"The Two Watchers"
Sep. 9th, 2017 04:50 pm I've always loved the Watchers, they are the creepiest things! I was so disappointed when the movies didn't cover them! I had assumed Peter Jackson would have a field day with them, but as it stands the best movie treatment of them remains the Rankin-Bass animation. Anyway, this illustration is brand new-- it seemed the right subject matter for the mood that's taken me of late.
I made the Watchers in Carrara out of a slightly modified gargoyle mesh. The eyes were programmed with a glow shader. I used my older 7th-gen hobbit models in this image, so there was quite a bit of hand painting involved to correct all the errors. I also used some fog and light Photoshop brushes. My favorite aspect of this scene is the look of sheer defiance Sam's giving those Watchers! :)

I made the Watchers in Carrara out of a slightly modified gargoyle mesh. The eyes were programmed with a glow shader. I used my older 7th-gen hobbit models in this image, so there was quite a bit of hand painting involved to correct all the errors. I also used some fog and light Photoshop brushes. My favorite aspect of this scene is the look of sheer defiance Sam's giving those Watchers! :)


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Date: 2017-09-11 03:00 pm (UTC)