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Description October 27th, 2007
HB-6B Pencil, Erasers and two Rulers
(Don't ask how many hours it took, let's just suffice to say pretty much all Saturday! Whoo!)
My Twin Sister modeled for it
The Chair took the longest!

(Nov. 28, 2008) EDIT: I colored it in ArtRage! Yay! Whatever madness possesed me to do it, it took me over five hours to color.

My Birthday Present for my friend Aran! Happy Birthday Aran!

Finarfin Arafinwë. Son of Finwë and Indis. Brother of Fingolfin, and half brother of Fëanor. Married Eärwen and had four children: Finrod Felagund, Angrod, Aegnor and Galadriel. Apparently Oredreth is Angrod's son though in the older Silmarillion he was Finarfin's.

"Finarfin was the fairest, and the most wise of heart; and afterwards he was a friend of the sons of Olwë, lord of the Teleri, and had to wife Eärwen, the swan-maiden of Alqualondë, Olwë's daughter." (The Silmarillion, Chapter 5 "Of Eldamar and the Princes of the Eldalië")

He and the rest of his line had golden hair because of his fair-haired mother Indis, and Galadriel was the most "beautiful of all the house of Finwë..."

Also when Fëanor was trying to get the elves to forskae the Valar, Finarfin spoke against it, and after the Doom of Mandos was spoken against the Exiled Noldor, Finarfin repented and became King of the Elves in Tirion; though all his children left for Middle-Earth.

At at the end of The Silmarillion, along with the forces of the Valar, Finarfin led the elves in the War of Wrath which finally defeated Morgoth.
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Comments: 63

Theophilia In reply to ??? [2013-01-22 23:48:14 +0000 UTC]

Awww, thank you!

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EmeraldKeefe [2012-05-21 05:25:54 +0000 UTC]

Almost all his children died except for Galadriel, which is really sad...
This is very beautiful and detailed...

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Theophilia In reply to EmeraldKeefe [2012-05-21 14:45:27 +0000 UTC]

I know. But, well...they come out of Mandos eventually, right?

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EmeraldKeefe In reply to Theophilia [2012-05-21 22:48:15 +0000 UTC]

One can only hope.

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LimeGreenBunny [2012-01-14 19:58:21 +0000 UTC]

So cool! I wish I had your skill for detail! I'm too lazy to do details most of the time and I kindof dread it when I have to. This picture is amazing, it should be made into a stained glass window lol.

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Theophilia In reply to LimeGreenBunny [2012-01-21 18:47:19 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I'm so glad you like it! I really should do more Tolkien art, I just haven't really gotten around to much lately.

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LimeGreenBunny In reply to Theophilia [2012-01-21 20:37:10 +0000 UTC]

You should! I looked through your gallery and I really like your style.

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coranglais [2010-08-26 23:19:29 +0000 UTC]

I love this work. I would agree that there is still something imperfect about the perspective on the chair, but that actually adds a mideaval appearance that is not displeasing. The light from the window is stunning, and the expression on his face captures something of Finarfin's kindness and wisdom.

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Theophilia In reply to coranglais [2010-08-29 19:58:20 +0000 UTC]

Wow, thank you so very much for the kind words!!! The light from the window was actually a rather last minute idea, but I was happy enough with how it turned out. Again, thank you so much for stopping by and leaving such a nice comment!! ^^

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coranglais In reply to Theophilia [2010-09-04 15:30:23 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!

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Theophilia In reply to coranglais [2010-09-04 15:31:58 +0000 UTC]

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Nerwen20 [2010-07-18 04:58:12 +0000 UTC]

This is brilliant, but why does he look like he's in a Catholic church? O.O

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Theophilia In reply to Nerwen20 [2010-07-18 14:23:47 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!!!

Hahah, well I am Catholic, and I love gothic architecture and cathedrals, so I guess my vision of beautiful architecture may be *slightly* () influenced by it. Hahah, and I really just like stained glass.

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heartleaves [2010-02-12 12:20:34 +0000 UTC]

That's breathtakingly beautiful!

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Theophilia In reply to heartleaves [2010-02-12 21:17:23 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!!!

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heartleaves In reply to Theophilia [2010-02-12 22:58:29 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome!

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Theophilia In reply to heartleaves [2010-02-13 00:11:21 +0000 UTC]

^^

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Eatyourself [2010-02-03 09:46:08 +0000 UTC]

Oh I like this. Everything about him looks sunny and happy, and also slightly...sparkly. There is no other word for it. I love his dress (is that the way to call it?), too. Very nicely drawn.

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Theophilia In reply to Eatyourself [2010-03-09 15:53:21 +0000 UTC]

Heheh, thank you very much! I can work with sparkly. Esecially since the sun is supposed to be shining brightly through the window. "Dress" if you should liek to call ti so, but I thik robe would be more apt sice he's a guy.

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Moumou38 [2009-11-15 16:01:23 +0000 UTC]

I love the drawing ! it's very well done !

Finarfin is my favorite of Finwe's sons, I really like him, he's wise enough to understand his mistakes.

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Theophilia In reply to Moumou38 [2009-11-18 22:17:31 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!!

I think he's my favorite too. Feanor is too explosive and just, rather annoying and impulsive, Fingolfin is not so bad....but I didn't get much from him that made me like him in particular. Though that fight with Morgoth was cool...Finarfin actually is a wise, and I really liked that about him.

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Niphredill [2009-06-06 18:05:24 +0000 UTC]

Wow...I wish I could come up with so many beautiful details when I draw elves...and the coloring...stunning!

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Theophilia In reply to Niphredill [2009-06-09 15:36:14 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Drawing details is my favorite part, heheh, though sometimes it over complicates a picture.

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Niphredill In reply to Theophilia [2009-06-09 19:04:21 +0000 UTC]

Well, one can see you love drawing details. They're really excellent ^^. You're most welcome

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Theophilia In reply to Niphredill [2009-06-10 17:33:16 +0000 UTC]

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GreenishMela [2008-12-06 14:50:12 +0000 UTC]

awesome!!!!! great details!!!! i thing this took forever!!! genially done!!! it`s really a masterpiece!!!

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Theophilia In reply to GreenishMela [2008-12-08 14:45:23 +0000 UTC]

THANK YOU!!! It did take quite a while.

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jorvaa [2008-12-05 03:51:15 +0000 UTC]

Wow. You should seriously consider designing stained glass windows for cathedrals...or something.

Haha, I can't read LotR without thinking of your drawings now. They have so much character in them.

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Theophilia In reply to jorvaa [2008-12-08 14:47:32 +0000 UTC]

Awww! Thank you!!! I definetly would like to, but they don't really make gothic cathedrals andymore, or stained glass that you can actually tell what it is. ;XD: The whole "modern art" thing, ya know?

That's really very kind of you to say that. Now I'm feeling a little too pleased with myself. XD I'm really quite flattered, thank you!

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angelsbride [2008-12-02 05:17:28 +0000 UTC]

Waaa this is absolutely beautiful!!!

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Theophilia In reply to angelsbride [2008-12-02 21:32:13 +0000 UTC]

THANK YOU!!!

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elavoria [2008-11-29 00:17:36 +0000 UTC]

It's so colorful and pretty! I like the light coming through the windows, the stained glass windows, and the sleeves. So much detail... it's amazing!

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Theophilia In reply to elavoria [2008-11-30 16:45:15 +0000 UTC]

Yay! Thank you!

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elavoria In reply to Theophilia [2008-11-30 16:46:55 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome!

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Theophilia In reply to elavoria [2008-11-30 16:59:59 +0000 UTC]

^ ^

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MorgaineAnne [2008-05-17 20:40:34 +0000 UTC]

My boyfriend showed me "O Come Holy Spirit". I didn't notice that you like and draw Tolkien's elves. Great Finarfin is so delicate and aristocratic Great work

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Theophilia In reply to MorgaineAnne [2008-05-18 19:28:40 +0000 UTC]

Oh, I *LOVE* Tolkien, and I love drawing Tolkien elves. They're awesome.

Thank you! Actually, I've drawn another picture of him, I'll probably post it up on May 22nd or something if you particularly like Finarfin and the Silmarillion elves. Though the one I drew is Feanor, Fingolfin and Finarfin.

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MorgaineAnne In reply to Theophilia [2008-05-18 21:04:33 +0000 UTC]

Great I'm waiting on your elves

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Theophilia In reply to MorgaineAnne [2008-05-18 21:26:38 +0000 UTC]

Oh! And thank you for the !

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Frostnight [2007-11-17 11:38:19 +0000 UTC]

Woah! This is wonderfull! I love all the detales

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Theophilia In reply to Frostnight [2007-11-17 19:29:47 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

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troubledsilence [2007-11-07 06:18:14 +0000 UTC]

Woah, the detail.
Amazing job ^^

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Theophilia In reply to troubledsilence [2007-11-07 11:54:33 +0000 UTC]

Oooops, clicked the wonrg button. Thank you very much!

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Theophilia In reply to troubledsilence [2007-11-07 11:52:45 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

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Vadrielith [2007-10-29 22:36:20 +0000 UTC]

amazing,very good job!

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Theophilia In reply to Vadrielith [2007-10-30 00:26:12 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! You are so very kind!

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Vadrielith In reply to Theophilia [2007-10-30 21:26:11 +0000 UTC]

no problem you're welcome

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elven21 [2007-10-29 18:18:50 +0000 UTC]

Great shading! I love the designs and all the details! <3

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Theophilia In reply to elven21 [2007-10-29 19:45:41 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad that so many people like it so much! I just don't like constructing the perspective because that always takes me forever and if I mess up on that then the whole picture looks weird, whereas with the details and shading I can make a mistake and no one will notice. Thank you again for your kind words. Namarie and may God Bless you very much!

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elven21 In reply to Theophilia [2007-10-29 20:39:34 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome my friend! It's a lovely work!

Namárië!

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