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Thinlómien · 03-18-2010, 09:20 AM

I am quite disappointed we didn't get any more art samples. Come on people, I'm sure there's a lot of you out there who draw or paint. It doesn't have to be perfect to be worth posting here.

Encouraging you with two recent sketches...

Galadriel seeing the Eye in her mirror

Beren and Lúthien

Drawing the first one took some time, but I made the latter in a few minutes. So, just scribble something and post it here, or scan/photograph your old pieces of art and share...

Now.

Loslote · 03-18-2010, 11:40 PM

Here's a couple of mine. Mind, these were scanned while in my sketchbook, so the quality's pretty bad, but...

This is Vana Everyoung:

And this is Arien the Sun-maiden:

Thinlómien · 03-19-2010, 06:18 AM

Yay, nice to see more art.

There's something about your Vána that I like a lot - maybe her expression which seems young and wise at the same time. Good work!

Estelyn Telcontar · 03-19-2010, 07:41 AM

I can't paint or draw well, but I do love to create textile art. Here's my "Tree and Leaf", inspired by Tolkien's short works "Smith of Wootton Major" and "Leaf by Niggle". It's an appliqued collage of commercial fabrics (with a photo print of Tolkien on both objects), overlayed with a sheer fabric to represent the fragile, slightly askew relationship between Faerie and the real world.

A Little Green · 03-19-2010, 08:35 AM

Answering the request...

I thought I never draw anything Tolkien-related but then remembered I have at least this. So here's a few years old sketch of Legolas and Gimli in Helm's Deep. Sorry for the horrible quality of the photo, my camera sucks and the paper was dirty anyhow.

You should get the idea, though... And sorry about the monstrous size also, I tried to make it smaller, I actually did, but apparently BD doesn't understand Photobucket or something.

Thinlómien · 03-20-2010, 02:22 AM

Well Estelyn, I can claim some skill in drawing but I just cannot understand how someone can make something so beautiful out of textiles... I absolutely suck at everything like that.

So I guess we each have our strengths and weaknesses...

Greenie, nice that you shared. I've always liked that picture. But the size is not monstrous at all - it's quite small, like three or four times the size of your avvie.

Eönwë · 03-20-2010, 05:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Thinlómien

Greenie, nice that you shared. I've always liked that picture. But the size is not monstrous at all - it's quite small, like three or four times the size of your avvie.

Yeah, Greenie, can you make it bigger?

And nice work everyone! *goes on a repping spree*

03-18-2010, 09:20 AM	#1
Thinlómien Shady She-Penguin Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In a far land beyond the Sea Posts: 8,093	I am quite disappointed we didn't get any more art samples. Come on people, I'm sure there's a lot of you out there who draw or paint. It doesn't have to be perfect to be worth posting here. Encouraging you with two recent sketches... Galadriel seeing the Eye in her mirror Beren and Lúthien Drawing the first one took some time, but I made the latter in a few minutes. So, just scribble something and post it here, or scan/photograph your old pieces of art and share... Now. __________________ Like the stars chase the sun, over the glowing hill I will conquer Blood is running deep, some things never sleep Double Fenris

03-18-2010, 11:40 PM	#2
Loslote The Werewolf's Companion Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Moon Posts: 3,021	Here's a couple of mine. Mind, these were scanned while in my sketchbook, so the quality's pretty bad, but... This is Vana Everyoung: And this is Arien the Sun-maiden: __________________ I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night. Double Fenris

03-19-2010, 06:18 AM	#3
Thinlómien Shady She-Penguin Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In a far land beyond the Sea Posts: 8,093	Bravo, Loslote Yay, nice to see more art. There's something about your Vána that I like a lot - maybe her expression which seems young and wise at the same time. Good work! __________________ Like the stars chase the sun, over the glowing hill I will conquer Blood is running deep, some things never sleep Double Fenris

03-19-2010, 07:41 AM	#4
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	I can't paint or draw well, but I do love to create textile art. Here's my "Tree and Leaf", inspired by Tolkien's short works "Smith of Wootton Major" and "Leaf by Niggle". It's an appliqued collage of commercial fabrics (with a photo print of Tolkien on both objects), overlayed with a sheer fabric to represent the fragile, slightly askew relationship between Faerie and the real world. __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

03-19-2010, 08:35 AM	#5
A Little Green Leaf-clad Lady Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,571	Answering the request... I thought I never draw anything Tolkien-related but then remembered I have at least this. So here's a few years old sketch of Legolas and Gimli in Helm's Deep. Sorry for the horrible quality of the photo, my camera sucks and the paper was dirty anyhow. You should get the idea, though... And sorry about the monstrous size also, I tried to make it smaller, I actually did, but apparently BD doesn't understand Photobucket or something. __________________ "But some stories, small, simple ones about setting out on adventures or people doing wonders, tales of miracles and monsters, have outlasted all the people who told them, and some of them have outlasted the lands in which they were created."

03-20-2010, 02:22 AM	#6
Thinlómien Shady She-Penguin Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In a far land beyond the Sea Posts: 8,093	Well Estelyn, I can claim some skill in drawing but I just cannot understand how someone can make something so beautiful out of textiles... I absolutely suck at everything like that. So I guess we each have our strengths and weaknesses... Greenie, nice that you shared. I've always liked that picture. But the size is not monstrous at all - it's quite small, like three or four times the size of your avvie. __________________ Like the stars chase the sun, over the glowing hill I will conquer Blood is running deep, some things never sleep Double Fenris