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Toradh — Nirnaeth Arnoediad

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Description Actually, Fingon before/Maedhros during the Nirnaeth Arnoediad. Bleh, details. I wanted to do this years ago when Summoning’s Oath Bound was out and I fell in love with Might and Glory. Yes, I know that the song/Tolkien’s poem from which the lyrics are taken is about Fingolfin’s fall (no, I’m not gonna do Fingolfin’s fall all too soon, but never say never). And yet it always made me want to depict the Nirnaeth.

Guess the music suggestion! Other Summoning songs are fine with me, too (seriously, I have trouble following the lyrics anyway. Pffft death growls, can’t they ever do it in a way I can still make out individual words?).

I didn’t expect soft blue and red to work together so well, but I think I like it. And yet I think Maedhros’ panel could have been muddier, dirtier, bloodier, you know… But elves obviously don’t get dirty in battle. Uhm.

Lose references used for practically everything. You have no idea how many fucking takes it took me to get Fingon halfway right. Halfway. And let’s ignore the sloppy backgrounds. At least I had fun with Maedhros’ hair. Just in case you didn’t realize because I mention it all the time: I love hair.

Watercolours with tiny bits of acrylics. The usual bit. And my scanner ate the sunrise. Also the usual bit.
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Comments: 47

MatejCadil [2017-09-22 13:16:06 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful! The soft blue and red combination works really well indeed and it is a great way to depict the two main commanders of that doomed battle.
By the way, this diptych scheme and the colour combination reminds me strongly of my own picture of their fathers:
There of course they are put more in contrast with each other.

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Toradh In reply to MatejCadil [2017-09-22 19:26:00 +0000 UTC]

You also made both colours, imagery, and composition mirror each other, which is really, really cool! Love it, thanks for showing me!

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Aesara-Dayne [2015-07-30 00:33:15 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful rendition! That chapter was always so painful to read.

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Toradh In reply to Aesara-Dayne [2015-07-30 14:22:24 +0000 UTC]

True…

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HobbitFan14 [2014-10-10 16:06:03 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful! I love the details you put into it!   

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Toradh In reply to HobbitFan14 [2014-10-10 19:45:11 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I love detailing.

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HobbitFan14 In reply to Toradh [2014-10-11 14:48:01 +0000 UTC]

No problem!   

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EduardoLeon [2014-05-03 04:41:53 +0000 UTC]

Perfect

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Toradh In reply to EduardoLeon [2014-05-03 13:59:21 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Nenesta [2014-03-13 06:48:31 +0000 UTC]

Oh, I love this! It's such a touching picture of a heartbreaking event.

I just stumbled upon your gallery, great work! Will there be more Tolkien fanart from you in the future?

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Toradh In reply to Nenesta [2014-03-13 11:22:36 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! It's heartbreaking indeed, which is probably why I wanted to depict Fingon before his death so badly.

I'll definitely come back to Tolkien-themed paintings sooner or later, but I can't say when.

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Nenesta In reply to Toradh [2014-03-13 19:31:36 +0000 UTC]

Ah that sounds great!
I hope I don't come off as pushy or anything. I just recently started to venture into drawing Tolkien stuff myself (though merely sketches so far), so I'm going a bit hyper over every bit of art I find here

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Toradh In reply to Nenesta [2014-03-14 09:02:25 +0000 UTC]

Oh no, that’s fine! I'm glad when people enjoy the fanart I'm doing, that gives me an excuse to do more .

My folder with Tolkien-themed pictures by other artists is getting closely to 1000 pictures. Deviantart is a great place . Poke around at your leisure!

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Nenesta In reply to Toradh [2014-03-18 13:08:21 +0000 UTC]

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Dulliros [2014-01-26 20:13:23 +0000 UTC]

Ich mag die Gegenüberstellung von kalten und warmen Farben.

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Toradh In reply to Dulliros [2014-01-27 09:19:33 +0000 UTC]

Kann ja nicht immer nur alles monochrom bei mir sein, also ist mal was dichrom

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oOSulimeOo [2014-01-17 17:11:33 +0000 UTC]

Wow. Grandiose Farben.

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Toradh In reply to oOSulimeOo [2014-01-17 17:20:10 +0000 UTC]

Danke .

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EvilScarrlett [2014-01-14 21:48:14 +0000 UTC]

beautiful job on both. (sometimes I hate my scanner)

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Toradh In reply to EvilScarrlett [2014-01-15 10:34:04 +0000 UTC]

I know what you mean…

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EvilScarrlett In reply to Toradh [2014-01-15 19:14:22 +0000 UTC]

but how else would we share, right? 

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Toradh In reply to EvilScarrlett [2014-01-15 22:37:30 +0000 UTC]

Sadly, yes…

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EvilScarrlett In reply to Toradh [2014-01-16 06:10:40 +0000 UTC]

recently my operating system and scanner wouldn't work together and I was ever so upset. I got an hp envy and I'm just grateful to even have one now, even if it does act stupid at times.

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Toradh In reply to EvilScarrlett [2014-01-16 08:21:44 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, it's certainly better than nothing.

My problem has never been the operating system, but swallowed colours, which is bad enough already.

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EvilScarrlett In reply to Toradh [2014-01-16 16:43:42 +0000 UTC]

when I set mine for a higher dpi it seems to pick up enough so when I add contrast it looks better. just a thought for you!

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Toradh In reply to EvilScarrlett [2014-01-17 09:36:39 +0000 UTC]

Even higher than 300dpi? ^^ I don’t even know if the scanner can take higher resolution pictures. I might try, though .

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EvilScarrlett In reply to Toradh [2014-01-17 16:27:08 +0000 UTC]

yeah I normally scan at 600dpi but for the sloth I up'd it to see if it would bring the color out more. I think I doubled it.

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Zireael07 [2013-12-29 19:04:26 +0000 UTC]

This is amazing!

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Toradh In reply to Zireael07 [2013-12-30 09:23:26 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Curundil [2013-12-23 16:58:43 +0000 UTC]

Sehr, sehr schön. Das Elbenheer im Hintergrund des Fingon-Bildteils gefällt mir auch sehr gut! Man erkennt perfekt, was es ist, und die Farben und das Licht auf Rüstungen, Wimpeln und Mänteln sind absolut glaubhaft - trotzdem ist alles so angedeutet, dass nichts vom Vordergrund ablenkt. Toll!

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Toradh In reply to Curundil [2013-12-24 11:14:23 +0000 UTC]

Super, dann habe ich ja endlich mal die richtig Balance zwischen zu viel und zu wenig Detail im Hintergrund hinbekommen . Ich hatte mir erst Sorgen gemacht, dass die Figuren zu schludrig wären, um noch zu erkennen was sie darstellen, aber gut, dass sie funktionieren.

Vielen Dank!

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Curundil In reply to Toradh [2013-12-25 22:24:57 +0000 UTC]

Die funktionieren nicht nur, die sind prima!  

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Toradh In reply to Curundil [2013-12-26 10:05:45 +0000 UTC]

Danke!

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Annathelle26 [2013-12-23 12:59:32 +0000 UTC]

So good to finally see it done! I think Maedhros's pose is a bit strange, but other than that, it's beautiful! I love Fingon's pose and all the armor details.

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Toradh In reply to Annathelle26 [2013-12-24 11:19:56 +0000 UTC]

Maybe I was inspired by my cats for Maedhros’ pose, and cats can bend themselves like liquids . And I was lazy and cut off his arms…

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HomunColoss [2013-12-07 11:05:55 +0000 UTC]

Sehr sc hön wieder mal, mir gefällt vor allem die Stimmung und das blaue Farbschema beim linken

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Toradh In reply to HomunColoss [2013-12-07 17:34:42 +0000 UTC]

Puh, dann hab' ich die Farben ja richtig ausgesucht .

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JulSteele [2013-12-06 21:56:29 +0000 UTC]

Haar ist ja auch was schönes.
Ich mag Deine Posen sehr, insbesondere im linken Bildteil ist Dir die wieder echt gut gelungen. 

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Toradh In reply to JulSteele [2013-12-07 09:01:50 +0000 UTC]

Da habe ich auch so lange dran gewerkelt und die Skizze zweimal wieder verworfen O_o. Optimal ist es jetzt auch nicht, aber ich kann damit gut leben .

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sunnyfiny [2013-12-05 18:03:54 +0000 UTC]

So schöööön! Wie du das Licht hinkriegst, am Himmel und den Feuerschein auf dem Haar... wunderbar. :-D Die Scannerstreifen sind dieses Mal gar nicht so auffällig finde ich. Aber ich kenne das Original ja nicht.

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Toradh In reply to sunnyfiny [2013-12-06 09:42:37 +0000 UTC]

Ja, dieses Mal ging es irgendwie. Vielleicht aber auch, weil das Bild relativ groß ist und das hier nur 35% der Scangröße oder so sind .

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Finarfel [2013-12-05 15:28:28 +0000 UTC]

Liebe! ;-P

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Toradh In reply to Finarfel [2013-12-05 16:07:13 +0000 UTC]

…Und Freude und Sonnenschein?

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WilliWeissfuss [2013-12-04 22:29:02 +0000 UTC]

Bämm! Meine Güte, das ist der Hammer! So schöne Details, der Himmel ist mal wieder große Klasse, und ich finde ja, Du kannst echt gut Falten malen. Und die Haare...seufz.

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Toradh In reply to WilliWeissfuss [2013-12-04 23:12:14 +0000 UTC]

Falten mag ich auch gerne malen .

Danke!

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Indiliel [2013-12-04 20:32:25 +0000 UTC]

Wow! Great work! I love how you colored both and the contrast with blue and red is very nice .

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Toradh In reply to Indiliel [2013-12-04 20:43:34 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, I'm glad that has worked out .

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