The west was blazing in the fires.
Soon the shadow of war would cross over these forests and scorch them into a barren landscape.
In the Amber Citadel none had slept this night, its myriads of lights shining through the gathering darkness, reflected by the silver light of the descending moon.

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A matte painting of a massive citadel, and a jolly commission for Eduardo- for the design of a web page for the local wargamer/roleplayer community.
His specifications were:
A cityscape of a gothic-looking "Citadel" with some bright colors and many lights.
In the sky would also be a crescent moon and the name of the site "Citadela" (with the inverted "C" replaced by the crescent moon).
A dark landscape, with a bright cloudy sky (at sunset for example), and the cityscape in the right side of the picture.

Oh and if you're wondering why the moon is so giant- that's because it makes an inverted letter C, for the "Citadel logo".
See the LARGE SIZE painting with logo here:
[link]

If things look a tad rushed or slightly out of depth, that's because I'm on a time deadline here.
Just enjoy the image!

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Time consumed: 15+ hours
Software used: Photoshop CS & Painter 9
Hardware used: Wacom Intuos 6x8 tablet
Real size: 2500x3900 pixels