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Sick, Jody Chan

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LISTEN [trips and 60 WIPs fall on the ground] I WRITE AND FINISH THINGS [scrambles to pick up WIPs] look, just look I have completed projects–DAMN IT! [slips on pile of WIPs] I, UH, I FINISH THINGS [60 more WIPs fall out]

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Jerking off is incest

Sometimes I feel like you guys say things because you're bored

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Findecáno Astaldo Ñolofinwion, Fingon. My personal interpretation, as per Light.

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Lord of Himring

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.

Had absolutely no spoons to deal with all the details, but here is an illustration for a something else i am working on. (He isn't the main figure of that story, but he is the main figure of the painting, so i thought it fitting for the week anyways-)

Day one of @feanorianweek

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I think what was most exciting about taking on Steven Grant and Marc Spector and Moon Knight, Mr. Knight, was that there was an ability to use this, you know, superhero genre and Egyptian iconography, superpowers; all this kind of stuff that's exciting and super entertaining and use those things to tell a very internal story. This very, you know, deeply psychological, emotional story of this person uncovering the trauma that they lived through and finding a way to heal. — Oscar Isaac

MOON KNIGHT S01E01 | The Goldfish Problem

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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) Dir. Destin Daniel Cretton

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Finally decided to figure out my vision of the Fellowship based on the books as a celebration of getting a tattoo of Tolkien's Old Man Willow in couple of weeks :D

This story has always had a special place in my life so this was an amazing experience. I went kinda overboard so hobbits without travel cloaks and coats on top of super long yapping session about my design choises under the cut (I might be insane)

Gandalf:

I decided to include blue tones in his othervise gray desing because Tolkien many times gave him blue clothing pieces. For example, in the Hobbit he is described to have blue, long hat and in last parts of LOTR, just before the hobbits arrive to the Shire, he has a blue mantle. He also wears black boots, so I had to include them. I also love the idea that Gandalf has a gem-like stone in his staff that he lights up during the Moria part of LOTR. (I always thought that all wizards have some kind of special stone which represent them/their powers on top of their staffs)

Aragorn:

I approached this design thinking that this man has walked his whole life in nature, so I went with earthy tones for easy concealment in the wilds and shaggy looking clothes with small parts that wink at his noble lineage. Things I really wanted to include from the books to this look was the long boots and gray streaks in Aragorn's hair, because c'mon gray accents in otherwise black shaggy hair is the best idea Tolkien had for description of any character. I also wanted to include the elfstone he keeps showing off in the books and the star shaped clasp that his Dúnedain brethen have. His eyes are gray as Tolkien described, even though they are mostly hidden by his hair, lol. I also decided that Aragorn would gave pretty dark skin because his close ancestry to Númenorians, who were originally seafaring folk. It means that their skin would have been in straight sunlight during their long times in ships. Aragorn would also have been walking under the sun his whole long life, being Dúnadan and all.

Boromir:

This one was the hardest desing to do because of two reasons: 1. Boromir is my favourite character and I needed somehow not to give him super special treatment and 2. I actually love his look in the movies so making something all of my own was HARD. (I actually did steal the arm guards from the movies but they are such a great idea that I couldn't fully remove them from my mind) BUT enough yapping about him and onto his actual design: I wanted to show his high standing by giving him clothes with colors that have been expensive to make and also include the fact that Tolkien says that he has dark hair. I also love that Tolkien describes Boromir having fur lined cloak and silver collar with some kind of a stone in it, so I kinda went overboard with these two details. Lastly I added some silver tree motifs in his shirt and riding boots because he had started the jorney to Rivendel by horseback. I really went with my vibes with the horn because only thing I remember Tolkien saying about its design was it being silver tipped.

Gimli:

I hate drawing armor so this was actually hard design to set up too. I based everything on rectangular shapes to contrast Legolas' own natural ones and I really wanted to add a lot braids in his hair. I also tried to make refrences to Moria in his clothes because of its central importance to dwarfs. I really can't say anything deep about the colors other than I gave him a silver belt similiar to his dad's as a nice nod to his lineage. I also wanted to show that Gimli has used a lot of his life around hot forges and fires, so he has strong skin that is accustomed to it.

Legolas:

As I said, I tried to base all his decorations on natural shapes and looked into what kind of things archers usually wear. I talked about his footwear with my brother, and he suggested sandals that are easy to remove. I instantly fell in love with that idea. It makes it easier to Legolas to connect with the nature around him and walk barefeet if he wants to. He does have his dagger, but I like to think he has it stored horizontally in his belt at his back.

The hobbits:

So I wanted to give them as colorful, soft and comfortable clothes as possible and based them on 1900s english fashion. The gentlehobbits have different types of wests while Sam has his trusty gardening overalls with a lot of pockets to store tools and seeds in. I see Pippin having the most colorful clothes of all the hobbits so he has combination of red, green, yellow and brown in his clothes. At other side of this color variety is Frodo who would probably use one color suit combinations that are easy to move in.

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caranthir the dark

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Thomas Paquette, Straight Up, Tionesta, Pa., 2025, Oil on linen

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Elwing on the shores of Aman

She's Elrond's mama, of course she is soft and beautiful. I headcanon that she started drawing so that she could show Earendil her life when he is gone, things like the twins (when she was still in Sirion), pretty flowers and birds etc

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Fëanor

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Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova in Hawkeye

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…….thinking about this………..always thinking about this…..

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Maedhros. the Tall "There Maedhros in time was healed; for the fire of life was hot within him, and his strength was of the ancient world, such as those possessed who were nurtured in Valinor. His body recovered from his torment and became hale, but the shadow of his pain was in his heart; and he lived to wield his sword with left hand more deadly than his right had been"

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Enemies to "I accidentally came across you while you were vulnerable and scared and I'm not a total asshole so I tried to help you" to "accidental mutual uncovering of softer sides and vulnerabilities" to "I can't be mean to you anymore, not out of pity but because it would feel weird betraying that brief truce we had" to "Fine I'll make an effort to be nice to you now I guess" to "actually now that we're not actively hating each other you're not so bad I guess" to "i think we're friends but I'm not going to say that because I'm afraid you're not gonna feel the same way" to "oh you also think we're friends? Great" to lovers