"The Watcher in the Water"

[wallace_trust]

Happy Halloween...  Even if this is a bit early!   :D

This one has been bugging me for a couple of months now, so I finally dropped my crowdwork long enough to finish it!  I wanted a really chaotic feeling to this, so I used several paint styles I haven't tried before.  I was aiming for an idea that kind of transcends the actual episode...  The thought that the Watcher and Sam are like clashing forces of nature, while Frodo is a helpless soul just caught up in it all...

Comments

[shirebound]

Oh, this is great! You really capture the surprise and chaos of that event, and Sam's courage.

[wallace_trust]

Thank you so much! :) I do like the way Sam is wading into the fray!
I was pleased with the way both of my generation 7 models turned out in this one. They're quite expressive!

The wonderful monster model is "Horror From the Deep" by Hawke Oshikai. The water splashes are Photoshop brushes.

[claudia603]

wow, that's a scary beast! You captured it well! And the expressions on both Sam's and Frodo's faces of surprise and rage and all. Very nice!

[febobe]

LOVE it. Your Frodo and Sam are gorgeous. :)

[baranduin]

Your red-eyed beast is awesome. That would make a great icon!

ETA: Actually so many awesome icons in this one.

[wallace_trust]

Thank you so much! :)

[wallace_trust]

Thanks so much! I do love those little guys! :) I can only hope my next generation figures, which I've been working on since July, can preserve most of their attributes.

I have a hobby animation on my mind, but the figures I used for this illustration can't be animated without a huge amount of effort. My 8th generation models should take care of the problem, but I am having to rebuild them from the ground up using different base mesh. We shall see how they turn out... :)

[wallace_trust]

Thank you very much! :) The beast model is "Horror From the Deep" by Hawke Oshikai. All those tentacles made for some very challenging posing-- especially since their IK chains weren't working in Carrara for some reason.

Last night I stuffed him down a 3D village well so he could pop out and surprise a character whom I dislike. Great fun! :D

I've been thinking lately about making some icons for folks. Unfortunately work has been getting in the way, but I'll try to get to it at some point :)

[suzy]

It certainly is vivid and chaotic.

[wallace_trust]

Thank you! A filter combination did the trick :)