12 HDRI 8K Sci-Fi Galaxy Skyboxes Vol. 2

The rich, painterly second volume. Colour reaches right across these skies, so they fill a scene with mood even without a bright focal point.

Expect a molten orange and gold sky, deep magenta clouds, burning orange against royal blue, and a storm of teal and gold around two dark voids. Calmer choices include a silver and slate cloudscape and a soft rose-brown sky with a small glowing ring. A compact gold and white cluster on black adds one clean, dark option.

Best used for:
- Dramatic backdrops in space games and cinematics
- Fantasy and alien skies
- Key art, concept art and matte paintings
- VR and 360 degree worlds

Included files:
- 12 panoramas in Radiance .HDR, 8192 x 4096, 2:1
- Contact sheet with file numbers
- README with setup help for Blender, Unreal Engine and Unity

Use any galaxy HDRI as an environment map: one HDR image fills the sky, tints your sci-fi scene and shows in glossy reflections.

Files were checked for bad pixels, and the left and right edges join cleanly. Good to know: small stars in this set can be very hot, with peaks from about 130 up to about 49,000. For image lighting, lower the intensity or clamp the highlights to avoid fireflies.

Texture formats: HDR; Number of textures: 12; Texture resolutions: 8k (8192 x 4096);