A 3D Reconstruction of NASA's Dying Star Image

CG Artist Tim Stupak, known for beautiful space-related projects, has unveiled a new piece inspired by NASA's recently-released photos made with James Webb Space Telescope. This time, the artist managed to thoroughly recreate one of NASA's shots, Dying Star’s Final Performance, and reconstruct the spectacular explosion in 3D.

To recreate this mesmerizing nebula, the author utilized Adobe After Effects, Cinema 4D, Octane Render, and X-Particles, INSYDIUM's fully-featured advanced particle and VFX system for C4D. You can check out the recreation attached above.

And here are the original shots shared by NASA:

You can check out more of Tim's space-themed works by visiting the artist's ArtStation page.