Drawing Maitimelia's Doodles

[Maedhros_Nelyafinwë]

Smirktimo.

This is my first time accurately capturing how I imagine Maitimo from a straight-on angle. Normally I capture his profile pretty well, but his straight-on and three-quarter angles are harder.

 

[Fingon_Findekáno]

Aranya: Hellooooo HANDSOME!!! 😍

 

[Maedhros_Nelyafinwë]

Aranya: Hellooooo HANDSOME!!! 😍

You ain't wrong. 👀

 

[Fingon_Findekáno]

Cilintírien: YOU’RE MINE. 😏

 

[Maedhros_Nelyafinwë]

Cilintírien: YOU’RE MINE. 😏

Aranya: *chasing her with a vacuum* NO HE IS NOT!

 

[Fingon_Findekáno]

Aranya: *chasing her with a vacuum* NO HE IS NOT!

*Cilintírien screaming and running away.* YOU’RE SO RUDE!!!

 

[Tyelkormo the Fair]

Pilufinwë, do your job.

 

[Fingon_Findekáno]

Pilufinwë, do your job.

*Shrieks heard in the distance.*

 

[Maedhros_Nelyafinwë]

Yesterday, I was working on editing the prologue of my fantasy novel, in which a young woman dies to save her daughter from an evil sorcerer. Her death was hitting me harder than usual (which is good because I think it means the story is getting more emotional impact). But she was on my mind a lot yesterday, so I made this little sketch of her. I had never actually drawn her before, and I'm really happy with how it came out. She's been slowly dying of dark magic for a long time, so I tried to convey that here.

 

[Bomb_Tombadil]

I really like how the hair interacts with and is constrained by the hood.

 

[Glorfindel Goldtress]

in which a young woman dies to save her daughter from an evil sorcerer... She's been slowly dying of dark magic for a long time, so I tried to convey that here.

HARRY POTTER 2.0 (by a large margin)?!

 

[Maedhros_Nelyafinwë]

I really like how the hair is interacts with and is constrained by the hood.

Thank you! I tried to give her clothing a worn-out, tattered texture.

HARRY POTTER 2.0 (by a large margin)?!

Aww! I hope so!

I was thinking of sending you guys my prologue yesterday, but I'm not sure I'm ready. I might want to finish incorporating all the feedback from my author friend first. Still, I definitely think it's easier to understand, and more emotionally impactful, than before.

 

[Fingon_Findekáno]

I love it! She appears worn and peaked, like someone who has lived with very little hope for a long time. Her hair seems thin and maybe oily, the skin around her eyes is dark, her cloak is tattered— her life has been difficult. And yet, here she is doing what last act she can to save her daughter and give her a better life, knowing her own is likely about to end.

This is such a good representation of her, I’d almost say it should be included in the novel if you were going to have any illustrations, or at the very least as part of an official collection of character sketches for it.

 

[Bomb_Tombadil]

I was thinking of sending you guys my prologue yesterday, but I'm not sure I'm ready. I might want to finish incorporating all the feedbackfrom my author friend first. Still, I definitelythink it'seasier to understand, and more emotionally impactful, than before.

If you ever want honest feedback from people you don't have to interact with, I can always show it anonymously to some of my own writing critics. (I'd love to see it myself, of course, but you may not feel ready for that!)

 

[Tyelkormo the Fair]

Her eyes just screams hopeless to me.

And based on what Glorfy said, I think this would hit much harder than Lily's death from Harry Potter, which is saying something.(I have a feeling your book can actually make me tear up, and it has never happened with anything else I've read before.)

Whatever Lily suffered was over in a few minutes, but this mother has been suffering for much longer based on what you yourself said. I'm also fascinated by how your prologue is the complete opposite of what I have in mind for my original work.

 

[Bomb_Tombadil]

Her eyes just screams hopeless to me.

And based on what Glorfy said, I think this would hit much harder than Lily's death from Harry Potter, which is saying something.(I have a feeling your book can actually make me tear up, and it has never happened with anything else I've read before.)

Whatever Lily suffered was over in a few minutes, but this mother has been suffering for much longer based on what you yourself said. I'm also fascinated by how your prologue is the complete opposite of what I have in mind for my original work.

Yes! It could be very powerful. The main thing I was wondering, actually, is how long your prologue is and how you're going to make the suffering feel long in a short narrative space.

 

[Bomb_Tombadil]

She appears worn and peaked, like someone who has lived with very little hope for a long time. Her hair seems thin and maybe oily, the skin around her eyes is dark, her cloak is tattered— her life has been difficult.

New TTF sticky-thread suggestion: #RoastMe hosted by Finno (I'm not entering)

 

[Fingon_Findekáno]

New TTF sticky-thread suggestion: #RoastMe hosted by Finno (I'm not entering)

Hey, I’m just being accurate in my observations here. She looks like this because of her circumstances, and Maedhros did a good job conveying the worn hopelessness in this young mother, though she yet has a spark of hope left for her daughter’s future.

 

[Bomb_Tombadil]

I'm just kidding, you described it really well!

I picked up on it because it's rare and brave to respond to people's art so precisely. Sometimes you say "the eyes look so worn by fatigue, it's quite haunting" and they tell you, "that's shading you dimwit" 😕

 

[Tyelkormo the Fair]

Maedhros here prefers when we talk about how her arts has impacted us emotionally, so you're fine.