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So, I first read The Silmarillion years and years ago, and have been listening to the audiobook of it recently (and I am probably the only one who notices the mispronunciations here and there, though to give the reader credit, he gets *most* things right XD) , and reliving my deep and undying love for it. Audiobooks are my friends, I have discovered; they help keep my brain busy while I make myself do work. ^^This isn't supposed to by anyone in particular; rather, it's what came out of the end of my pencil during church yesterday, and I picked at it more over the course of the rest of the day. On a technical note, it was a self-imposed challenge to work using as much tone and as little line as possible, since I tend to be very linear-oriented.
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So soft and graceful! It makes me think of Elwing, trying to keep the Silmaril safe. Excellent job!
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Simply beautiful, i love it! I just started reading this book about three days ago and I'm already in love with it. Amazing work!!
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Great to see that other people love the Silmarillion as much as I do! A lot of the people I know that have read it think it's boring. Losers.
This is an absolutely beautiful piece! One of my favorites from you!
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Losers indeed. It's one of my favorite books in the world, and not boring at all. I read it in two school days, (slow for me, actually), but I've been rereading it recently and finding out so many things I missed the first time. Great picture!
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I haven't read it in a while, I should definitely re-read it this summer! Every time I read it I find things that I miss that make me love it even more!
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LOL. I actually pay attention much better if I do! So my parents can't complain (my dad is the pastor, my mom leads music). XDDD
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First read The Silmarillion about a year ago coz I was in a really big LOTR phase, and then it took me over seven weeks to finish it! Probably coz I kept on reading other stuff at the same time . . . 
And the pic - I think you've managed the toning really well.
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It's so hard to pronounce the names correctly! >_<
....I would know, haha. Uhm, so Kaysha, I know you love Tolkien, and I was wondering if you had ever been to The Tolkien Professor ?? He does a lot of podcast recordings (you can download them through itunes) and they are very interesting. Also, he gets really excited about it, so it's fun. :]
I actually make audiobooks for some of Tolkien's works, which is why I mention the Tolkien Prof. n_n
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It is! The only thing I'm not entirely clear on is 'ae', as in Maedhros. The guy in the audiobook can't seem to make up his mind either, and when I looked up the pronunciation guide in the LotR appendices, I still wasn't sure. How do *you* pronounce that one?
And and and do you have your audiobooks uploaded anywhere? DO WANT. (Also, had not heard of the Tolkien Professor, so I will be checking that out and likely geeking out like you wouldn't believe; thank you!)
Finally (odd place to make this comment, I know, but I just saw this in your journal on your main page): HOW DID I MANAGE TO NOT NOTICE YOU WERE COSPLAYING FAKE AT OTAKON. SALKGHS;LGHsh. Are there pictures? ;A;
srsly how could I be so dense, especially when I've cosplayed Ryo myself before?
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Ugh, I'm a terrible, horrid person for not responding to this sooner. I'm so sorry Kaysha!! Okay, so now that I'm finished the semester, I'm finally getting caught up on everything. So far as a lot of the pronunciations go for Tolkien, it's good to look into the pronunciations for Anglo-Saxon words. So, the "æ" is pronounced as Mahy-dro-s (but really quickly, if that makes any sense); this link kind of helps: [link]
I don't have any of the audio books uploaded, but I could send you a chapter if you wanted? 
xD OMG YOU LIKE FAKE TOO?!?! THIS IS VERY EXCITING!!
((Ahahaha, it's just part of being a Ryo cosplayer, you kind of have to be dense, lol))
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I love it! It's so soft. I still need to finish the Silmarillion. It frustrates me that I never seem to have time when I pick it up. Maybe I should find the audio book and listen when I'm working on my ceramics homework.
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Its very beatiful!
started just a few weeks with the Silmarillion, hope I can be inspired surely I do Tolkien is great.
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Ohhhhh~~ So soft and pretty! It almost looks like an old fashioned illustration, which I love. 
Haha, I also doodle in church often!
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Love the softness of less lines on this!
And the hands make me happy. <3
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Simply lovely. It has such a wistful and fragile feeling to it, yet from her posture and the position of her hands I get the idea there's something dear to her that she wants to protect. I love this style from you. I definitely support you using it more in the future.
Also, heads up—you've got mail.
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My favorite book no one else has read. I mean, except you apparently.
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I love all the tone--it's so soft and atmospheric without looking smudgy. <3
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I really love it when you do these subtle graceful pieces. Sometimes I think flashy overruns DA. It's refreshing to see something so soft & beautiful.
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