Before/After Series - Iron Man Argonath

I always thought that the way Iron Man does his "Talk to the hand" stance looked hauntingly familiar 

For your consideration...

Mash-up of the Argonath from Lord of the Rings and Iron Man & War Machine.

Before (2 images)

After

(Its even big enough for wallpaper...You're welcome)

Methods:

Various blending modes

Pattern/texture overlays

Lighting/shadows

Cloning/rebuilding background

Fantasy Image

While in college I had an assignment to create a fantasy world.  I started out combining elements from other pieces and, and slowly this image evolved:

Some of the part are more subtle than others.