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Daughter of Nienna
Grey Havens
Feb 20 2007, 6:04am
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Eowyn Horse Maiden and Eowyn's Heart (moved here)
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Eowyn Horse Maiden
Eowyns Heart
Nienna: “ those who hearken to her learn pity, and endurance in hope . . . All those who wait in Mandos cry to her, for she brings strength to the spirit and turns sorrow to wisdom." — Valaquenta
(This post was edited by Daughter of Nienna on Feb 20 2007, 6:56pm)
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Aunt Dora Baggins
Immortal
Feb 20 2007, 3:54pm
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"For DORA BAGGINS in memory of a LONG correspondence, with love from Bilbo; on a large wastebasket. Dora was Drogo's sister, and the eldest surviving female relative of Bilbo and Frodo; she was ninety-nine, and had written reams of good advice for more than half a century."
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Chance Meeting at Rivendell: a Tolkien Fanfic
and some other stuff I wrote...
leleni at hotmail dot com
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Goldie Took
The Shire
Mar 4 2007, 10:19pm
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you have an amazing ability to capture likeness, and expression, lovely images!
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Finduilas
Bree
Nov 20 2010, 3:26am
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i love both pics! i once drew the " Eowyn Horse Maiden" pic, but i screwed up her eye; pretty sad. excellent job on the hair. hair has always been a struggle for me, especially blond hair.
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Daughter of Nienna
Grey Havens
Nov 20 2010, 9:48pm
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There's a trick to blond hair... all hair really, In one word: ERASER. I use the kind of eraser that comes in one of those push-up contraptions. Then I use and Exacto blade to angle it to a fine edge/point.
Erasers are not just for mistakes, they are a fro-real drawing tool.
To do hair, I layer: pencil... smudge tool... eraser... keep layering till I get the look and feel of the hair.
With blond hair: you need to make the background darker than the hair to start. Then do the same layering trick as above, only, more eraser. But of course, you have to be careful not to take too much away, then you're back to the beginning. It is tricky, but with practice, you'll get it.
Stump shading tool:
http://books.google.com/...#v=onepage&q&f=false
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Finduilas
Bree
Nov 20 2010, 11:36pm
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thanks for the tip! I never thought of using an eraser to actually create. I'll have to do that.
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Daughter of Nienna
Grey Havens
Nov 21 2010, 4:23am
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I study the original image the determine what the lower layers of hair look like under the surface, create that, then do the middle layers, the the top layers of the hair, beard.
Check out my Gandalf image (footer), larger version here somewhere.
Posting Flat Mode vs. Threaded Mode
Art Gallery Revised, Meaning of Aloha, What does Aloha mean, Websites Directory
Nienna: “those who hearken to her learn pity, and endurance in hope . . . All those who wait in Mandos cry to her, for she brings strength to the spirit and turns sorrow to wisdom." — Valaquenta
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Finduilas
Bree
Nov 21 2010, 9:55pm
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very realistic. how long did it take ya?
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