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Published: 2010-03-04 00:58:38 +0000 UTC; Views: 11210; Favourites: 389; Downloads: 132
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Galadriel, from Lord of the Rings. Inspiration from Mucha. ^^There is a song from the movie trilogy that has exactly the feeling I wanted this illustration to give, if you'd like a listen. Song 6.
Uuuuh. T__T If you have coloring advice for this piece, please give it. It's been "done" for maybe a week, and I've let it sit open on my computer, trying to figure out if I like this minimal coloring or not. Or maybe it's the border that makes me confused.
A re-mention from what I wrote on the line art ~ what deep thought went into this piece was limited to trying to figure out how to portray a person who is agelessly a maiden, but burdened with the knowledge of a hag. [Referring to the Greek literature thoughts on the course of a woman's life and person flowing through the three main phases of maiden, mother, and hag.] Toplessness is usually a reference to innocence ... while she pointedly looks away from the rising sun into shadow.
I've also posted the lineart and the rough drawing, if you're curious. XD Loool process art. The rough looks nothing like the final. ^^
ps. Not marking it mature this time.
Because I really hope it isn't. Boobs shouldn't be mature unless they are tastelessly made that way.
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Comments: 79
The way you manipulate color and luminescence...I'm constantly in awe of your work.
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Absolutely gorgemous~ I feel like you captured the essence you wanted to capture /very/ well.
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What a lovely piece. I really like the composition and lighting. It's got a wonderful ethereal feel to it.
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Wow, beautiful! The atmosphere is amazing...
Woops, collected it to the wrong fave category... >.>'
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Wow, this came out really nice. I love the lighting/coloring, especially on her dress/drapery. Really beautiful.
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Awesome take on the Lady of Lothlorien! Are you going to do Eowyn and Arwen, too, by any chance?
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wow beautiful, i like the way you wroked the light
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This picture is gorgeous! The coloring is beautiful and and the attention to detail is amazing! Very nice!
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Awesome awesome awesome...I love lotr and this is an amazing piece of work!
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Thank you very much! 8D Happy to meet another person who loves the same thing I do. >__> <3
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I think it turned out lovely! Oh, and I have an extra fondness for this because my car's name is Galadriel! She is a 2002 Platinum colored Taurus (completely paid for, yay!)
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This really does give off the feelings of the morning! Gj~
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Heh, why haven't I noticed it before posting a comment on the lineart? XD
Anyway, your colouring skills are amazing, as always.
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This is stunning. You delivered everything the lineart promised and more, and oh my god I can't stop staring. The limited palette is perfect and makes me - well, I don't know. The latter age of the elves always fills me with such an aching sadness, and you captured that so well.
(muchaaaaa <3)
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I like the minimal colors and I think the lighting and the cool shadows are beautiful. You can spend forever painting something with a lot of detail, but if the lighting and colors are not a strong point, the whole piece will look boring. :/
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I'm extremely fond of the coloring on this, especially the light shining on the skin and clothes. The composition as a whole is lovely, and the simply silhouettes in the background are <3 I just really like it a lot. maybe it's because it's PURPLE-ISH
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she is beautiful. the light and shadow is awesome. her melancholy is palpable. 'multiply it by infinity take it to the depth of forever and you will still have barely a glimpse of what i am talking about' thats how this feels
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i thought that the lineart was beautiful, but the coloured version exceeds my expectations! wonderful, really.
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Your so-called minimal colouring is gorgeous. I love the piece! You've done a wonderful job capturing the coolly-golden morning twilight. This combined with your lovely lineart is simply outstanding. Instant fave.
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i love the concept and the Mucha-esque style and i absolutely adore the mysterious yet serene feeling the colours evoke 
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*siiiiiighs* yes ... that mysterious serene feeling that colors can make. I think that's what I liked about the movie.
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I went and found the song that has this feeling. ><
EEee... this song makes me curl up and fall in love all over again every time. [link] Song 6.
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ooh, it is indeed very good; thanks for sharing it !
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Wonderful artwork !
I really like the lines and the colors. Just elegant and stylish. ^__^
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Thank you so very much for your compliment, it pushes me towards new heights, especially coming from you. >< I hope that Evening will be an improvement on this one.
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This is amazing. The lighting, good God the lighting, it's like I'm actually standing beside her in that amazing dappled sunlight, with the leaves catching and turning to gold. That's, yeah, amazing. I love this, excellent work <3
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aaaaah. You've just made me remember the lyrics from my favorite song from the entirety of the movie trilogy.
[link] Song 6 is exactly how this pic makes me feel. ^^
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That song is beautiful... @__@ Wow...
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I love the sketch of this... but the color just really brings it all together... I just adore how you did the lighting on this piece, as well as the composition and overall idea. VERY cool.
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Makes me think of Colleen Duran. Must be the background!
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I really like the border, actually. The colour of her dress kind of falling off of the page and bleeding into the border colour really is a lovely touch.
I really like the shading and minimalist style, but to be quite honest something about her skin ton stuck out at me before I even read that you were unsure on the colours. The purple/blue shadows on the body are very nice, but the greenish tone to her face kind of ...de-lifes her? I can't think of a better word for it. xD I know you said the face was turned away and a bit less symbolically innocent than the body, but I'm just not a fan of that green. She looks more like a statue to me because of it.
If I were going to suggest a colour to pull from, there's a really lovely purple of some fabric over the tree that I think you could desaturate and pull into the body/face. I think it could keep that darker face you liked, but would also make her more real in reflecting the environment. (If that didn't work, I a lighter version of the blue in the tree might be nice. I mentioned the purple first because of the pretty orange leaves and her hair. I think the purple would compliment those prettily.)
IF THAT MAKES SENSE I HOPE I typed half of this comment before starting work, and half after a full day so I'm a little scattered. xD"
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Mmmm, pretty. I've always loved Galadriel. She's so underappreciated.
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The more I contemplate the characters of LotR, the more I find them interesting. O_o I have to say, I think Denethor actually is the least appreciated for the fantastic character that he is.
But he hasn't got boobs and he doesn't sparkle in sunlight. So.
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This is definitely a beautiful, thought-provoking piece. The lighting and limited palette suit the character so well, I love it!
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Thank you so much for thinking that. >< The lighting and limited palette are the things I gravitated most towards in the movies ~ which remain the most visually beautiful films I've ever seen [with Avatar being a close second ... but... not quite.] I am glad to have others think I've pulled it off to some decent effect.
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I have no colouring advice - it's just brilliant the way it is /unhelpful
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AIDJFAKD I hate spelling! I hate it! I'm tired! I hate it!
>< *flails arms distressingly*
It becomes 10 times worse to fail at it when I'm talking to someone who actually CAN spell.
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