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Someone suggested to me that I should paint a series of my own versions of the most known Middle-earth weaponry, known from Tolkiens books and from rpg sourcebooks made by Iron Crown Enterprises.

Second off is my version of Sting, known as the Knife or dagger if You like, of Bilbo and later Frodo Baggins.

Sting, as Bilbo named the elven blade, strikes with the force of a short sword. It glows a cold blue in the presence of Orcs, the closer they are the stronger is glows. It also is slaying against Orcs.

Be sure to vote in my poll, You might get to decide which weapon to paint next :)

Painted in less in approx 3 hours, several layers, no reference used.

Photoshop CS 2 and Wacom Intuos3 tablet.

Do not use for any reason without written permission.
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~godofimagination Aug 27, 2012
What do you mean when you say it strikes with the force of a short sword?
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*Shockbolt Aug 28, 2012  Professional Digital Artist
If I recall correctly, Sting was merely the size of an elven knife, but in the hands of a halfling, it looked like a sword. Magical abilities might be put into weaponry, making them inflict more damage than they normally would have. for their type and size. So when striking someone with a knife, and by doing so inflicts the same damage as a short sword, that is a rather nice increase in damage :)
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Mood: Joy !SolaceLight Sep 15, 2011
Your wepons for ME are very beautiful have you thought about doing Arwen and Haldir's weapons I would love to see how they would turn out.
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*Shockbolt Sep 16, 2011  Professional Digital Artist
Thanks! And yes, I planned to do more of these, then other art jobs caught up with me and I've been painting graphics for various pc/mac/iphone games since february. But when I pick up the ME weapons art project again, those will be among the first ones to be painted :)
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~sendrael Dec 29, 2009
Wow, perfect interpretation. Nice highlights and very elfish without being a glowing fantasy kill-everything stuff. Cool!
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*Shockbolt Jan 19, 2010  Professional Digital Artist
Thanks once again :D
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~totallyunmotivated Oct 31, 2009
Creative :D Loving the sheath!
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*Shockbolt Nov 1, 2009  Professional Digital Artist
Thanks! :D
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~totallyunmotivated Nov 1, 2009
You're welcome! :icontardglompplz:
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~krazyg1rl48 Oct 30, 2009
Very cool!! I just wish the world was a place of kingdoms, where i would always be fighting =) life is so boring at the time. Great work, again ^^
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