Ready Room Painting?

I wanted to do something with Isidor's Sovereign(kickass mesh)
I take a more artistic route with the image, I made it look more like a painting. Hey, its something different from me.

Well, apparently the first image didnt go over well, plus Im not sure I like the effect, so Im gonna post one without it, here ya go, any better?

[skyhawk223]

I like the first one better. It seems a bit smoother.

[General Phoenix]

I agree - the first pic is actually quite nice.

Remember, if you don't get any replies, it's usually because you've rendered us speechless.

(Either that or the picture sucks and we're too nice to say so. )

Actually, I prefer the second. It's clearer and less distorted.

The second one is definately cleaner but if you are going for a painted kind of a look, the first one is the best.

The second one's better, but you shouldn't have sharpened it so much. The first one doesn't have stars and the earth looks like it's made of jelly.
The model's very good.