Hammer! by alessimarco
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No AI - This artwork was created entirely by hand or with traditional digital tools.
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)
Great job! The texture of the scene is great...I don't know how you did it, but wow^^
this is wonderful and merry Christmas
Excellent dramatic use of filters. Great image.
Wonderful artwork!!!
Wow, really different than your normal stuff - I love it! Merry Christmas!
A terrifying and lovely adventure composition indeed! It almost reminds me of Godzilla, but in a more "tyrant" way! :) Great scene and colours! Definitely expresses the mood and atmosphere!
fantastic work, I am speachless!!!!!!
Very detailed work, looks great in black and white.
The black and white style with the rough textures are fantastic and convey the drama of this confontation in the woods ! The trees are fabulous silhouetted so effectively against the moonlit sky ! Superb work !
Love the postwork exceptional render !!!
A wonderful work! Beautiful choice of filtering!
fascinante criatividade e obra, aplausos (5)
excellent style used in the scene, wonderful look - great action
semplicemene..... STRAORDINARIO!!! :)
Wonderful play with Black and White. Often times we artists overlook the dramatic quality that can be had using the most basic of colors. Bravo!!!
PRECIOSA CREACION.
terrific work!
OH-OH! One hit with that big troll hammer and he's a gonna! This is EXCELLENT! The moment I saw it, before I ever read your commentary, I thought of the old sketches in old books as you mentioned. Great job.
Fantastic render. Merry Christmas!
Fantastic B&W composition!!!
Really great idea with the filter. Awesome work.
Oh my my ! What a fantastic render ! WOW ! Really WOW WOW !!! I love it !
Sehr schöne s/w Bildkomposition!
I really like how this turned out. Great job!
great concept and lighting...love the style
:)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
that is a way of art making that we do not often see.. great !
Love the finish here, made me make this a fave.... Awesome work and idea....
Its a great pic, I love the effects to make it look like an old style illustration.
Wow Original & very well done... I like it.