other Resources:

Texture 94 3000X3000, by FrostBo

Texture 92 3000X3000, by FrostBo

Big Lens And Optical Flare Collection, by daWIIZ

Texture 203, by Malleni-Stock

mars bokeh stock, by TrishaMonsterr-stock

FOG/CLOUDS PNG, by Moonglowlilly

Texture 203, by Malleni-Stock

Texture 259, by Malleni-Stock

heavenly sky stock, by ClarabellafaireStock

FOG/CLOUDS PNG, by Moonglowlilly

Falling Snow, by EveLivesey

Other Planets:

High rez planet stock, by Random-Acts-Stock

Rainbow Planet,by RavenMaddArtwork

Planet Stock PNG, by RavenMaddArtwork

Planet stock pack - Blue Space, by Wesley-Souza

Planet Stock, by Whendell

Golden Planet Sun PNG, by RavenMaddArtwork

Software:

autodesk-sketchbook and Sketchbook Pro

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Watching:

Queen - Heaven For Everyone

Notes:

Curiously, the video uses film from George Méliès, a French film director, who led many technical and narrative developments in the earliest days of cinema.

Méliès was an especially prolific innovator in the use of special effects, popularizing such techniques as substitution splices, multiple exposures, time-lapse photography, dissolves, and hand-painted color.

 Specifically, A Trip to the Moon (1902) and The Impossible Voyage (1904).

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Nota Bene:

Coincidentally, The Magic of Melies - Photomanipulation Contest, hosted by hosted by The-Imaginarium, was just announced.

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"There is no easy way from the earth to the stars” [Non est ad astra mollis e terris via]
― Seneca

“The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of star stuff...

“We are a way for the universe to know itself.” 
― Carl Sagan

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-Cat…