The Life-Taker: A Day In The Life
I did this one mostly in Blender, with some Photoshop post work after render.
As usual, I had trouble wrangling the fire and particle effects in Blender. I usually have to bludgeon them into submission to get them to work, but I finally got it.
Anyway, this is a shot of my character Kurzhon the Life-Taker, from my upcoming novel 'The Life-Taker'. Essentially he is an ill-tempered, highly skilled warrior who has zero mercy within him. Check out www.thelifetaker.com if you'd like to read a free sample and get on the list to be notified when the book comes out.
When Kurzhon the Life-Taker appears, it's best to just give him what he wants... or else...
When you design a piece that you know is going to have text over it, you still have to make sure it's interesting enough on it's own without the text. A lesson for next time.
Behind the scenes in Blender. I had to make the glowing ember particle system in another file.
I kept meaning to delete those boots the entire time I was working on this. Never got around to it...