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an old piece (2013?) - started out as Bard vs Smaug and after many... .. many iterations
ended up as Eowyn vs Witch King
it's not very exciting! lots of adjusting levels, using masks to darken/lighten some areas, cleaning up stray pencil lines i couldn't erase, using multiply/screen layers to add depth.. that sort of thing!
here's a raw scan vs final example https://t.co/a3H57wXctr
thank you for all the recommendations! good stuff!
are there contemporary illustrators out there making unexpected takes like pre-trilogy artists Tove Jansson, Cor Blok, Jan Młodożeniec or these Polish covers whose artist i can't find...