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Submitted: January 18, 2012
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Noldolanteby =Gold-Seven

Traditional Art / Paintings / Fantasy

"Of the Kinslaying at Alqualondë more is told in that lament which is named Noldolantë, the fall of the Noldor, that Maglor made ere he was lost..."

J. R. R. Tolkien. The Silmarillion

What is the greatest deed of heroism in the Silmarillion? Fingolfin fighting Morgoth? Finrod fighting the wolf with his bare hands in Tol-in-Gaurhoth? Glorfindel, Ecthelion, Fingon, Fëanor fighting Balrogs?

Or is it facing your own most terrible mistake and putting it into song for all the world to know?

Or, as a user put it on thetolkienforum.com: "So it remains lost to history... but you know those feelings you get when you read the Silmarillion? The sudden blow of sadness when Finrod dies? The indescribable elation when Turgon appears during the Battle of Unnumbered Tears? That's the folk memory of Noldolantë. Deep down inside, all Silmarillion fans know the song... The true beauty of the Silmarillion. "

Pencil shading and watercolour wash on watercolour paper. I could *not* get my scanner to reproduce this in any way that even half gave it justice, so I had to improvise. This version is pencil shading and watercolour texture put together in Photoshop.

Detail shots on my blog: [link]

~~mad 0 0~~

~~fear 0 0~~

~Fiofiorina Mar 12, 2012 Professional Artisan Crafter

Song of sadness. But then on the other hand, if every day would be fair, how would anything grow without rain?

~Rain-drop Feb 18, 2012 Student

aaaaah, now i HAVE to finish reading it!!!! this is so goood!!!

~Isar-Anon Jan 27, 2012 Hobbyist Writer

Beautiful representation of things

~radiiance Jan 26, 2012 Hobbyist

Sorry if this sounds like a stupid question but when you put the watercolour wash on the watercolour paper?

This piece is stunning, truly gorgeous, as many of your other works.

I love their faces and expressions.

NOT TO MENTION THE HAIR. I LOVE HOW YOU DRAW HAIR. SO MUCH.
& HOW YOU COLOR IT.
/needs hair tutorial from you

=Gold-Seven Jan 28, 2012 Professional Traditional Artist

Aw, others have made hair tutorials way better than I could

The principle is the same.

I put the wash on after the lineart.

~CelticLonging Jan 26, 2012

...I'd never thought of it that way.

I have no idea why I can forgive the Kinslayers so easily.

~vestamorgaine Jan 25, 2012

I think he was one of my faves, though I loved all of the brothers.

*Dulliros Jan 24, 2012

Eine schöne Interpretation des "Kinslaying"-Themas! Ich mag den Kontrast zwischen dem melancholischen Vordergrund und der "Gemetzel"-Szene im Hintergrund. Schön auch, wie sich der Rahmen ins Bild einfügt. Ich finde, Farben hätten da nur gestört.

=Gold-Seven Jan 28, 2012 Professional Traditional Artist

Japp, sehe ich genauso. Ich hatte zwischendurch mit Farben angefangen, aber das nahm ihm ne Menge Leben.

~Finarfin24 Jan 24, 2012

very nice

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