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"Look to my coming, at first light, on the fifth day. At dawn, look to the East." ~ Gandalf

The White Wizard and Shadowfax on their way to gather the Rohirrim to defend Helm's Deep.

At first this was supposed to be a painting of a unicorn (cf. the vestigial beard). I was too lazy to add the horn.. So I added Gandalf instead. XP
Human characters (especially riding a horse) have always been a challenge for me, the proportions around the head/shoulders are a bit off. Gandalf's body should be larger and his leg longer. I usually feel uneasy painting multiple layered backgrounds for fear of messing up the perspective, but I'm overall satisfied with how this one turned out.

Tools & Info: Tools: Photoshop CS6, Wacom tablet
Layers: 140+
Time: ~13 hours
Original size: 2700 x 1350px

Description
"Look to my coming, at first light, on the fifth day. At dawn, look to the East." ~ Gandalf

The White Wizard and Shadowfax on their way to gather the Rohirrim to defend Helm's Deep.

At first this was supposed to be a painting of a unicorn (cf. the vestigial beard). I was too lazy to add the horn.. So I added Gandalf instead. XP
Human characters (especially riding a horse) have always been a challenge for me, the proportions around the head/shoulders are a bit off. Gandalf's body should be larger and his leg longer. I usually feel uneasy painting multiple layered backgrounds for fear of messing up the perspective, but I'm overall satisfied with how this one turned out.

Tools & Info: Tools: Photoshop CS6, Wacom tablet
Layers: 140+
Time: ~13 hours
Original size: 2700 x 1350px