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Commission: Isildur and Sauronby ~Tulikoura

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This is a commission work for

, who won 3rd prize from

's Aragorn contest. Pen & Ink work.
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"The War of the Last Alliance began in Second Age 3434. Sauron's forces were defeated in the Battle of Dagorlad on the plain outside Mordor, and the army of the Last Alliance, led by Gil-galad and Elendil, entered Sauron's realm and laid siege to Barad-dur. The siege lasted seven years. The Alliance suffered heavy losses from missiles and fire cast from the tower, including Isildur's brother Anarion who died in SA 3440, and Sauron also sent many sorties against the attackers.

In SA 3441 Sauron himself came down from his tower, and he forced Gil-galad and Elendil to fight. That was a grim battle between kings of free people and Dark Lord. At last Sauron's body was cast down, but Gil-galad and Elendil died in the struggle; Elendil's sword Narsil broke beneath him as he fell.

Isildur, one of the few who had the courage to face Sauron, took up the hilt of Narsil and used the broken blade to cut the One Ring from Sauron's hand; and Sauron's spirit fled from his body."

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*julius1880 Aug 15, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

Very well done.

~Tulikoura Aug 23, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Thank you!

*julius1880 Aug 24, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

You are very welcome.

~GrimDreamArt Sep 22, 2011 Professional Traditional Artist

I like you works a lot! You've captured the motion very well.

~Tulikoura Sep 26, 2011 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Thank you very much

It's always a bit tricky to get some movement to these still pictures. Wind effects like flapping cloaks or tunics. A good character position and gestures are another parts that helps. Glad to hear it works here.

~NeilMcClements Sep 8, 2011 General Artist

Great illustration, nicely composed and excellent detail. I'd really like to see a much closer look at this and see all that minute detailing. That chain mail must have taken hours.

Great stuff.

~Tulikoura Sep 10, 2011 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Thank you! This was a "reward" commission, so I wanted to finish this well and keep my image of Sauron. The problem is that I want to use black, but it's risky (only one try) and tedious with this "technique" - so usually "white" represents smoke, dust and stuff.

Heh, chainmail is a nice looking armour. It takes some time to draw it, but it's easy and fun to draw. So not the most realistic way to draw, but simple and looks good for me.

~NeilMcClements Sep 8, 2011 General Artist

Just noticed your reference to Ian Miller, absolutely one of my Favorites. My picture 'Sauron' was an attempt, a bit of a homage to his style.

~Tulikoura Sep 10, 2011 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

I noticed this in your illustration of Sauron - one of the reasons why I favoured it! Ian Miller's trademark is complex and horrifying (in a good way) looking armours and weapons, epic level of detailing, high contrast and this (in my opinion) "distinctive" way to draw reflections. I saw this impression in your work.

~westernman Apr 7, 2011

Beautiful work!

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