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DavidHakobian — Land of Shadow
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Published: 2011-08-31 18:41:28 +0000 UTC; Views: 3532; Favourites: 87; Downloads: 54
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I did this for a "Reimagine Mordor" drawing contest. So this is Mordor the way I reimagined it... with two of it’s most famous sights: Barad-dûr, the towery thingy in the middle of the pic and Mount Doom, the smoky mountain in the background…I wanted to make a contrast with all those jagged rocks and mountains and that’s why I went with a simpler, more minimalistic design for the structure of Barad-dûr. As for the Eye of Sauron, instead of having it hovering above the tower I made it concealed within the tower.
Comments and critiques are welcome.
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Hi
Your beautiful art has been featured in my journal here [link]
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You have featured two of my works in that journal!
Thank you once more!
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very well done they should have made the dark tower look like this in the actual movie.
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I think it's a really interesting design
But somehow, the spiky mountain-part of the structure in the foreground takes the attention from the smooth tower, I think it's the warm light that hits + the strong contrasts in the shapes. Maybe it would be a good idea to put some of that on the upper part of the tower as well?
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I was really unsure if I should make it more balanced by adding some spiky shapes on the upper part of the tower or if I should go for a contrast between the spiky mountains and the smooth minimalistic tower... Maybe if I had you giving me critique instead of my friends, at the early stages of this painting, this tower would be looking much more spiky and balanced now... 
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I rather meant to bring some of the yellow light up top
But hey, anything would work probably
You're very welcome, by the way
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Those colors are gorgeous, and I like the way you varied the focus of the foreground and background.
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Thank you, I'm glad you like it!
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