"Thus ended Nirnaeth Arnoediad, as the sun went down beyond the sea. Night fell in Hithlum, and there came a great storm of wind out of the West."
Watercolour on Bockingford cold-pressed pape...
2019-02-13 18:54:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Mostly, at least. This went very smoothly after the most recent chance of paper. Bockingford handles very nicely; I'd forgotten that.
The detail on Maglor's armour is ridiculously small...
2019-02-13 16:13:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Now this is coming along nicely. I've always wanted to do a colour scheme like this. Although the washi tape on the borders, pretty as it is, is confusing as hell, colour-wise.
Incidentally, ...
2019-02-13 14:27:28 +0000 UTC View Post
I was sent this beautiful and fully customised handmade watercolour set by Katie from KwartsCreations to review. She asked me what sorts of colours I liked, and I told her to go bonkers with transp...
2019-02-13 12:18:58 +0000 UTC View Post
... but I'm off to another paper rant. As you can see, I started this one anew, after the last version clogged up beyond recognition with three or more layers. I'd been determined to just follow th...
2019-02-13 11:12:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Watercolour wisdom, which I tend to overlook at times: If it looks good when it's wet, it's wrong.
That's a tragedy in watercolour, interestingly. One of the reasons why I love the medi...
2019-02-10 10:43:45 +0000 UTC View Post
As is the Pale Phase. Not sure if I can pull this off yet, but it's exactly how I saw the colours in my mind's eye, and I'm glad I pulled them off on paper. I even made colour sketches for this, as...
2019-02-09 17:34:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Sketching and finishing this went far quicker than any of my last pieces. This felt a bit like a compulsion.
Here's a closeup of the bottom half (a lot of this piece is going to be sky)...
2019-02-09 12:27:15 +0000 UTC View Post
He looks as if he wouldn't resist. Not sure about Maedhros.
2019-02-08 16:55:35 +0000 UTC View Post
And wouldn't you know? 8 to 15 February has "Tears" as its Month of Love art challenge prompt. How very apt. It looks as if I'll be joining. I think I did "Polaris" for Month of Love two years ago....
2019-02-08 15:31:46 +0000 UTC View Post
"Thus ended the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, as the sun went down beyond the sea. Night fell in Hithlum, and there came a great storm of wind out of the West."
I'm sorry to be doing this to you. No. I...
2019-02-07 19:03:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Still looks sort of unfinished, but it's a look that I've been wanting to pursue for a while... and now I see it's not what I want to pursue for long. Well. It's good to be trying around! And I do ...
2019-02-07 15:17:51 +0000 UTC View Post
... and Fingon getting there. I'll finish today! ^^
This took a couple of attempts, but it's now coming along nicely! Hope to do some more work tomorrow or Friday. Until then, I think I'm falling prey to a cold. >_<
2019-02-06 19:25:39 +0000 UTC View Post
I love Maedhros all in silvery grey. It makes so much sense.
This is a new tiny brush I have for detail work - it's normally used in oils and acrylics, but works exceptionally well for ...
2019-02-06 17:31:44 +0000 UTC View Post
So yes, I've decided that I want Elves in my sketchbook, not phone boxes. XD I spent nearly all day at school yesterday, so I couldn't work on "Betrayal", but I went mad with my sketchbook, mini pa...
2019-02-06 07:47:11 +0000 UTC View Post
The general colour scheme is in place; now for the fun parts. :)
Probably not before Wednesday though - conferences all day tomorrow... But I'll take my sketchbook! I've started doing q...
2019-02-04 17:45:14 +0000 UTC View Post
“So Fëanor has sealed his betrayal with fire. He will not return and has abandoned us here, as we all secretly feared he would. And Maitimo – where do you stand now? Did you...
2019-02-03 11:47:02 +0000 UTC View Post
I usually remember to clear that away before I take a photo, oops ;)
Maedhros 😍
...before I sit down with fire and ice today!
This is actually what I see twenty minutes out from my school. There are fields, a forest, and a little lake just in a free period's walkin...
2019-02-02 09:28:42 +0000 UTC View Post
"What," you say, "a phone booth? You owe us burning ships and Renaissancy Elves!"
Yes, I'm sorry. I'd just finished my beautiful Betrayal sketch and was about to print the sketch on Mon...
2019-01-31 20:22:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Did I mention how much I love my manikin?? Even mass scenes are suddenly so relatively easy to do, especially with views slightly from below or above, which aren't as easy for me without models or ...
2019-01-28 18:26:58 +0000 UTC View Post
I tried a few things today - firstly, an idea I had recently, to paint waves by "masking off" the white foam with a white candle. I'm not 100% sure how archival birthday candle is, but it's definit...
2019-01-28 13:51:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Sorry for spamming you so much today! I have one week left of my sick leave and hope to make it count before getting buried under less blissful work again until late February.
The orig...
2019-01-24 21:10:21 +0000 UTC View Post
"And they disguised themselves, and came in the night to the camp of Eönwë, and crept into the place where the Silmarils were guarded; and they slew the guards, and laid hands on the jewels. Then...
2019-01-24 19:12:51 +0000 UTC View Post
... or duochromatic, apparently. It really works well for this piece.
And you're going to shake your head now, but I have a new favourite paper. Really. Hahnemühle Expression. I wish I...
2019-01-24 14:35:40 +0000 UTC View Post
I've been thinking about how to preserve the immediacy and chaos of the scene, and this is promising to be a good choice!
2019-01-24 10:45:29 +0000 UTC View Post
You'll note that I changed Maedhros' pose considerably (many thanks again to my dummy for helping me visualise new, balanced, poses on the spot). It's partly because of a problem I have often encou...
2019-01-24 09:30:45 +0000 UTC View Post
I got delayed slightly by what you see above - kept fiddling with Maedhros' hair and forgot the time, woops.
Here's the winners of the giveaway! Thanks to everyone who joined, or liked ...
2019-01-23 18:28:11 +0000 UTC View Post
... defending themselves to the last.
This was by far the most suggested scene when I asked for "iconic Maedhros", so yes, I'm heartbroken to do such a horrible scene. I plan to do some...
2019-01-21 19:00:15 +0000 UTC View Post