Crab Nebula

Using a Hubble Telescope Image as a reference, I painted this picture of the Crab Nebula. Partly Concept Art dot ORG Daily Sketch Group assignment, and partly for the fun of it! Pushing the GIMP and my digital painting skills to the limit and breaking down the barriers! I've turned off the layer containing the space ship specified in the assignment because it was blocking the view...

GIMP and Wacom tablet