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Sauron and Jadis concept art

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Concept art for Sauron (JRR Tolkien) and Jadis (CS Lewis) for a comic I am planning. I'm planning on creating this comic where Sauron and Jadis meet. Why not? Tolkien and Lewis were close friends and played off of eachother for ideas, why not combine their ideas in an interesting what if scenario? I tried to capture the essence of both characters, drawing from my mental pictures and impressions of what the author(s) intended for the characters. What will happen when they meet? Will they kill eachother, try to kill eachother, ignore eachother, or work together to wreak even greater havoc?

Sauron: For Sauron this is the time near the beginning of the 2nd age when he is going around calling himself Annatar and trying to win the elves over to his side. None of which know that he is actually Sauron, and he's getting ready to make the one ring. Normally Sauron prefers red and black, but since he doesn't want to be found out he has to have a different scheme. Gold highlights just natural because of the connotations of wealth and success. I also felt that black was a must, because in spite of his appearance of good nature he's still who he is, and the black makes him look more intimidating and distinguished. I considered white when I was coloring, and it did look cool, but it also made it look like he was trying to hard.

Jadis: For Jadis this is the time between "Magicians Nephew" and "The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe." She has already eaten the fruit, and learned how to use magic in Narnia but she has yet to take over Narnia proper. I wanted her color scheme to resemble the colors of ice and a cold northern winter. I believe that was the original intention behind her. Unlike Sauron, Jadis is a sorcerer in the traditional sense, which means that she borrows and channels power from others. To that end I wanted to make her look really pagan and somewhat barbaric, so I decided to give her some arcane looking symbols which have something to do with channeling magical energy or mana. There are some aspects of her design which I am not satisfied with, and may change later on.
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I much prefer their movie versions, but each artist has their own version (and design). :thumbsup: