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Túrin and Beleg. I should do more Tolkien art. It's a start.The third and last piece I wanted to colour during Jenny's workshop but didn't manage to start. On the other hand, looking at her Tolkien art, I felt so… small next to her anyway.
The contrast turned out less strong than in the last two paintings but I'm quite happy with it, nevertheless. The shadows on the ground freaked me out, though, so I decided simply to ignore them. Now I know what I should ask for during the next workshop…
And I certainly abused the "Alan Lee trick"!
(Green) watercolour not because I intended to annoy Jenny but because green is always my colour of choice for Tolkien art since I bought Summoning's wonderful "Oathbound" album some years ago.
And characters belong to the unfortunately dead professor Tolkien and so on…
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Has nothing to with it, sorry (as much as I love Discworld 
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I understood that, but it looks as if they were members of the nightwatch...
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Luckily, they’re a bit more capable of their jobs 
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Seemingly. But both were dead in the end, while Nobby Nobbs is still alife...
We might discuss now, who's more intelligent, but I think, whoever gets himself killed, isn't.
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That's one way of looking at it, certainly
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Hello, I linked to your piece here -> [link]
#dALinkSystem
Have a nice day!
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Wow, that’s a wonderful idea to combine a poem which some illustrations! I really like your take on Túrin’s story (should we call it legend?).
Thanks for allowing me to be "part" of that 
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Yes, you should definitely do more Tolkien art.
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I know. There can never be enough Tolkien art
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... or the News from Middle-Earth, or that 12-volumed row of bricks containing what is probably a ton of Tolkien's notes...
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I didn’t get much of the History of Middle-Earth, honestly speaking
"Alright, so that’s why everyone knows that Maedhros is redhaired. Okay. Good to know. Next page. …Alright, what was written on the previous one? I forgot already…"
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Hahaha, indeed! I forgot how many (or which ones) I had already read, and put off reading the rest. 
Come to speak of it, too bad I didn't have them during my really, really bad times of insomnia... oh well.
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I even put them behind glass – to save the volumes from my cats 
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Hahaha, yeah, I have guinea pigs, so everything precious needs to be out of their reach. It's a bit like having little kids, so I can turn a deaf ear when people poke about my family plans. 
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I always read during train rides and at breakfast 
Sorry to hear about your break! I hope it’s for the better, at least. Enjoy your freedom to read good books
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You know, the more I prowl your gallery, the more imporessed I am with your colouring. And now I don't just mean the fact that you know watercolours in a way I can only dream of, but the way you handle your colour schemes. Everything just -fits-.
... and I really like that helmet
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Thank you so much!
I suppose it really shows that this piece was done straight after coming back from [link] s watercolour workshop. Colour schemes were one of the topics we covered. It helped a lot ^^.
…I wasn't sure about the helmet but everyone seems to like it
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I did find your gallery when *PetStudent told me about the awesome people attendint that same course
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Then maybe my hidden potential was encouraged
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This is awesome! These two are such badasses.
And interesting take on the dragon helm as well.
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And just tell me why are badasses so much fun to draw?
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Because drawing badass=being badass. 
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Very nice. I do wish you could have made them a little taller, but it's still good
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Taller compared to what?
Whatever, thanks!
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As in the heads are too big for the bodies. Usually bodies are seven to eight heads tall - yours seem way shorter
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Ah, now I get your point. I suppose that's a mistake I make very often, but usually I don't realize it before it's too late. We'll see whether I'll learn to avoid it eventually
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I like the colors and the sense of action.
GOD bless
John 3:16
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Now that's very good, because colouring was what I intended to practice
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I really love this. I like your designs for them, especially their clothes and armor, and the watercolor work is beautiful!
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I really like how beleg looks, and your technique. What's the Alan Lee trick?
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Leave a thin "line" very light or even white between two areas of colour. It's easier to show than explain – examples in this picture would be Túrin's boots or the rocks, I left very thin light lines between single rocks.
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Wow this is so well made!! The clothes, boots, rocks, light... 
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All I wanted was not to steal from Alan Lee, which is always hard
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Yeah!
But you know, I think that one learn very much by imitateing. But you tried to do something own, I understand.
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True! Don't get me wrong, learning from others is a good thing and will even help you to find your own style. But stealing is something else, and I wouldn't want to do it, but sometimes it's tempting
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Yes! Unfortunately sometimes it's hard to know is it stealing or have you edited enough to call it your own. I wish I knew where the limit goes
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I know what you mean. Only steal from people who've been dead for more than 70 years, then you're on the safe side
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Ui! Du bist ja schnell, hsat Du das direkt nach dem Workshop gemacht?
Ist total geil!
Ich mag vorallem den Bogenschützen, daher, dass er nicht gerade schießt, kann man ihn cool malen
Und ich mag den Himmel, er sieht cool aus, obwohl er so grün ist ö.ö ich bin immer wieder erstaunt, wie sehr man auf blauen Himmel pfeifen kann, ohne dass es komisch aussieht.
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