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This would be the third time I'm redrawing Emlinn from Himring's The West Wind Quartet. It's interesting to see how my style changes over time. And the new one is very sketchy... it was done on impulse, to see how it'd turn out.

I also want to take a moment to congratulate Himring on creating a character and a story that has stayed with me through all these years. I checked the review I left and I can't believe it's from 2010. Almost 10 years! And I still remember it. Well done, Himring!!

OC from Himring's story West Wind Quartet. Entry for B2MeM12 Bingo Number G51

The original, back in 2012 when all I had was paper and a bad scanner

Version 2 from 2017, first time using a tablet.

Sketchy new version, also done with tablet in less than an hour

This started as a redraw of a Tuor pic I did in 2010 (almost 10 years ago!!!), but halfway it became Beren. It felt too rough to be Tuor. Found the sketch yesterday while working on the Elrond&Elros pic and decided why not finish this? I really need to stop doing this so late at night though -_-

And it seemed to Thingol that this Man was unlike all other mortal Men, and among the great in Arda

In which Elros is Not Impressed by Elven-kind and Elrond is trying to pretend he's not comparing everyone in a position of authority to Maedhros and finds them lacking.

Ereinion clearly thinks that it was a terrible thing to happen to us, to be fostered by Maglor, and maybe he’s right. But I think he imagines that there are dark hurtful secrets in our past that we aren’t revealing, obscure Feanorian transgressions. There are no sinister Feanorian secrets, though. All Maedhros and Maglor’s crimes are public knowledge. We are merely replicating Feanorian silences.

- from "A Walk in the Forest, an Evening by the Fire" by Himring

Art - 5 min sketch
(Draw a Tolkien character - In a Halloween costume, As a child)

Elros doesn't understand why Elrond isn't happy... this is the best costume ever

Draw a Tolkien character - With a teddy bear, In a Halloween costume, As a child

The language of flowers - Elderflower: Compassion

Elements of Elrond - Friend

Art - In your favourite artists' style, Digital art
Four words - Bloom, Devour, Blinding, Alliance

Notes: used Hiromu Arakawa's style (Fullmetal Alchemit's mangaka)

For Maglor took pity upon Elros and Elrond, and he cherished them, and love grew after between them, as little might be thought

Elrond if you keep making that face no one will want to be your friend...

Draw a Tolkien character - dancing

The language of flowers - Iris: Good News; Thistle: Nobility

Elements of Elrond - Husband; Host; Diplomant; Peredhil
Art - fashion study

Notes: I used Frankish Merovingian as reference for Elrond's outfit and Ancient Greek for Celebrían's. Also I headcanon that 1) Celebrían is taller than Elrond and 2) Elrond does feel the cold more than full-blooded elves.

[B2MeM19] Elrond&Celebrian - Dancing.jpg

Elrond hosts a party at Rivendell, in celebration of his betrothal to Celebrían

Draw a Tolkien character - in love
The language of flowers - Balsamine: Impatience

Often Beleg Strongbow came to Menegroth to seek him, and led him far afield, teaching him woodcraft and archery and (which he liked more) the handling of swords; but in crafts of making he had less skill, for he was slow to learn his own strength, and often marred what he made with some sudden stroke.

[B2MeM19] Beleg&Turin - Impatient youth.jpg

Inspired by Drag0nst0rm's amazing fic Softly Sing the Children

Morendo: Dying.

Tranquillo: Calmly, peacefully.

Softly sing the children - Maia Twins.png

"The servants of Celegorm find Elured and Elurin, and they abandon them in the woods. This is a decision they do not regret until Maedhros discovers it and gives brutal justice.

They are not sure if they would have done it had the children been … different. They think that they might have at least hesitated more.

As it is, the children’s uncanny stares and the disinterested look they had given to their fallen nurse and the blood that had splattered their clothes had made them very glad to leave them behind."

Ostinato: Obstinate, persistent

Restez: Stay

Estinto: Extinct, extinguished

Lacrimoso or lagrimoso:Tearfully
Silenzio: Silence

“And Elwing chose to be judged among the Firstborn Children of Ilúvatar, because of Lúthien; and for her sake Eärendil chose alike, though his heart was rather with the kindred of Men and the people of his father”

Then he glimmering passed to the starless vast

As an isled lamp at sea,

And beyond the ken of mortal men

Set his lonely errantry,

Tracking the Sun in his galleon

Through the pathless firmament,

Till his light grew old in abysses cold

And his eager flame was spent
The Book of Lost Tales II, The Tale of Eärendel

Entry for Step Ten of the Blue Path (Secondary Colours)

I was so close to finishing on time! But some real life drama got in the way.
Still, this is the first time Imanaged to complete all the prompts \o/
See you all next year!

He loosed upon his foes the last desperate assault that he had prepared, and out of the pits of Angband there issued the winged dragons, that had not before been seen; and so sudden and ruinous was the onset of that dreadful fleet that the host of the Valar was driven back

Entry for Step Nine of the Blue Path (Wild space) and
the Orange Path (Character Study or Ship Manifesto )

“The people of Hador were of great strength and stature, ready in mind, bold and steadfast, quick to anger and to laughter, mighty among the Children of Ilúvatar in the youth of Mankind. Yellow-haired they were for the most part, and blue-eyed”

“The Men of the House of Bëor were dark or brown of hair, with grey eyes; and of all Men they were most like to the Noldor and most loved by them; for they were eager of mind, cunning-handed, swift in understanding, long in memory, and they were moved sooner to pity than to laughter”

Húrin was fair of face and golden-haired, strong in body and fiery of mood. But the fire in him burned steadily, and he had great endurance of will. Morwen was dark-haired and tall, and for the light of her glance and the beauty of her face men called her Eledhwen, the Elven-fair; but she was somewhat stern of mood and proud. The sorrows of the House of Bëor saddened her heart.

This is something I've wanted to draw since, according to the date of the reference I had saved, 2012. I'm pretty sure it was supposed to be an entry for BMeM12, though I can't remember anything about the prompt. Still getting used to using a tablet u_u

...and Fingon strung an arrow, and bent his bow. And seeing no better hope he cried to Manwë, saying: 'Oh King to whom all birds are dear, speed now this feathered shaft, and recall some pity for the Noldor in their need!'

Back in 2012 I drew

hhimring's OC Emlinn for B2MeM. Almost five years later (!!!) I finally got a tablet, and what better way to learn how to use it than redoing old stuff? Since I was never really happy with how she turned out, I thought she'd be a great start.

Some day I'll learn how to colour. I'll need tons of tutorials for that :P

old vs new

B2MeM07 Quote Challenge: Ezellohar - And as they watched, upon the mound there came forth two slender shoots; and silence was over all the world in that hour, nor was there any other sound save the chanting of Yavanna. Under her song the saplings grew and became fair and tail, and came to flower; and thus there awoke in the world the Two Trees of Valinor.

B2MeM12: Bingo NN43 - Canon Couples: Manwë/Varda & Crackfic: Harlequin romance

[B2MEM16] Manwe&Varda - Harlequin cover.jpg

Manwë and Varda dramatically watching the birth of the Two Trees by Vairë (she's allowed to take a little artistic license once in a while)

B2MeM12 Day 5: Bingo NO68 - Draw a character: on the dark side.

B2MeM07 Day 7: G - Like a gasping Galadriel

B2MeM11 Day 10: Gondolin - Start a story or poem with Charles Dickens’ famous opening line from A Tale of Two Cities: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” (If you’re creating a piece of artwork for this challenge, use this line as your theme or title.)

B2MeM10: Echoing Mountains - Challenge: Create a story, poem, or artwork that responds to the following quote: "The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it." -- Oscar Wilde

[B2MEM16] Galadriel - Best of times Worst of times.jpg

Galadriel takes the One Ring from Frodo

B2MeM12: Bingo NO72 - Forth Eorlingas!: Ride of the Rohirrim.

B2MeM11: Losgar - Defiance is defined as the willingness to contend or fight. Write a story or poem or create artwork where the characters defy authority in some way.

B2MeM10: Mirkwood - Challenge: Pets are important to many people in modern society and are often considered family members. Write a story, poem, or create an artwork in which a character and an animal companion share a special bond.

Éowyn and Windfola share a moment before she becomes Dernhelm

B2MeM12: Bingo NI18 - Five books, Five characters: Thorin oakenshield.

B2MeM10: Alqualondë - They say music soothes the savage beast. Or does it? Write a story surrounding the idea of music and music-making as something that does not calm and soothe but, rather, energizes or antagonizes.

B2MeM11: Nan Elmoth - Voltaire said that it's not enough to conquer: one must learn to seduce. Write a story or poem or create artwork where seduction plays a central role.

“It’s a way of seducing Bilbo to come on the quest with us.” - Richard Armitage talking about the Misty Mountain song in the film.

I never knew quite what to think of Eöl and Aredhel. On the one hand, it’s never explicitly said Aredhel wanted to marry Eöl so that’s a clear red flag in my opinion. On the other, it’s really hard for me to imagine Aredhel doing anything against her will. And if you think about it, they are very similar in some ways. Both of them desire freedom, Aredhel from Gondolin and Eöl from Doriath. I think, if Eöl hadn’t been so keen on keeping her from her relatives, they would have been fine. She left because Nan Elmoth had become a cage, exactly like Gondolin had. Eöl should have seen that coming, really. He knew her mind. But it seems he didn’t know her all that much.

“It is not said that Aredhel was wholly unwilling”... there’s too much evasiveness there. I think elves don’t want to admit their race could be capable of rape.

In most cases among the Noldor, first comes the Father-name, and later in life the Mother would give their child a name based on their appearance or character trait. I think it’s interesting how things are reversed here. Aredhel is the one who gives her son his first name, and Eöl is the one who waits and gives Maeglin a name based on a character trait.

What is it about Finrod and Turgon that they were the ones Ulmo chose? That’s my biggest question for this chapter. The only explanation I can come up with is that they didn’t originally desire to go back to Middle Earth (unlike Galadriel, for example). Maybe that meant they would they would give up more readily their new homes when the time came. Though the warning Ulmo gives Turgon seems to suggest he knew Turgon would get more attached to Gondolin than Finrod to Nargothrond. My little headcanon is that Finrod and Turgon used to spend a lot of time on the coast of Alqualondë when they were young, so Ulmo got to know them well, even if they never noticed.

There are people too self-centred to be good parents, and Fëanor belonged in that group. With his last breath he cursed not only Morgoth, but his sons too. When Fëanor made his oath, there’s no mention of him forcing his sons to take it too. From the narrative, it seems they did so willingly. But in this moment, he’s dying, and asking his sons to follow the oath and avenge his death... can anyone really blame them for saying yes to the last request of their father?
It’s told Fëanor would never leave Mando’s Halls. I wonder if it’d been different had he repented in his last moments, instead of spending them curing Morgoth and dooming his sons.

The coming of Fingolfin’s host to Beleriand will never stop being awesome. Though the Silmarillion would never make a good movie, there are many scenes that would look great on screen, and that is definitely one of them.

In this chapter we learn the Nauglamir was the best thing the Dwarves ever made. According to whom? If someone asked a Dwarf what’s the best thing ever made by a member of their race, would they say it’s the Nauglamir? Could it be there are many wondrous things they’ve created unknown to the Elves?

Glaurung makes his first appearance in this chapter, and it makes me wonder how much influence Morgoth has over his creations. Because it certainly wasn’t Morgoth intention to have Glaurung revealed so early. That was all Glaurung’s fault. Could it be the more intelligent the creation, the more independent from its master? It could be Galurung was just in his rebellious teen phase.

Finally, there’s the dream Finrod and Turgon have. From the text, it seems like they came from Ulmo, but wasn’t Irmo the one associated with dreams and visions? So, how much was Irmo involved there? I like to think of Ulmo going to Irmo and asking for help with this.

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Entries tagged with tolkien

Emlinn redraw V2

Portrait of Beren

Feanorian silences

B2MeM19 Bingo Number G57-(B7-N45)

B2MeM19 Bingo Numbers G54-B7-N44-N45

B2MeM19 Bingo Numbers N39-I16-072-G51

B2MeM19 Bingo Number G48

B2MeM18 Day 18 - Unsettling

B2MeM18 Day 4 - for ever still a herald

B2MeM17 Step 10 - Winged Terror

B2MeM17 Step 9 - Complementary

Prayer to Manwë

Emlinn redraw

B2MeM Day 3

B2MeM Days 5, 7 & 10

B2MeM Day 2

B2MeM Day 1

Silm thoughts - “Of Maeglin”

Silm thoughts - “Of the Noldor in Beleriand”

Silm thoughts - “Of the Return of the Noldor”