A bust portrait of Maedhros (a character from the Silmarillion), a red haired elf, in a red wool cloak, with a stained-glass winter scene behind him. His expression is intense and serious as he looks into the "camera." He wears a gold brooch with a star of Feanor clasped at his throat.

A stained-glass winter scene of a gray castle of Himring amid snow and purple pines. There are twisted, bare trees in the foreground. The sun rises over the mountains behind the castle. This is an unobstructed view of the stained-glass background in the Maedhros portrait.

I recently got back into one of my OG fandoms; The #Silmarillion. I had forgotten how much #Maedhros' story resonated with me, so I had to draw him. The background is a stained-glass image of his castle at #Himring. I hate that I have to use Glaze and make things look weird, but that's life.

"do u have any advice for drawing clothing? (especially design wise."
My answer are on Tumblr, where I go fully autist mode with fabric choice, colour, etc
www.tumblr.com/thelien-art/...
Mae
#tolkien #jrrtolkien #silmarillion #maedhros #valinor #himring #amonereb #elves #tolkienelves #fantasyclothes

The figure he was cutting against the grey stone of the surroundings was striking. His cloak was the same shade of red she was now getting used to, and looked voluminous and heavy with furs, covering his entire right side from shoulder to the sole of his boots, almost touching the ground. Plate armor he wore was mirror-bright and carried intricate designs, that her eyes could not distinguish from such a distance. His hair was laying atop his shoulders in waves, unbound and shockingly red, almost matching the color of the cloak in lowlights, yet streaked with grey in a way she never saw on an elf before. The copper circlet on his brow seemed to almost disappear in it as well, adding bright shine when it caught the light just right. His face was half hidden behind his hair, and Amina would later find it hard to remember his features, except for the intensity of his eyes, shining brighter even than his brother's, as if there was a roaring fire trapped inside them.

Posting stuff I made for the feanorian week this year
(Didn't complete the whole week but 5 out of 7 is pretty good, right?)

So, here is a Maedhros piece, that's technically an illustration for a story I'm writing

A long quote from the story in alt text
#silmarillion #tolkien #maedhros #himring