Jenny Dolfen

Fëanor demands gold.

And he long debated with me, demanding the 23 karat, but in the end, I convinced him that 21 karat looked better on him. 

Here's the scan with white markings for the golden emblem (so I can fin...

Fëanor in progress

This is going to be a fairly quick one. (I want to get onto the next, haha)

Before the gold. 

Erf, I just got carried away again...

No pun intended, honestly. It seems another Silmarillion spree is upon me. I haven't put Maedhros through the mill in a while, so I suppose this one was about to happen... 

I used an awesome, a...

Fëanor lineart

I'm running out of titles for Fëanor artwork. We've already had "Spirit of Fire" and "Fell and Fey"; unless you have any idea, I'll have to name this, "Fëanor, no!"  

I love him. The epitome ...

Spirit of Fire

I'm staying true to my resolution to draw or paint every day! 

A new one in the works. Will involve gold leaf. ^___^

Freebies pack!

Finally, freebies again! Inktober, Newt, and the Hunt feature in wallpapers, avatars and lineart. Hope you like them!

Camera and desk setup for streaming/recording

M. C. A Hogarth asked about my camera setup for recording. Here it is in all its jury-rigged glory. ;) 

I've been trying around with all sorts of tripods (including a huge one set above my shou...

Timelapse video

It's weird to see this take just six minutes. Enjoy! :) 

Size comparison

... in case you were wondering how small the figures are. XD 

The Hunt

YesyesyesysyesyesYES. 

Watercolour on Canson Vidalon cold-pressed paper, 39x19 cm. 

This took such an eternity to paint - and I'm afraid this might be the new standard I'll have to h...

The Dispossessed ye shall be...

... but the prettiest horses ye shall have. 

When I was young and horsey, I actually decided what sort of horse every Feanorean rode. Maedhros always had a dapple grey or blue roan, because tha...

I love this stage of a painting.

Everything is detailed and the figures are almost stark white. I find that watercolour has no "ugly stage", such as oil or acrylic, when you have the muddy middle grounds in place and begin to detail ...

The Hunt - colour wip

This is not the outcome of last night's livestream, but the same thing painted again on non-damaged paper. Argh. I chose a different paper while I was at it - Canson Vidalon, which allows for a lot of...

Livestream!

OK, I couldn't get the Patreon stream to work, so I'm on Twitch. Click on the link and join me - let's hope it works! https://www....

Livestream tonight!

There, I said it! ;)

You remember that the last livestream I announced ended up being cancelled because I couldn't just take the time off. I've learned from that, and I've come up with a solution I ...

Elven hunt (lineart)

Thanks, Nic, for the riding tips! I hope it looks more believable now. 

I did this on two sheets - one (zoomed in) for the riders, one for the background - and then I changed the front right bi...

Lineart stage - tiny beasties

The final image will be 42x20 cm when all's said and done, but I drew the horses and riders slightly larger in format, to be scaled down later. I already needed a magnifying glass for the details. ;)&...

Figure work!

Ha! No reenactors on their chubby little Camargues can ever look this graceful. I'm glad I went for imagination vs ref photos! 

Some Eadweard Muybridge was a welcome help, though. ;) 

Quick and sketchy concept

I did a rough sketch for this piece - meant to be header-compatible - in my sketchbook last week, and today, I sat down for hours, looked for horse reference, pasted several horses together, pasted se...

Inktober Giveaway - draw results!

Since there were so many participating, I decided I'd draw three winners, not two. And here they are! 

Erin-Claire wins Ronja!

Sandra Sidar wins the War ...

Leofric (The Last Kingdom)

A quick watercolour portrait of Leofric from The Last Kingdom for Brit. I've put him in actual Anglo-Saxon clothing, rather than the Vikings/Grimdark/Black Leather With Useless Bits Sewn On l...

Patreon giveaway: Inktober original!

Here we are for the giveaway! The eligible pieces: 

Luke Skywalker
Tangaloor Firefoot
Ronja the Robber's Daughter
Tabor and Imraith-Nimphais
Richard III
The Brothers Lionheart 2017-11-02 09:34:01 +0000 UTC View Post

A Herbology Lesson (finished)

Guys, I know I've said it a couple of times, but: YASSSSS. Excuse the all-caps. ;) 

A true level up piece. It all just came together. Getting a new extra mini brush for detail work was also a g...

Herbology - next wip

This is one of those absolutely weird moments in which you realise that you have levelled up - without playing the game in months. 

I've encountered this a couple of times in my life. Often aft...

The workbench is back to work!

<3 

Last call for Inktober original claims - and THANKS

Anyone who wants to claim another of the Inktobers to buy before I put them on sale/raffle off a handful? 

Here's all thirty of them again at a glance: 2017-10-31 13:48:25 +0000 UTC View Post

Inktober #31: Maedhros the Tall

I grew up in a house filled with books. 

A lot of them stood there for a long time, patiently waiting for me, before I finally read them. Watership Down was one of them; The Silmarillion was an...

A Herbology lesson (lineart)

"Now, remember the gentle wand movement we've practised for the Severing Charm; you don't want to harm your Bowtr--- Scamander, what are you doing?!"

Inktober #30: Drizzt Do'Urden

The finishing stretch! 

If you have known me since less than 2004, no, I didn't fall on my keyboard! Drizzt Do'Urden is a Drow (Dark Elf) from R. A. Salvatore's Forgotten Realms books, and amon...

A Herbology lesson - sketch

Another commission for Sandra, who requested another Newt Scamander scene. Here, he's required to use a Severing Charm to get a Bowtruckle off a branch in Herbology. Of course, Newt wouldn't be Newt i...