this kind of image was floating around in my head since "the fellowship of the ring" came out. it's been some time since then and i worked hard to gain myself an expertise that helps me to create such images. my inspiration were dylan coles and dussos matte work on the lotr movies.

photoshop - 25hrs - intuos3 - 6000px wide - 300dpi

some downsized photo references i used: i'm sure you can find the spots where i used them.

go there to risk a look into the making process: http://www.tigaer.com/projects/thef...-mattecompo.jpg (2,4mb large jpg)

go here for some detail captures: http://www.tigaer.com/projects/thef...tails4print.jpg (2,3mb large jpg)

wallpapers available on my website http://www.tigaer.com
feedback appreciated