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Daughter of Nienna
Grey Havens
Feb 20 2007, 6:25am
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You have a wonderful line quality and a good eye for contrast. I love the look you choose. It captures that certain character of his.
You can look at as movie art, but I prefer to call it portrait drawing. It is a wonderful portrait. I am glad you shared it with us.
I wished I had thought of doubling up my images sooner. I hope that Altaira (or someone) captured your image for prosperity.
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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Ainu Laire
Tol Eressea
Feb 20 2007, 6:46am
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Thank you very much! As for the image, it is one of my favorite images I have of him... top 5, I guess. I've always wanted to draw it.
Movie art, portrait art, both work :)
Heh, it's fine. I have my art site linked in my footer if anyone is really *that* interested. *g*
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Daughter of Nienna
Grey Havens
Feb 20 2007, 11:03am
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I lover Derwent pencils. Unfortunately, the store that used to sell them, closed last summer. I bought all (almost) of the pencils they had left. But they were missing a few size. What was great is they had every number up to 9b! I use strips of paper to measure.
To answer your questions, I use Canson paper that my parents bought me for Christmas; it works pretty well. I use Derwent pencils, usually ranging from 4H to 3B, though I used some 5B for the darker areas in this pic. The 4H is usually only for the sketch and the lightest parts of the pic, like the shading in the white of the eyeballs. I was taught to measure with string in my art class last fall, and that itself has helped in my "eyeballing". If I do any measuring, it's usually just with my fingers (which usually doesn't work that well, anyways *g*).
Websites Directory, my drawings,
Aloha & Mahalo
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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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Feb 20 2007, 4:22pm
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*Mods up* That is really beautiful! Your talent is amazing.
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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
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Annael
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Feb 20 2007, 9:30pm
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I expected him to move & speak!
NARF and member of Deplorable Cultus since 1967
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Magpie
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Feb 21 2007, 1:00am
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I really like this a lot, AL! n/t
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no longer just aMagpie... I'm now *the* Magpie
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Emily_M
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Feb 22 2007, 9:20am
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Best fan art I've seen all day, which is saying an awful lot. It's so realistic!
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Shadowfaxfan
Rivendell
Feb 23 2007, 1:24pm
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I had not seen anything but your Elf in the woods and self portrait when I left my other post. But this and some of your other work on Deviant Art are extremely good!!!
I think you have an excellent chance at a career in art!!! I like the artistic pose of your photo also-it reminded me of myself at your age. I know what you mean when you refer to original and trying to pull the picture from your imagination rather than copy exactly what you see. I have found it takes practice. Plus I recently read an article on the adolescent brain and the brain doesn't really mature until around age 25 so as you get older it might get easier to draw from your imagination. I found a Drawing On The Right side of the Brain course to be helpful too.
I wonder what it would be like to do drawings for the Hobbit movie (if they ever make it) or how they go about taking applications for something like that. I just got a John Howe art book titled Myth and Magic- The art of John Howe at Barnes and Noble and it said he brought a bunch of things like swords and armor with him to New Zealand to use as reference pieces when he worked on the films. I also got some of those foil packs of Lord of the Rings art-collector cards some months ago and your work blows most of it away. Well I had better get off of this computer before I become one with the recliner. I am glad I finally signed up to this board ( it only took a few years!) there are a lot of really interesting people here! Take care, Karen
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Altaira
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Mar 9 2007, 1:39am
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It was high time for a change of scenery
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... for our Featured Fan Art sticky, and since Ainu Laire go the ball rolling on this board, I thought it was fitting to make her post the next featured Fan Art. Three cheers for Ainu! 
It took me a while to contact her for her permission, as she's currently jet setting around the world  , but answer me she did! So please enjoy!
Koru: Maori symbol representing a fern frond as it opens. The koru reaches towards the light, striving for perfection, encouraging new, positive beginnings.
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Daughter of Nienna
Grey Havens
Mar 9 2007, 1:58am
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I am so glad you picked hers since she did
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get the ball rolling. I do love her Aragorn.
It has a lot of strength, and rich in contrast, just like the character.
Websites Directory, my drawings, Aloha & Mahalo
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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forfrodo
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Apr 5 2007, 10:40pm
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aloha, This is an incredible work! One of the best I've seen in some time. Kudos to you. I look forward to seeing more of your artwork.
Pat
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Yechidah
The Shire
Apr 5 2007, 11:14pm
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Excellent work... very realistic 
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rosiegirl2711
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Apr 11 2007, 8:59pm
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wow! That looks just like Aragorn. You are very talented!
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ringers rock!
Rivendell
Apr 26 2008, 3:26am
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Ouch. Fell off the planet. What's a girl gotta do to get some magic rope around here?
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