Roughly a year ago, I started doing my Lord of the Rings portraits. They have luckily led me to a private commission on a grand scale which I'm really excited to start soon, this will be my largest painting to date, as it will be about 72" in height when completed. I knew from the start that I wanted to paint Samwise in one of his many awesome moments in Lord of the Rings, so I've chosen one of the most climactic ones–Sam as he comes across Shelob in her cave. Originally I wasn't planning on showing her in the picture, but after trying some things out, I've decided that it really tells the scene best with her included. I'm very excited to start this one, it will be my first oil piece in over a year since I've completely immersed myself into digital applications lately. I'm sure process shots will be posted as this project is started, but I wanted to share the final sketch on here with you guys.
2 comments:
most excellent, really enjoying the detail you've thrown on Shelob there in the background.
Thanks, Pedro!
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