Castle of Sand and Fog (2versions+step by step)

[Riddick]

This picture was inspired by this sentence from John Howe.
There is just a mix of photo and drawings for the crystals.
For the rest of the image, everything was drawn.
Comments and critics are welcome!
This is just my second "matte" ^^
Photoshop.
http://a.tuis.free.fr/images_color/CastleOfSandAndFog.jpg

You could find a tutorial (be careful, very big picture after).
http://a.tuis.free.fr/iconecolo/Castle_Tutorialico.jpg (http://a.tuis.free.fr/images_color/Castle_Tutorial.jpg)

And for others Here (http://a.tuis.free.fr/tutorial.html)

A variant version:

http://a.tuis.free.fr/images_color/CastleOfSandAndFog2.jpg

[homer]

So many details. I like this.
What resolution is the original?

[Riddick]

The original make 4885 by 2791 pixels.
:lol: