Hammer! by alessimarco

DAZ|Studio • Fantasy • posted on Dec 18, 2010

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Description

Sir Ghislaine was a knight-errant, constantly roaming throughout the realm looking for adventures and tests of courage to prove himself. He heard tell that there was a troll terrorizing the forests of Umbresia and so he set off to that land. The troll was said to roam the forests on foggy nights of the full moon, and so Sir Ghislaine set out to find this terror, choosing his mighty war hammer to fell the beast. The courageous knight-errant indeed found his quarry, but was much surprised that the wily troll had a hammer too...a bit mightier than his own! The question is whose hammer will strike home first? As I attempted to illustrate this story, the image was just not popping out like I had hoped until I started playing with some filters and found this one which produced a result that reminded me of the sketches in old books of myth and legend that I used to read as a kid. These were images sketched in pen or pencil that illustrated climatic moments in lives of legendary characters or mythological creatures, and I think this scene is reminiscent of those. I hope you like it too! Thanks for looking and for your comments and favorites, they are a great source of encouragement for this artistic knight-errant! Troll - DAZ Outfit is Paladin and Paragon from Luthbel Background - didi_mc Thanks for all the comments and favs on my previous "Grasping for the Glories of a Gilded Past" (contains nudity):

Comments (189)

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MagikUnicorn

8:19PM | Sat, 18 December 2010

WOWWWWWWWW SUPERBLY DONE

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Gisela

8:31PM | Sat, 18 December 2010

Diferent.

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Bothellite

8:35PM | Sat, 18 December 2010

Yes, I think that this works too. Nice effect and sets the mood too.

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AnnieD

8:35PM | Sat, 18 December 2010

This is great! Well done!!

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vyktohria

8:35PM | Sat, 18 December 2010

WOW! Love the filter - is that a Photoshop filter? It's amazing! It really makes the image "pop" (sorry for the 'cliche' terminology...)

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ToniDunlap

8:36PM | Sat, 18 December 2010

STUNNING ART! BRAVO!!!

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jerr3d

8:41PM | Sat, 18 December 2010

Your black and white technique looks very unique!

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Minda

8:49PM | Sat, 18 December 2010

WOW! Superb Artwork and Amazing scene..

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momof4rugrats

8:55PM | Sat, 18 December 2010

very cool work!

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tennesseecowgirl

9:14PM | Sat, 18 December 2010

Excellent work on this.. great in black and white.

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bazza

9:18PM | Sat, 18 December 2010

Fantastic image does look like an old book illustration.. Wonderful!!

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fluffykatt Online Now!

9:31PM | Sat, 18 December 2010

Wow great image

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vaggabondd

9:32PM | Sat, 18 December 2010

well the guy with the shield has guts but my money is on the freak with the big hammer lol. great work

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kbrog

9:37PM | Sat, 18 December 2010

This is awesome work of art! The feel and mood is well set in this b&w. :) I sure hope it's true what they say... that size doesn't matter. ;)

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julesart

9:45PM | Sat, 18 December 2010

Beautiful in every way! I love this style!

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bimm3d

9:57PM | Sat, 18 December 2010

gorgeous composition!!

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Radar_rad-dude

10:15PM | Sat, 18 December 2010

A most extraordinary and masterful work of art! I must agree! The filter you chose fits this subject matter perfectly! A most excellent masterpiece! Bravo!

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FaeMoon

10:27PM | Sat, 18 December 2010

Very much puts me in mind of the old etchings they used to have in books. Great illustration.. I literally had to pick my jaw up when I opened it! Wonderful work, Marco! Keep up the good work!

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Spacer_01

10:45PM | Sat, 18 December 2010

Very artistically done! Your right, this really does make the image pop, more so than it might've been in color :) Guess the encounter could go either way - first one to hit or miss, or it could drag out for a lengthily tiresome while as both dodge and miss...

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eekdog

10:46PM | Sat, 18 December 2010

this has got to be your finest image ever Marco. i can't believe the amszing work you did on this, can't even understand how you achivied this masterpiece. most impresive by all standards. 10*s Happy holidays / Steve

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Faemike55

10:47PM | Sat, 18 December 2010

Fantastic image !!! Looks like the Troll believes in the adage of "When in doubt, Get a bigger Hammer!'

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donnena

10:59PM | Sat, 18 December 2010

Grand Night scene!!

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danapommet

11:04PM | Sat, 18 December 2010

Fantastic image and I applaud the style that you used to present this work. Dana

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PHELINAS

11:07PM | Sat, 18 December 2010

Great imagination!Work very interesting and awesome!

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Flenser

11:15PM | Sat, 18 December 2010

That's a wonderful look, the b/w makes the image very moody.

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Chaosphoto

11:18PM | Sat, 18 December 2010

Sir Ghislaine apears to be lacking confidence judging by his expression and it looks like the time for running may have passed him by. Perhaps he will get a pretty nurse for his recovery :) Very cool image Marco

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