The Balrog of Moria by woodhurst
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ok ,this one was a super-quickie, spent maybe 5 hours on at in all, but a picture Ive been wanting to do for like a year...
sorry, not much to it---rendered in bryce, and then painted over in PS.
the quote is from The fellowship of the Ring, its short but powerful.
the balrog was made from vandalar's "Abyssal Lords" I edited the texture and added clays volumetric fire. I spent a while modeling the great hall in the background but it ended up being less significant than I wanted.
comments welcome...
Jordan
Comments (23)
Sure glad you got around to it.Spectacularism!
This is bloody excellent work! I'm a huge Tolkien fan and you've got the Balrog down perfectly. I love the skewed POV and the postwork is spectacular. Congratulations on an absolutely brilliant piece of work.
fantastic fire effect!! and excellent camera angle too!!! Just awesome work here !!! :o)
Hey ,this is some excellent work Woodhurst! I loved the visualization of the Balrog in "LOTR" parts 1 & 2, and you've done a wonderful rendition of him here.
Superb work, you've nailed it!
Stunning work, nice sence of movement, thanks to the overpaint!
Nearly more threatening than the original one ;-). Wonderful artwork, excellent.
Superb image I'm another LOTR fan (the book more then the films if you know what I mean:-) ) Great work and very cool for only 5 hours
nice work!
Looks great for 5 hours.
hard to make a beast out of fire and smoke? not for woodhurst! I especially like the excellent composition and camera arrangement.
I like this one more than the original. Your's has more live . XLT. Work !!!
Excellent piece! I like the POV - as if seen through the eyes of terrified prey. Great job!
Thud...excuse me while I pick my jaw up off the floor! Excellent art, and a well-deserved vote!
Great Balrog! (Q-e or not);)
Not much to it??? 5 hours??? Legendary! Superb work. vote
This is cool! Very nice fire effect!
For a quicky it's excellent Jordan. I love the story and this is a wonderful rendition bringing the character to life. 8)
Whoa awesome! I love it! Which reminds me, the 3rd one coming up soon! Truly awesome!!!
Very awesome work! Especially for only 5 hours. All of your LOTR work is fantastic. You are truly the master of the Rings.
Holy cow! Looks like a nightmare come to life. Your flame and smoke work is outstanding.
Left. Nice energy in this one, and the blurring gives us that wall of heat feel. Nice!!!
One word says it all...WOW!