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"Ride now, ride now! Ride to Gondor!"

Suddenly the king cried to Snowmane and the horse sprang away. Behind him his banner blew in the wind, white horse upon a field of green, but he outpaced it...Theoden could not be overtaken. Fey he seemed, or the battle-fury of his fathers ran like new fire in his veins, and he was borne up on Snowmane like a god of old, even as Oromë the Great in the battle of the Valar when the world was young. His golden shield was uncovered, and lo! it shone like an image of the Sun, and the grass flamed into green about the white feet of his steed. For morning came...

-The Return of the King, by J.R.R. Tolkien

For TheLotRClub's "Forth Eorlingas!" contest:

14x17" Strathmore 400 Bristol Smooth (the good stuff!)
2H, B, HB, 2B, 3B, 4B, 5B, 6B, 8B
Blending stump, Tuff Stuff erasers.

Time: 1 day - one very long day. About 12 hours.

I took a picture of this one instead of scanning it in parts. *broken record alert* It's so much better on paper. I used the dodge/burn brush liberally to restore it in GIMP.

Ref's used (thank you, thank you!):
Horse: Anastacia [link]
Mountains: [link]
Landscape: [link]
Rider: a picture I found somewhere online from movie premiere

My other Tolkien art:

Thanks for looking, have a good day!

Description
"Ride now, ride now! Ride to Gondor!"

Suddenly the king cried to Snowmane and the horse sprang away. Behind him his banner blew in the wind, white horse upon a field of green, but he outpaced it...Theoden could not be overtaken. Fey he seemed, or the battle-fury of his fathers ran like new fire in his veins, and he was borne up on Snowmane like a god of old, even as Oromë the Great in the battle of the Valar when the world was young. His golden shield was uncovered, and lo! it shone like an image of the Sun, and the grass flamed into green about the white feet of his steed. For morning came...

-The Return of the King, by J.R.R. Tolkien

For TheLotRClub's "Forth Eorlingas!" contest:

14x17" Strathmore 400 Bristol Smooth (the good stuff!)
2H, B, HB, 2B, 3B, 4B, 5B, 6B, 8B
Blending stump, Tuff Stuff erasers.

Time: 1 day - one very long day. About 12 hours.

I took a picture of this one instead of scanning it in parts. *broken record alert* It's so much better on paper. I used the dodge/burn brush liberally to restore it in GIMP.

Ref's used (thank you, thank you!):
Horse: Anastacia [link]
Mountains: [link]
Landscape: [link]
Rider: a picture I found somewhere online from movie premiere

My other Tolkien art:

Thanks for looking, have a good day!