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Beleg Strongbowby ~aautio

Traditional Art / Drawings / Fantasy

Beleg Cúthalion

“One only was there in war greater,
more high in honour in the hearts of the Elves
than Túrin son of Húrin, tower of Hithlum,
even the hunter Beleg of the hidden people,
whose father was the forest and the fells his home;
to bend whose bow, Belthronding named,
that the black yewtree once bore of yore,
had none the might; unmatched in knowledge
of the woods’ secrets and the weary hills.”

-- J. R. R. Tolkien: The Lay of the Children of Húrin

The second drawing I managed to finish this week. Beleg is one of my favourite elves. I've shown him here as one of the greatest trackers that ever lived. He's tracking the orcs that captured his friend Túrin, perhaps. I have no idea what he thinks to decipher from those straws, but hey, he's the great tracker, not me!

I ended up drawing Anglachel the same as with the Túrin illustration (now in scraps: [link]) even if I swore it was not my final design.. oh well. Also Belthronding should probably look bigger and stronger, but I wanted the whole bow in and the edge of the paper was there, and..

Anyway it's my view of Beleg.. in my mind he looks just like Legolas -- only bigger, meaner and stronger.

After I had sketched this I had to do a Legolas sketch too.. just to make it clear to myself how exactly are they different. I don't know when I'll finish that one though. This is the usual deal: HB pencil and mech. pencil, printer paper and Photoshop colouring.

Now.. back to work.

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~LochNessieMonster Mar 27, 2011 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

One of the best Belegs I've seen!!

~crowshead Oct 17, 2010

absolute perfection my friend!

~crowshead Aug 9, 2010

amazing

~piuke Jun 17, 2010

Really great!

*Glorrosaelin Apr 8, 2010 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Almost exactly how I imagined him.

Awesome details too.

It seems you and I both have the idea that Beleg is just "a bigger, meaner, and stronger" version of Legolas.

~Selowyn Jun 16, 2009

Beleg is my favorite character from "The Children of Hurin". Once again, it made me cry when he died. You did really well.

!Ka-Chan91 Oct 21, 2008

I love all your drawings!

~melime6 Jul 26, 2008 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

hey, about the poem... how do I find the entire lay of the children of hurin? I have the book 'the children of hurin' (and I looove it), but I wanted the poem. and the lay of leithian too.

anyway, about your drawing: it does look cool, but I still spot a few things that bother me...

1. his face is too... long... I can't explain it right, but it should be rounder.
2. his foot near the sword: it's way too big! just look at the other foot and you'll see...

Anyway, this is a good drawing... you've got technique... I love the work on his clothes and on his bow and sword...
he's supposed to live fighting in the woods, so his clothes are all stichted up together... that's really cool ^^

I'm drawing Beleg at the moment and wanted to see how other deviants see him!

~Aranov Jul 7, 2008 Professional Artisan Crafter

Gorgeous details. Beleg is one of my favorite characters. Alas, if only he had carried a pocketknife...

~Xerxan Mar 9, 2008 Hobbyist Digital Artist

awesome
belegs a beast
great pose and shadin
favd
check out my gallery if u get the chance

have u read the children of hurin
bout half way through and its awesome

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