I REALLY wasn't supposed to have time for this right now, but it thought I'll finish up this sketch for JRRT's birthday (3rd January – obviously I'm late! )..
I apologize to everyone for not commenting or replying too much lately, I'm too busy right now with RealLife™ and will be for a couple of weeks still -- I will get back to all those messages when things cool down, promise!
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The First Meeting of Fëanor and Nerdadel
"While still in his early youth Fëanor wedded Nerdanel, a maiden of the Noldor; at which many wondered for she was not among the fairest of her people. But she was strong, and free of mind, and filled with the desire of knowledge. In her youth she loved to wander far from the dwellings of the Noldor, either beside the long shores of the Sea or in the hills; and thus she and Fëanor had met and were companions in many journeys."
(J. R. R. Tolkien: The Later Quenta Silmarillion (II) §46c, Of Fëanor and the Unchaining of Melkor, HoME 10: Morgoth's Ring)
The first meeting of Fëanor and Nerdanel, two young travellers on a journey somewhere in Aman, sometime along the Noontide of Valinor..
Wacom tablet, about 7 hours.. still learning how to use the thing.
I've always found horses very difficult to draw and so I've avoided them usually. Now I thought I'd finally try and put the tips I got from ~vixentheangryfox (who has incredible talent for drawing horses! Thanks a lot for the advice! ) to some use. I was lazy and didn't look for references so there are probably lots of mistakes.. The horse is kinda stick-legged and stiff and it still looks like a dog a bit (like my horses always do..). I've rarely even seen a live horse from close up so I don't know how their features and musculature are supposed to be.. and I've never ridden one, so I have absolutely no idea how all the equipment works or looks like – it's a good thing Elves don’t' use any of those, so I drew just a saddle and some decoration.
I'm sure there's a lot of people here who could help me out, though.. I know the problems with the elves' anatomy here, but any horse-related tips are very welcome!
I think the horse is good, and you might have heard this before, but if you make the ears slightly smaller and more leaf shaped then triangular and less furry too, it might help! apart from that I love the drawing. Don't worry about the horse, you still draw then way better than I do!!! ( I hope the tip helps in future ) Feanor and Nerdanel *sigh*
man i love middle earth, sometimes i think about god coming to jrr tolkien when he almost died in the war and told him of the after life ( middle earth) and so he started writing about it but want aloud to tell anyone! lol, awsome peice by the way!
I absolutely love Tolkien's stress on Nerdadel not being "among the fairest of her people"- it's kind of a rare thing for him and his female characters.
And it adds to a complex, interesting relationship between her and Feanor. I think that even though they became estranged, they must have loved each other very much....
And this drawing is awesome and inspired all that rambling!
Yes, I think the story of Fëanor and Nerdanel is intriguing.. Their relationship was definitely something special.. the fact they had as many as seven sons should be proof enough! But Fëanor was always absolutely passionate about everything he set his mind on, wasn't he?
Very nice! It is too bad their story ended with shuch pain...
The horse isn't bad, but its anatomy is a bit off. The head and neck look good, but its chest is too broad for a horse that size and its front legs are bending a little oddly. I hope I don't sound like I am ripping the drawing appart, because I'm not...I've just worked with horses for over 10 years so I can pick this stuff up.
I do love your work! And the stuff on Last Alliance is also lovely.
Your vision of the characters comes so close to my own it's almost uncanny. Especially Feanor. I love the whole design of everything, right down to the horse that doesn't need a bridle.
Don't worry about the horse, you still draw then way better than I do!!! ( I hope the tip helps in future
Feanor and Nerdanel
this is priceless
And it adds to a complex, interesting relationship between her and Feanor. I think that even though they became estranged, they must have loved each other very much....
And this drawing is awesome and inspired all that rambling!
Yes, I think the story of Fëanor and Nerdanel is intriguing.. Their relationship was definitely something special.. the fact they had as many as seven sons should be proof enough! But Fëanor was always absolutely passionate about everything he set his mind on, wasn't he?
The horse isn't bad, but its anatomy is a bit off. The head and neck look good, but its chest is too broad for a horse that size and its front legs are bending a little oddly. I hope I don't sound like I am ripping the drawing appart, because I'm not...I've just worked with horses for over 10 years so I can pick this stuff up.
I do love your work! And the stuff on Last Alliance is also lovely.