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The High King of the Exiles
“Fingolfin was held overlord of all the Noldor, and Fingon after him, though their own realm was but the northern land of Hithlum; yet their people were the most hardy and valiant, most feared by the Orcs and most hated by Morgoth.” -- J. R. R. Tolkien: The Silmarillion, Chapter 14: Of Beleriand and its Realms “Now Fingolfin, King of the North, and High King of the Noldor, seeing that his people were become numerous and strong, and the Men allied to them were many and valiant, pondered once more an assault upon Angband.” -- J. R. R. Tolkien: The Silmarillion, Chapter 18: Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin The first High King pondering grave matters of state upon his throne.. A simple drawing.. I had just about enough forethought to draw a couple of haphazard construction lines to help getting the throne perspective about right, but other than that it was a fairly quick one. I chose fairly simple and modest clothes for him this time.. something like more practical everyday wear instead of the more formal robes. Again I threw in some simple knotwork decoration.. and this time, again as a bit of laugh, I chose to repeat “King Solomon’s knot” design for the border because.. well, he is a king, right?  I left the lineart fairly clean and didn’t shade it (save for the skin), since I thought I would try to paint it digitally at some point. I have no idea if I’ll ever end up doing that, though. HB pencil on art paper + Photoshop. |
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"You see, it’s much easier to fight when you can see an end to it all. When you know that in the end you will either win or lose." - ~pixijane
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"Orcs are stupid. Shoot arrows at them."
d^^b
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Don´t tell me something about loss of reality I do roleplaying.
And I'm pretty sure he didn't shave his arms..
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“It's the job that’s never started as takes longest to finish.” – J. R. R. Tolkien
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“It's the job that’s never started as takes longest to finish.” – J. R. R. Tolkien
As far as I understand, there is no differerence between elven and human hands.. it's not like they have seven fingers or something..
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“It's the job that’s never started as takes longest to finish.” – J. R. R. Tolkien
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Hide and Seek!
Are you an Earthling?
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Hide and Seek!
Are you an Earthling?
And that throne is just amazing. I especially love the eagle armrests!
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Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end.
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"You see, it’s much easier to fight when you can see an end to it all. When you know that in the end you will either win or lose." - ~pixijane
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