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Gandalf the Grey for Topps by *diablo2003:icondiablo2003:


©2008 *diablo2003
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Submitted: March 4
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This is a piece of artwork done for Topps trading cards as a printed card for their Lord of the Rings Masterpiece set. Had a very little time to color it (only about 8 hours) so I'm much happier with the linework than the colors but I guess not everything can be gold right?

Drawn in ink on 13X19 bristol board and colored in photoshop.

Hope you dig!
-Mark
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~HomieBear:iconHomieBear: Mar 4, 2008, 10:53:06 PM
Who needs gold when you have Grey?

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=ThornedVenom:iconThornedVenom: Mar 4, 2008, 10:54:28 PM
I wonder if I'm going to be scolded at for saying "WHITE POWER"?!!! :XD:

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=ThornedVenom:iconThornedVenom: Mar 4, 2008, 10:55:14 PM
The colors look simply magnificent.

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We don't love "because", but "despite".

This is why there is no such thing as perfect. A flawless beauty would be blank without any appeal nor character. Its scars are what defines it and what inspires emotion... from that moment, it becomes art.
*kika1983:iconkika1983: Mar 4, 2008, 10:56:56 PM
very good shading and lightening on the head,hair and face:)

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*Pechan:iconPechan: Mar 4, 2008, 10:56:59 PM
inter5esting how you color over your ink shading too. =o but it looks great as a result!! usually people just ink lines to hold color so the liens just look empty with HUGE negative spaces, but i love the direction you take on this. so it looks completed inked, AND colored.

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~ashigaru:iconashigaru: Mar 4, 2008, 10:58:48 PM
Stunningly beautiful! Excellent work and a masterful illustration!

I think the colors are well done; the line work is spot on, and the entire image is well composed.

I think you should be very proud of this piece.

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~marational:iconmarational: Mar 4, 2008, 10:59:07 PM
Awesome work. I know what you mean by time constraint frustrations.
*Raven207b:iconRaven207b: Mar 4, 2008, 11:01:53 PM
Lovely work! The colours are quite exquisite, even in such short time...don't be so hard on yourself!

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~Pofeloz:iconPofeloz: Mar 4, 2008, 11:01:57 PM
INSTANT fav sir :)

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