Unexpected Discovery

"Chief, take first platoon, hard drop, and secure a landing zone. Sergeant, load up two flights of Pelicans and follow them in."

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In its pursuit of the Covenant Assault Carrier, the Solemn Penance, through slipspace, the UNSC frigate, In Amber Clad, stumbles upon an ancient superweapon ominously orbiting a massive gas giant in the dead of space.

This is a counterpart image to: [link]
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Mostly completed in Photoshop CS5. The frigate and carrier started out as scanned line sketches.

Some resources used:

Planet Texture: [link]

Nebulae: [link]

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