Description

Lurtz is the leader of the horde of Uruks which Saruman sent out to fetch the ring. He's one of the first successful spawns of Sarumans Uruk breed hence he is more experianced than his troops. Blood thursty and aggressive this ugly breed is more upright and powerful than a normal Orc and can travel long distances with little rest. Armour is worn on the front only as Saruman would not have taught (or expected) his new army to retreat from the enemy. This also helps to keep their armour weight down, in Lurtz' case it would have been made of mostly boiled leather. His weapons comprised of a crude chopping sword with a spike on one side which could be used offensively. His other weapon was the long bow which required massive amounts of strength to draw.

Painted completly in photoshop, this is the second version of this character as he was much harder to capture than I anticipated. I also tried a more interesting angle. This artwork appeared in Imgine FX magazine.