Surprise! I've been a day late before, may as well be a day early this time.Ah, finally done.
This post was supposed to go up last month, but I need a little bit of extra time and figured I would save it until now. Instead of finishing it way ahead of schedule like I might have, I put way more work and time in than I wanted to. Ah, so it goes.
I wrote up a nice little post about this scene over at Picturebook Report, so head on over there if you're interested in that sort of thing.
I'm proud of this piece, though I'm not sure that I had fun doing it. Birds are agonizingly hard to draw and it seemed like the drawing and then the coloring just went on and on and on, way past the point of interest. Anyway! Because I put way too much detail in, here are a bunch of detail shots.
I'm not sure yet if I will do a process post for this, since you folks already know how I do things. Maybe I'll do something smaller and show just the myriad of drawings that I did before things ended up as they are.
As always, comments are more than appreciated.
Also, count it! I am officially halfway done with this project.
super good!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is crazy awesome!
ReplyDeleteAwesome! This series reminds me of all the reasons I like illustration. Great work!
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous! Thank you for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteI think the lighting in the piece really does it for me, the same thing is what made the first hobbit piece appeal to me so much. keep it up.
ReplyDeleteReally nice work Sam, the lighting and air and everything feel pitch-perfect.
ReplyDeleteThis is seriously beautiful, I love those constellations! Oh, and everything else also :D
ReplyDeleteWOW amazing!!!!
ReplyDeleteMaybe a bit too much details for me -I'm getting lost in the image a bit- but still very interesting. Love the upper part with the eagles and the constellations.
ReplyDeletegod damn
ReplyDeleteby far my favorite piece of yours so far. The light in this is really excellent, would definitely be interested in getting my hands on a print of this. you hear anything new on the 7 eleven heist?
ReplyDeleteGreat piece, the movement is really nice. Well done!
ReplyDeleteReally beautiful. The constellations are a great touch.
ReplyDeleteyou're straight killin' it. This piece is incredible, I especially love the gesture of Bilbo.. looks so natural and not at all posed.
ReplyDeleteThis is the best one yet! very dynamic
ReplyDeleteI love the way there is so much detail, but because of good contrast (darker Bilbo against the lighter fog and mountain, lighter eagles against the dark sky) what is going on is clear and creates great movement. Really, really nice.
ReplyDeleteWoke up today, and stumbled on this from Facebook still half asleep. It kicked me right back into dreaming. Truly, this soars to new heights!
ReplyDeleteOkay, thats about as bad as I get. Interested in a print of this bad boy.
I have to say, following your progress on this project has made me start playing with doing the same sort of thing, though far less seriously as you have. Thanks for posting these. They're really wonderful!
ReplyDeletePretty great piece here.
ReplyDeletewow! outstanding!
ReplyDeleteYou are GREAT.
ReplyDeleteThis piece makes me want to cry. I hope you're happy.
ReplyDeletetwo words: F@#$ING EPIC!
ReplyDeleteah, jeez...what can I say that hasn't been said. It's gorgeous, and you should be proud.
ReplyDeleteI just stumbled over your blog and all I can say is... wow! Your work is incredibly stunning! Really nice stuff.
ReplyDeleteWoaaaah. The angle and composition are incredible.
ReplyDeletevery dramatic, awesome composition and at the same time very inspiring work.Many thanks Sam, for sharing this work...
ReplyDeleteKaushik Chakraborty
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