Scene: True Face of the Fallen King
"In their white faces burned keen and merciless eyes; under their mantles were long grey robes; upon their grey hairs were helms of silver; in their haggard hands were swords of steel...The third was taller than the others; his hair was long and gleaming and on his helm was a crown. In one hand he held a long sword, and in the other a knife; both the knife and the hand that held it glowed with a pale light."
- The Fellowship of the Ring
A bust of the Witch-King of Angmar as seen by Frodo before he is stabbed. This scene always stuck with me: the tension, the warped spectral faces, the brevity. That the wraiths were only shown like this for seconds in the three hour film increased their mystery.
The Star Wars helmets were a reference, the way they create "spheres" with snot. I tried using different techniques for different textures. Unfortunately I didn't have the time to do as much as I liked, but I'm still happy with the results. Though where I rushed is probably pretty obvious.
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