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Russingon as a warmup sketch that got out of hand :) hope the boys are cute enough, this is probably still in Blessed Valinor where nothing bad ever crossed their way. And if, Maitimo would just pick his tiny cuz up to carry him away :3

#my art #maedhros #fingon #russingon #silmarillion #silm art #tolkien #unfinished on purpose #had to get that out of my system ere it festers

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The poll has spoken and my hand has answered (at last): https://www.tumblr.com/thestaroffeanor/748319560661352448/dweller-of-nan-elmoth-e%C3%B6l?source=share

Thank you all for your opinions and for the utterly delightful hcs in the tags!

Help!

Okay, stupid question but I can't seem to find the answer for my family tree project:

What color is Eol's hair? ^^'

I somehow always pictured him as dark-haired (because of him being one of the Moriquendi, the Dark Elves), then realized, wait, that's just in the naming because they haven't reached Valinor and saw The Light(TM). Eol would be kind of related to the Nandor and and the Teleri, right? In that case, he'd be liable to be silver/platin blond...

I really can't decide, so what do you think and why? Enlighten me, please!

#self reblobble #eol

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Dweller of Nan Elmoth

Eöl

#my art #eol #nan elmoth #tolkien #silmarillion #silm art #disaster dad #(facial) tattoos because I said so #dark hair cause the poll said so #artists on tumblr #digital art

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Isn't being your 1000% platonic best buddy's loyal vassal just the least homoerotic thing you can ever do? Maedhros thinks so. He's never done anything homosexual in his life.

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Lord of the Mole, Maeglin

#my art #maeglin #lomion #son of twilight #house of fingolfin #tolkien #silmarillion #no.1 mole lover #lords of gondolin #the boi has his mom's eyes and his dad's makeup skills #also facial tattoos cause i said so :D #silm art #artists on tumblr #at first I was worried abt how young he looks #turns out he only got to be 190 sun years #that's NOTHING #that's baby #not to excuse what he did but BABY!

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Help!

Okay, stupid question but I can't seem to find the answer for my family tree project:

What color is Eol's hair? ^^'

I somehow always pictured him as dark-haired (because of him being one of the Moriquendi, the Dark Elves), then realized, wait, that's just in the naming because they haven't reached Valinor and saw The Light(TM). Eol would be kind of related to the Nandor and and the Teleri, right? In that case, he'd be liable to be silver/platin blond...

I really can't decide, so what do you think and why? Enlighten me, please!

#no art #tolkien #eol

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hot artists don't gatekeep

I've been resource gathering for YEARS so now I am going to share my dragons hoard

Floorplanner. Design and furnish a house for you to use for having a consistent background in your comic or anything! Free, you need an account, easy to use, and you can save multiple houses.

Comparing Heights. Input the heights of characters to see what the different is between them. Great for keeping consistency. Free.

Magma. Draw online with friends in real time. Great for practice or hanging out. Free, paid plan available, account preferred.

Smithsonian Open Access. Loads of free images. Free.

SketchDaily. Lots of pose references, massive library, is set on a timer so you can practice quick figure drawing. Free.

SculptGL. A sculpting tool which I am yet to master, but you should be able to make whatever 3d object you like with it. free.

Pexels. Free stock images. And the search engine is actually pretty good at pulling up what you want.

Figurosity. Great pose references, diverse body types, lots of "how to draw" videos directly on the site, the models are 3d and you can rotate the angle, but you can't make custom poses or edit body proportions. Free, account option, paid plans available.

Line of Action. More drawing references, this one also has a focus on expressions, hands/feet, animals, landscapes. Free.

Animal Photo. You pose a 3d skull model and select an animal species, and they give you a bunch of photo references for that animal at that angle. Super handy. Free.

Height Weight Chart. You ever see an OC listed as having a certain weight but then they look Wildly different than the number suggests? Well here's a site to avoid that! It shows real people at different weights and heights to give you a better idea of what these abstract numbers all look like. Free to use.

#art advice #reference ressources

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@feanorianweek #1 Maedhros and #2 Maglor - Childhood

The innocence of Aman and them actually being close, but not as close yet, given that they don't know one day they will be the only ones left

#my art #maedhros #maglor #tolkien #silmarillion #silm art #i hope late entries are still fine :)

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Beleriand is gone and Tol Himling remains. No one lives there, few dare to venture close. Even years later, the fortress feels like bitter grief and pained endurance.

The remaining Noldor– and there aren't many of them by the Second Age– start sailing there. It's not far from the shore; an easy enough journey, even for someone with little seafaring experience.

One day, someone– no one is sure who– takes one of the broken pieces of Himling's walls, carves Maedhros's name into it, and sets it as a tombstone. After that, more graves appear, slowly at first, then more quickly. Old battle-songs and tributes to the dead are carved and painted into the walls. Soon, the meadow around the old fortress is full of memorials, some made from the ruins, others lovingly crafted and brought from the mainland. For all the Noldor fought amongst themselves in the First Age, now their headstoens stand together. In the cemetery, the House of Finwe is united in death as it never was in life. Graves for Feanor and Fingolfin sit side-by-side in a sorrowful peace neither lived to see.

Himring stood on an icy mountaintop where the snow never melted, but Tol Himling does not. One spring the barren meadow blooms, red poppies and blue forget-me-nots. It flowers every year after, new hues and blossoms appearing annurally until the graves are surrounded by a colorful sea of flowers.

Not many Noldor choose to sail west– most that go back to Valinor go in death– but those that do leave tokens on Himling before they leave, broken weapons and battered armor. Maybe they do it to leave something with the dead who may never return from Mandos. Maybe they do it because like the dead, their fight in Middle-Earth has ended.

Men who sail by the island– always by, never to– are very sure that there are ghosts there. To them, the place seems strange and misted, and every figure there looks like a shade. They speak of a golden-haired warrior who spends hours talking to some of the graves, a king who dutifully cares for the tombstones, wiping away dust and moss, the strange dark-haired figure who comes every year to sow wildflower seeds. But those aren't the spirits of the Noldor dead. Only those who would remember them.

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Updated Celebrían, Lady of Rivendell

In accordance with my family tree project she couldn't stay at quite the design I had for her before, but I personally love, love, love the hair (which she now gets from her great-grandmother Indis) even though I suck at texture

#my art #celebrian #celebrían #lotr #silm art #silmarillion #digital art #artists on tumblr #house of finarfin

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Celeborn and his beloved man-woman wife Nerwen Galadriel whom he found somewhere in the woods :D

I hc that in the beginning he needed to get used to her glow in the dark eyes which at night might be slightly terrifying, but eh, the things he does for love :)

#my art #celeborn #galadriel #tolkien #lotr fanart #house of finarfin #house of finwe #digital art #artists on tumblr #artanis #silm art #silmarillion

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Pls reblog to spread and tell what specific word count in the tags!

#97k

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King of Nargothrond, Finrod Felagund

Or the unfortunate boy that earned himself a very stupid nickname with me during the process of this portrait... thing xD

I'm so sorry, he's actually pretty badass, but that didn't stop my sleep deprived mind

#my art #finrod #findarato #nom the wise #finrod felagund #artafinde #house of finwe #house of finarfin #silmarillion #tolkien #silm art #i swear I'll get to the golden haired menaces #no that's not a silmaril yet in the nauglamir just gems from Valinor #but fifi nom nom is snek coded to me #barahir's ring did things to me :) #digital art #artist on tumblr

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Elenwë, wife of Turgon and mother to Idril Celebrindal

Idril not pictured, I'm still recovering from the sugar coma little Tyelpe sent me into here xD

#my art #house of finwe #nolofinweans #tolkien #silmarillion #elenwe #another one for the family tree #radiant and soft-spoken #able to anchor her husband into being less stern #this sweet thing shouldn't have set a foot on the Ice #illustration #digital art

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Some of Oromë's hunters at night

feat. Celegorm, Huan, Aredhel and Liëanna and one deer that was not fast enough

#my art #celegorm #huan #aredhel #lieanna #oc #tyelkormo turkafinwe #irisse #be not afraid of the elven hunters whose eyes glow like gold at night #they come in peace #probably :3 #feat. the more socially accepted version of their dress code makeup and Aredhel demonstrating the bloody fresh version #she already made her kill #spent way too long on this #not quite sure if borzoi huan at this height is what i'll go with but wanted to try #tolkien #silm art #silmarillion #digital art #illustration #tw: blood #hunters of orome