Drawing A Tiny Tea Party

[Maedhros_Nelyafinwë]

Happy Belated Birthday, @WatcherWraith aka Tiny Ghost!

As promised, the Lord of Himring has invited you to tea! Even though you can't physically drink the tea (yet), hopefully the fragrant vapors of the tea and the cute little tealight will be enjoyable. Over the course of the chat, Lord Maedhros hopes to hear more about you, and maybe that will bring you that much closer to a physical, corporeal form!

This is a new art style I've been enjoying called "lightly enhanced traditional art." My Soft Gaze sketch is in this style, and I thought it would suit the faint, ghostly vibes of Tiny Ghost well! He was so much fun to draw; I really love the little guy! I tried to make his hair look like it was flowing, and maybe my love of Star Wars influenced me here with the holographic blue.

Also, the arrangement of the table and chairs, and trying to cram Maitimo’s long limbs into it, was quite the challenge. It also made me think this is a problem he probably encounters a lot: trying so hard to be elegant and refined, but inevitably bumping his knees up on the table and being uncomfortably folded up like a lawn chair! So I think his parlor in Himring probably has a suitably tall tea table, but he has extra tall chairs for guests so they can be closer to eye-level!

I hope you enjoy this belated gift, my friend, and I truly look forward to more tales of the Tiny Ghost!

 

[WatcherWraith]

I love everything about this image! The lighting, the composition of the characters, the setting, the colors, the softness of the faces, the little details on the table, teapot, steam, clothing, everything!
Maitimo, you have outdone yourself with this precious gift. I could not be happier 🥰🥰🥰🥰
And TINY GHOST! HE'S FRICKIN PRECIOUSNESS PORTRAYED! I love his high chair, and the ethereal quality of his fëa! Oh my gosh the absolute cuteness! Count upon it, he is ENJOYING that tea vapor. ✨️Inhaling, sir✨️

Later, in a separate channel, I will compose a message containing what Tiny Ghost shares with Maitimo during this chat. Unless you'd prefer to roleplay the conversation. Either way, I think everyone would like to see a bit more of this child's past.

Thank you, thank you, thank you, High Majesty Maitimo. Both I and Tiny Ghost are abounding with joy over this gift. :>

 

[Server Room Gremlin]

Personally I just love the soft glowy lighting and muted colours. It gives off such a peaceful atmosphere. (Lovely lighting is always something I appreciate greatly in art)
I also like how the eye is drawn to Tiny Ghost, with his pale cool blue colour contrasting with the relative warmth of the other colours. Tiny Ghost is the focus, after all! I think the way he's glowing emphasises his contented expression: it is a distinctly happy glow, to my eyes.

 

[Maedhros_Nelyafinwë]

I love everything about this image! The lighting, the composition of the characters, the setting, the colors, the softness of the faces, the little details on the table, teapot, steam, clothing, everything!
Maitimo, you have outdone yourself with this precious gift. I could not be happier 🥰🥰🥰🥰
And TINY GHOST! HE'S FRICKIN PRECIOUSNESS PORTRAYED! I love his high chair, and the ethereal quality of his fëa! Oh my gosh the absolute cuteness! Count upon it, he is ENJOYING that tea vapor. ✨️Inhaling, sir✨️

Aww, good, I'm so glad you like it! I'm really glad to have a more clearly defined mental picture of Tiny Ghost, and he basically drew himself! He came out just right on the very first attempt.

Later, in a separate channel, I will compose a message containing what Tiny Ghost shares with Maitimo during this chat. Unless you'd prefer to roleplay the conversation. Either way, I think everyone would like to see a bit more of this child's past.

Ooh, I'd be down to do this in RP format! I'm actually about to catch up on some RPs as soon as I can muster up the energy (I've had a nasty cold since Wednesday).

Personally I just love the soft glowy lighting and muted colours. It gives off such a peaceful atmosphere. (Lovely lighting is always something I appreciate greatly in art)
I also like how the eye is drawn to Tiny Ghost, with his pale cool blue colour contrasting with the relative warmth of the other colours. Tiny Ghost is the focus, after all! I think the way he's glowing emphasises his contented expression: it is a distinctly happy glow, to my eyes.

Thanks, me too! I'm quite pleased with how the minimal coloring enhanced the mood of the picture. And Tiny Ghost did come out very contented-looking!