HeroScape Desktop Backgrounds - NEW: Moltenclaw!

[TGRF]

Greetings. I've decided to start crafting desktop backgrounds for certain HeroScape figures, when my time permits. I'm far from a Photoshop expert, but I know enough to combine a figure and a background, do some effects, and make it look good enough to act as a desktop background for any HS enthusiast.

Feel free to request backgrounds of your favorite figures, but be aware that I am limited by my collection. Unless I can pull a high quality picture off of the internet, I am limited to figures from the following sets:

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• RotV
• SotM
• BftU
• Orm's Return
• Wave 11
• Wave 12 Heroes
• Frost Giant, Ice Troll, and Master of the Hunt

The current waiting list is:

1. Brandis Skyhunter
2. Othkurik
3. Sudema*
4. Braxas*
5. Venoc Warlord and Venoc Vipers*
6. Fire Elemental
7. Ogre Warhulk*
8. Cyprien*

A * next to a figure indicates that I will need to collect the figure before being able to start. I currently have no reliable way of doing this, so I will do these figures when I can, and skip over them in the meantime.

Backgrounds

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"Protector of Valhalla"

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Here, Raelin, her powerful staff of Gerda ever-present by her side, observes Valhalla, the beloved land she so strives to protect.

"A Trace of Magic"

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Sharwin Wildborn watches over a river, her gaze never leaving the opposite bank. Her dagger, capable of channeling arcane energies, glows faintly by her side, the magical light betraying its power.

"Metal Presence"

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"Heat of the Dungeon"

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The warriors shivered in the cold, damp air. The wet floor and dripping walls echoed their footsteps, the sound unnaturally loud, too loud. They would be found.
Heat flared into existence. Flames erupted before the warriors, lending their red glow to a monstrous figure before them. The dragon raised his wings, and in one, swift breath, incinerated his enemies. None would pass through the lair of Moltenclaw.

~TGRF.

[flameslayer93]

Awesome picture TGRF!

[TGRF]

Originally Posted by flameslayer93

Awesome picture TGRF!

Thanks, glad you like it! I plan to have more as I make them.
~TGRF.

[William099]

OOH!! Desktop backgrounds for my computer!!

[TGRF]

Originally Posted by William099

OOH!! Desktop backgrounds for my computer!!

Hmm... that's actually a pretty good idea. I'm going to do some more of these, for various figures, in desktop background sizes.
The figures I can do backgrounds for include:
RotV
SotM
BftU
All of Wave 11
Heroes of Wave 12
Frost Giant, Ice Troll, and Master of the Hunt
Orm's Return
Any specific figure requests?
~TGRF.

[AMIS]

I'd like to see what you could do with Jotun...if you're willing to attempt.

[TheAverageFan]

Do ya got Brandis Skyhunter or Sharwin Wildborn, or either of the D&D Dragons. I'd sure like a background of them, (mostly 'cause I'm too lazy to do it).

~TAF, eager to see more of these

[Tornado]

The Queens please. Braxas and Sudema.

Sweet pic TGRF. How did you go about making that?

[Marro_Warlord]

Really cool pic. How did you make the awesome shadow effect?

Could you do Deathwalker 9000? He is my original favorite figure.

[TGRF]

Originally Posted by AMIS

I'd like to see what you could do with Jotun...if you're willing to attempt.

I have the list of sets I have on the OP. Unfortunately, Jotun is not included.

Originally Posted by TheAverageFan

Do ya got Brandis Skyhunter or Sharwin Wildborn, or either of the D&D Dragons. I'd sure like a background of them, (mostly 'cause I'm too lazy to do it).

~TAF, eager to see more of these

I have all four. I'm new to the whole 'picture taking' thing, so I'd need to figure out how they would look best first.

Originally Posted by Tornado

The Queens please. Braxas and Sudema.

Sweet pic TGRF. How did you go about making that?

Unfortunately, I do not have either Braxas or Sudema.

Originally Posted by Marro_Warlord

Really cool pic. How did you make the awesome shadow effect?

Could you do Deathwalker 9000? He is my original favorite figure.

Deathwalker 9K I can do. That might actually be the easiest at the moment...

As to how I made the picture:
I took a picture of Raelin, and then blacked it out so I just had her silhouette. I have a collection of random nature pics on my computer, and one of them had a good shot of a rocky shore in silhouette, so I stuck Raelin on those. Then I grabbed a few hills (also from the pictures), put those in the background, darkened them and the sky, and added an orange glow for the sunset. The tip of the spear was the hardest part, but I found a good tutorial on how to make the coloring work the way I wanted.

So I have requests for DW9K, Brandis, Sharwin, Moltenclaw, or Othkurik. Any preferences? I think DW9K might be the easiest for me, but it's up to you guys.
Fair warning: I may overuse the solar flare option (what I used on Raelin's spear)

~TGRF.
EDIT: I may be tied down for the first part of this week, but I'll use that time to think up cool figure settings.

[TheAverageFan]

No hurry, and its an either/or on my request, so just one of the above ought to do it.

I imagine DW9000 will probably be the easiest, but I'd be very very concerned if you didn't have one of those .

~TAF, appeased.

[TGRF]

I believe I have an idea for Sharwin. I won't be able to get to it until next week, but the next background is coming.
~TGRF.