Hammer! by alessimarco
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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)
vapo
I don't want to be in this poor knight's shoes right now... :) Splendid image, Marco it looks very different from your previous work! Is that another render style, or is this b/w style created in postwork? No matter how - it's spectacular! And pretty scary... :) Vashek
odile
Amazing render!
lyron
Splendid scene!!
ssteph
Wow!...terrific scene, love the look of it
jenwencheng
Fabulous scene -- like a classical etching --- nicely done!
claude19
Fantastic creation. Splendid image. Wonderful storyline. Awesome idea in B and W !!!
kelvinhughes
excellent my friend
renecyberdoc
a most excellent touch to bring it out this way-the bw makes it the more dramatic.absolute fav.
vintorix
Wow,I like the engraving look! Very appropriate to the image!
treasureprints
This does have the look of the engraved illustrations of books from my childhood. What a wonderful moment of suspense you have created, Marco!:)
zil2008
Excellent scene and very cool effect.
brycek
Really like this..wonderful work!!
Rinil
You leave me speechless! Amazing!
Roywig
You certainly captured the effect you were after, excellent work.
anitalee
Excellent
missblue
Wow! This is awesome =)
mermaid
superbly done illustration!
kleinhoon
An instant fav..!!
necrophage
cool fantasy scene - fascinating postwork!
Umbetro38
The effect here makes your scene and story to my eyecatcher today
Hendesse
Fantastic poses and tones. Looks superb!!
Madbat
Really cool image! I like your technique here! Personally, it looks to me like they're about to break off for a beer and discuss the finer points of hammers. I think they both must have bought theirs from Hammers-R-Us, and recognized it. You know, that brand loyalty thing.
farmerC
This is Fantastic work.
gaius
You, my Friend, have everything : imagination and talent. This is a masterpiece which looks like an old picture, etched engraving.
legolie
It's amazing ! Very creative and well done with the filters, you have really managed to make an image like the ones in old books of myth and legend !
RodolfoCiminelli
Splendido e fantastico lavoro Marco.....!!!! Complimento.....!!!! #:O)
STEVIEUKWONDER
Looks like very advanced charcoal work. Well done! Steve ;o)
StudioArtVartanian
wonderful!!!!
DrCarl
hey I like this friend...what a great departure from the Alessis we know and love.....It reminds me of a lino block cut illustration...very old school good for you c
soffy
Excellent work**