Tolkien Art - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

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*

A Little Green · 03-20-2010, 07:24 AM

Ummm... the preview showed it as monstrously big, I've no idea how it ended up being so small

I can try making it bigger, though!

Galadriel55 · 03-22-2011, 05:26 AM

Great artwork, all!

My contribution is a mug that I painted (pictures attached), which you can't really relate to Tolkien from the first look. However, when I painted them, I was thinking about Elbereth and Yavanna (randomly). You'll see the resemblance.

PS: it's really not as bad as it looks on the pictures.

PPS: and I'm currently working on a Lalaith dol.

03-19-2010, 06:18 AM	#1
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	#2
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	#3
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	#4
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

03-20-2010, 07:24 AM	#6
A Little Green Leaf-clad Lady Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,571	Ummm... the preview showed it as monstrously big, I've no idea how it ended up being so small I can try making it bigger, though! __________________ "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."