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alystraea β€” When Eowyn met Glorfindel

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Published: 2016-12-12 16:59:37 +0000 UTC; Views: 6158; Favourites: 121; Downloads: 7
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Description FINALLY! Finally I finished this!! (And what makes me so sad is that it was so much sharper and clearer before I halved the size of the file).Β I had this in mind for ages and finally found time to paint it. I learned so much about light and colour as I did this one - I wanted it to be warm and soft and golden, and I had no idea how to do it. After three days of struggle and much trial and error I found out that adding red to the shadows seemed to do the trick. Still not entirely how I wanted it, and I'm NEVER happy with how Glorfindel turns out, but this is great progress for me!

This began when two readers asked me for a Glorfindel/Eowyn fanfic. Faramir/Eowyn has been my LOTR OTP since I was a kid so I was NOT going to do that, but I wrote a very sweet, harmless short fic about Glorfindel meeting a teenaged Eowyn in Rohan - one my earliest fanficsΒ Golden Summer

They are riding over the plains of Anduin, and that is the Misty Mountains (and a bit of Fangorn Forest) in the background.
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Comments: 23

Ladypaintsflowers [2021-09-03 23:52:30 +0000 UTC]

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alystraea In reply to Ladypaintsflowers [2021-09-08 08:06:34 +0000 UTC]

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Taelsa [2018-01-18 08:35:09 +0000 UTC]

I just read your fic. Your writing is matched only by your artΒ Β 

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alystraea In reply to Taelsa [2018-01-18 15:08:37 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!!! It means a lot to me when someone likes my fic too!Β 

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Taelsa In reply to alystraea [2018-01-18 22:33:29 +0000 UTC]

No problem

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Evil-Shieldmaiden [2017-06-25 18:14:40 +0000 UTC]

Lovely artwork.Β  And the details are accurate which pleases me very much.Β  No bridle and saddle on Asfaloth is correct and many Tolkien artists get that wrong.Β  Β 

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alystraea In reply to Evil-Shieldmaiden [2017-06-26 00:01:08 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! Yes, it does irk me when artists get the bridle and saddle wrong, and I'll always remember to leave them out for elf riders.Β Β 

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kennycheer [2017-03-02 03:24:34 +0000 UTC]

Oh but this is so beautiful.

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NdrN [2016-12-19 13:50:03 +0000 UTC]

Great!

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alystraea In reply to NdrN [2016-12-19 17:20:56 +0000 UTC]

Thanks again!

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Arthur-Ramsey [2016-12-13 14:16:28 +0000 UTC]

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alystraea In reply to Arthur-Ramsey [2016-12-13 16:57:07 +0000 UTC]

That's so nice of you! Thank you!

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fanficgirl155 [2016-12-13 11:37:05 +0000 UTC]

looks really great!
they are both very beautiful and i love the colours

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alystraea In reply to fanficgirl155 [2016-12-13 16:56:42 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much!

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simone-sche [2016-12-12 22:50:15 +0000 UTC]

I love it, it looks so soft and peaceful.
Your Eowyn is very beautiful.

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alystraea In reply to simone-sche [2016-12-13 00:40:10 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!Β 

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EPH-SAN1634 [2016-12-12 21:25:18 +0000 UTC]

It looks very beautiful!

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alystraea In reply to EPH-SAN1634 [2016-12-13 00:39:55 +0000 UTC]

Thanks again!

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WilsenIrre [2016-12-12 17:01:33 +0000 UTC]

I agree with you, no Glorfindel/ Eowyn fanfics but it is a stunning piece of art you got here.

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alystraea In reply to WilsenIrre [2016-12-12 17:55:45 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Nelyasun [2016-12-12 17:01:19 +0000 UTC]

oh yes, l remember reading that

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alystraea In reply to Nelyasun [2016-12-12 17:55:27 +0000 UTC]

It was a long time ago, actually.

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Nelyasun In reply to alystraea [2016-12-12 17:58:28 +0000 UTC]

yeah

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