So, after a couple of days practice and some modifications to the basic Atlas technique...

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The only serious change was the use of plasma clouds instead of noise clouds for the base.

It's still a bit cartoony, but it'll serve as a foundation for the books for now.

I need to make an "antique-y" looking one next