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This is an officially licensed image from Robert Jordan's 'The Wheel of Time', from the first book, 'The Eye of the World'.Pencils by me, colors by Etienne St. laurent and another colorist he hired. lol. I then did a paint over on the foreground.
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This is very easily one of my favorite pieces on WoT. Fantastic work. It truly does inspire one to write. And ultimately rip off Jordan, Tolkien, ect.
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the trollocs seem too humanoid, and their chainmail would not be formfitting, but otherwise, good job. kinda reminds me of pelenor fields
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This is beautiful!!! So much detail. The action in motion, and your depictiong of the Red Eagle Banner are amazing!
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Trollocs! 
You finished my image :joy:
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I dunno what a Trolloc is - or rather I didn't - but its made me wanna go out and find more trollocs. Thtas amazing, the detail in it is incredible. Quick Q - Photos of Ravens/crows blackened or drawn?
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Absolutely incredible work, in my mind you've managed to portray the stomach churning mix of human and animal features perfectly. They're the best Trollocs I've seen by far.
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"Carai an Caldazar! Carai an Ellisande! Al Ellisande!" "For the honor of the Red Eagle! For the honor of the Rose of the Sun!"
Lol don't mind me the picture was making me feel patriotic toward Manetheren 
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holy crap! i have seen many trolloc's before, but yours takes the cake. you should draw a scene with myrddral in it.
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Wow, this looks amazing! So much to look at, very epic.
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amazing work; I can't believe how much effort you put into these, and amazingly well you pull it all off. Perfect depiction
I myself always thought of those guys (haven't read the books in a while so he name escapes me, but the men that are mutated with boar heads etc) more mutated, like the orcs in LOTR, but that's still damn god.
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Kool, ive read like two pages of this book
is it worth reading?
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Truly amazing. You captured the very essence of Trollocs. You make us WoT freaks proud.
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Absolutely amazing, and does the series much needed justice!
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this picture is SWEET!!!! i love it! Carai an Caldazar! Carai an Ellisande! Al Ellisande!
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I've featured this piece here: [link]
"May you shelter in the palm of the Creator's hand, and may the last embrace of the mother welcome you home."
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It's a shame--they really didn't do the penciling justice, I think. Way too much white highlights, and the background falls quite flat (especially the birds; they are too dark and all the same value). (I believe in constructive crit!)
Otherwise, great piece on your part. I especially like the human in the grasp in front.
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Wow. Wow! Great work! I'm sure Robert Jordan would be honored.
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This is like nothing else on here. I'm thankful for you.
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this is so ridiculously awesome i want to cry
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Truly the Mountain Home! That is impressive, even more after you hear the audio book!!! Thanks for sharing!
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Tai shar Manetheren! Tai Shar!
That picture rocks, did picture the scene like that but not exactly what I thought Trollocs were like, they seem to havea muzzle like section showing their faces, but its licenced by RJ so, who am I to complain?
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Jim aka Robert (RIP) was VERY specific about how the Trollocs were to look, and said that I nailed it. So anyone who doesn't draw or paint Trollocs the way I do is doing it wrong. lol
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amazing, looks a lot like in my head, only trollocs differ a bit in the face, always seen them more like a minotaur
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As I recall from Eye of the World, when Moirane Domodred tells Emond's Fielders about the Siege of Manetheren, the battle took place in the Two Rivers, at the river crossing to Manetheren. Not Tar Valon. Assuming it is meant to portray this battle, that would have been the bridge and city to Manetheren, which the army defended to the last man, buying their women and children time to escape (I believe.) But please correct me if I am mistaken.
Be that as it may, this is an awesome painting and is very accurate. Portrays emotions (fear, rage, anxiety) quite well. Very nicely done. Applause and congratulations are in order.
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What a beautiful image......but are you sure it isn't near/at Whitebridge? Unless I'm mistaken and a similar one is found in Tar Valon....? xP
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I think if the battle was at Tar Valon they'd have either the Flame on the banners.
I'd think the Red Eagle banners would indicate that it is indeed the last battle at Manetheren.
Weren't both cities Ogier built? It's been a while since I've read the books.
(Nice job on the picture! It's fantastic, but a bit different that what I imagined..especially the trollocs)
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The Trolloc Wars raged for 200 years before Manetheren was destroyed, and during that time Manetheren was constantly thwarting the shadow.
I assume this scene shows the army of Manetheren breaking one of the many sieges of Tar Valon.
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Well, there's a reason it's titled 'Sing of Manetheren'... lol
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Now it seems I have an even longer wait to read A Memory of Light.
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You even got the geography right. Great job, most people that depict Tar Valon don't bother with Northharbor or Dragonmount if looking from the Northeast. I really appreciate this work. The only other thing I would have liked to see in this work is a Myrdraal, rather than the front Trolloc.
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Awesome! ^_^ I Love Those Books. I'm Reading Book Four At The Moment. Only 30 Pages Left. Woo Hoo!
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WOw such incredible display of artistic talent. Congrats to all the artists involved!
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Incredible Team Work Mike!!!!! O_O
evrything in it is so defined!!!
And your linework is really great, i usually not a big fan of realistic stuffs but there you got a maturity on your lines that make this pic look credible... Could make a movie ahah.
Awesome my Friend^^
Peace,
Yo!!!
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