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Published: 2005-09-28 18:00:13 +0000 UTC; Views: 16486; Favourites: 158; Downloads: 1493
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This is my entry for ^cosmosue 's contest [link] . It's of Elric of MelnibonΓ©, a character created by Michael Moorcock. For those of you who don't know the story, here is a very brief synopsis:Elric is an albino "anti-hero" in a series of stories by Michael Moorcock. He's a Sorcerer but he's physically weak due to inbreeding of the MelnibonΓ©an royalty. His strength is sustained by a magic black sword that eats people's souls and transfers their energy to him. He hates the sword but needs it to complete various "quests".
For anyone who wants to know more, I ran across this great website:
[link]
I ended up doing a lot of hand painting on this one. I only had three stock images that I used - the figure, the sword and the ship. The ship had the least modification.
Stock:
Figure by ~Goldfishdreams-stock : [link]
Sword by ~Kaitrosebd-Stock : [link]
Ship by ~Pita-Stock : [link]
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And thank you also for the 
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You're welcome!
Eh eh.... your Elric now is in my cell (backgruond + themes.. uaz uaz uaz)!!!
I love this picture!!!! *___*
Is fantastic!
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Cool!
I'm glad you like it so much. I just wish I could make it available as a print...
(Copyright issues 
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Very very cool. I like the modernish look of him, and the pose, leaning against Stormbringer. It says all right there really.
Love it
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Thank you
I appreciate the great comment.
I like hearing from Elric fans to get their impressions of my effort.
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Thank you!
I really appreciate the comment and the
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Really great pic! This is one of those pics you could just sit there and stare at all day.
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And thank you for the
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Elric. Oh you pulled him off so well. And the sword. You pulled off the sword so well. Just thought I'd mention that, or it might kill me. Or it might kill me because I forgot its name.
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And thank you for the great comment.
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You're very welcome.
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i must say u done some really awesome work on this one,
+fav
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Thank you!
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Oi, this is amazing...I've been staring at your picture for probably a good ten minutes...and it just now hit me that there isn't all that much color, and yet! it's amazing shading and shadows give it such depth, making the redness of the character's eyes intense beyond reason...oi, again, this is awesome
and please forgive me if this is a retarded question, and I missed it, but what program did you use for this? I am really a beginning artist, and am wondering what some other artists use...have been hearing pretty good feedback about Photoshop, but I thought I would still ask around...and it's Worth It if I can find out how to create pieces like this!!! Wonderfully done!
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Thank you for the great comment. This was done completely in Photoshop CS2.
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Thanks for the info...and I only gave credit where credit was surely due
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Thanks again, and thank you for the
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you are always welcome, thank you for even responding to a lowly artist such as myself
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Ohhhh dear... Young Monarch, there he is..! In the very flesh, one can almost say.
Though not in very fresh memory concerning plot details, those books rocked my world back when I started reading fantasy. 
Wonderful job, the expression is intense but the pose suggests something fragile.... and the atmosphere is like electric currents mainlined into the spinal chord. ^_^ I like this, indeed!
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And thank you so much for the
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Wow that is awsome o_O I wish I had the talent ;___;
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Oh come now! I'm looking at your gallery - you blow me away! The detail on Pandora___ is incredible!
But thanks for the comment - I am glad you like it.
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all i have to say is this is amazing. its a lot better picture of elric than is on the first addition books. but than again that was another time a different style. the image i also had of elric was less huge muscles and more sleek and trim...alot like in this picture you made. its amazing.
ps. kick ass choice of character to do.
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When the contest category came out as "Fantasy in Literature" I knew exactly who I needed to do!
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oh i know...the pictures from the old book covers were...strangly..frightening..i guess i don't tend to like the conan figured men. but yeah they never described him as this huge beefy guy. so i love your verstion the best. and yeah i did look at it. lol looks amazing
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That really means a lot to me. Thanks!
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Oh yes it's the hero of Moorcock !! Great books and very good job
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Thanks! I'm glad you appreciate it!
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Wow awesome 
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Yeah, the skull bothers me, too. I wasn't comfortable with completely changing the sword at the time, but I may come back to it after I finish my current project. (I'm doing a digital painting from scratch, so I should be able to tackle a sword after that!
Thank you for the great comment - it's great to hear from Elric fans!
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Nice job. 
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Thank you!
How interesting... Did you notice the flame on the sword, just below the hilt? It bears a striking resemblance to your avatar! That's just too cool!
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I didn't even notice.
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Yep! That's where it came from in "Elric", too!
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THIS is fantastical. I LOVE how you have done this. I love the lack of colour and then the red eyes. THIS is brilliant!!
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I'm glad you like it, Kina! It means a lot!
I think it's my best so far; I just wish I could sell prints...
Oh well - I'm going to try to get a letter off to M.M. this weekend and see what he says.
(you must be starting to get caught up, then! 
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I am indeed catching up...slowly but surely. I have 48 left...so I still have a few to go. M.M?
I also think it is your best so far because it seems to gel really well and it has fantastic atmosphere. Of all your pics I like this one the most.
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Oh, M.M. is Michael Moorcock - the author who created the Elric character and who owns the copyright.
Yeah, I think I may be getting a handle on this whole composition concept.
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Well go you. Speak to him and make this a print.
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Oooooo Elric! I love this character and you nailed it. From the body language and the way he's holding the sword. the runes are the sword look great Classic furthark maybe? I'd try to decipher it but I'm too lazy
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I went through several rune fonts for Stormbringer - the one currently displayed is Cirth Erebor (a Tolkien Dwarfish font). If I ever get permission from M.M. to sell the print, I think I'll switch to my Elder Futhark version since there are copyright issues with using a Tolkien font in a commercial work (I have that version on my hard disk ready to go
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Wow! That's great! And his eyes...
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Yeah, I spent a while working on the eyes.
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This is fantastic John
sorry this is late
im so behind with my comments
i have loads of deviations to view
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Thanks!
Don't worry about being late - I'm behind in my deviations, too. In fact, I still have two of yours that I want to comment on!
I hope you're doing well.
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