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Horse and His Boy by *Elandain:iconElandain:

Categories Fan Art > Traditional Art > Paintings > Books/Novels

©2007-2009 *Elandain
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Another of my book covers for an Illustration class.

Oil on artboard, 8 x 12 in.
Title added in Photoshop CS.

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=Slazerbeam Jun 5, 2008, 5:13:58 PM
Each cover you have done for your class is extremely dynamic! I am amazed my friend :)

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~The term is over: the holidays have begun. The dream is ended: this is the morning~
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~FallenTrinities Jul 31, 2008, 10:07:32 AM
Absolutely gorgeous =) I'm stunned! :love:

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~Mase-chan Sep 23, 2008, 6:12:28 PM
Yet another fantastic picture! I'd actually prefer your versions instead of the original covers.

I'm especially fond of the blend of colour as well as the excellent choice of which scene to depict as well as the dynamism and movement! The horse's anatomy is spot-on, as well as their faces which actually bear Bree and Hwin's personalities.


Cheers for your excellent covers! (Now I will proceed to fave them all, haha) :love: :heart:

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"(...) and giving the great bell to Quasimodo was like giving Juliet to Romeo."

- Fragment from "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" by Victor Hugo.
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*Elandain Sep 24, 2008, 1:39:29 PM
Thanks very much for the compliments! The horses turned out well mostly because I used photo references. I couldn't find any good ones for the boy though, and as a result I think he could use a little reworking. But this just shows that it really pays to thoroughly work out the composition with sketches and thumbnails before you ever start painting. Thanks again! :D

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For now we see as through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
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~juliann108 Nov 1, 2008, 3:36:24 PM
I love the scene when Aslan talk to Shasta:D Nice work

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Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul, ash nazg thrakatulûk agh burzum ishi krimpatul
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*Elandain Nov 1, 2008, 5:29:27 PM
Thank you.

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For now we see as through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
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~juliann108 Nov 1, 2008, 5:41:51 PM
^^

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Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul, ash nazg thrakatulûk agh burzum ishi krimpatul
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~ssnapey22 Feb 9, 2009, 3:14:54 AM
Wow this one is fantastic! Shading, and it's so dynamic. I love Aslan's quiet but powerful presence in the background. Also, I love this book, I have good memories of my dad reading it to me when I was little and he did funny voices for Bree the horse (Bree hinny hoo hah? or something) lol :D
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=joeyv7 Feb 9, 2009, 8:46:30 AM
Awesome series. These are so well done I thought they were actual book covers :blushes: I think my favorites are your interpretations of The Horse and His Boy (cool scene with Aslan on their heels and the Horse's eyes) and The Last Battle :)

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