Shadow and Flame by MerianMoriarty
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Description
inspired by the passage in The Fellowship of the Ring that describes the balrog:
it was like a great shadow, in the middle of which was a dark form, of man-shape maybe, yet greater; and a power and terror seemed to be in it and to go before it. it came to the edge of the fire and the light faded as if a cloud had bent over it. then with a rush it leaped across the fissure. the flames roared up to greet it, and wreathed about it; and a black smoke swirled in the air. its streaming mane kindled, and blazed behind it. in its right hand was a blade like a stabbing tongue of fire; in its left it held a whip of many thongs.
blurred slightly to give the impression of shadows and heat. rendered with a graphite stick, a rubber eraser, and photoshop 6.
Comments (1)
archetype
Very cool. You did a fine job capturing both the shadow, and the flame. Nice!