Thanks for the feedback all, much appreciated!   yngvill> thanks! :) yep, LotR was obviously a great inspiration for this piece. Your comparision is a big compliment! :) 

Here's one of my latest works; a piece I did for a comp over at the Gnomon workshop. Spent too long on it; I'm glad it's finally done.

Hi, Here's some of my works that I haven't posted before here; these were also just added to my portfolio. Cheers, Jesse            

  After playing Stalker I got interested in the actual structure of the NPP. The sarcophagus is a rather strange building with many odd angles, walkways and roofs, and it seemed cool to draw it (and it was). This painting was based on the state of the building around 2005; since it is in such a bad state nowadays a whole new ...

Thanks for the feedback all! Fabledgoat> Argh, you're right. Hadn't noticed it before, but now I can't stop looking at it.

In this scene I tried to depict a very quiet, calm setting of a valley hidden between enormous cliff faces. No one really knows where the valley begins or ends... Done in PS, about 20 hrs (done in 2006). Full res without scrollbars: http://www.jessevandijk.net/g_06_45.html