galadhremmin:Fëanor in Formenos My @tolkienrsb 2021 entry! I gave @edgeoflight (AO3) free rei
galadhremmin:Fëanor in Formenos My @tolkienrsb 2021 entry! I gave @edgeoflight (AO3) free reign to interpret it, and I look forward to reading the resulting story when it is revealed September 5. :) I was trying to depict Fëanor giving a speech in a way reminiscent of religious imagery. I think it fits; he seems like an almost-mythological figure in the Silmarillion, for all that there are people still alive to have known him while much of the story takes place. In NoME we get the note about an invention attributed to him that really wasn’t his– and likewise I have a hard time believing his speeches were so convincing they did not need already existing ideas among the Noldor to build upon. He is both the figure of the ideal skillful Noldo and a spectre, a scapegoat. The story names him the greatest; but then his birth is affected by Marring. He is the only one in Valinor to lose his mother through his creation; he becomes possessive of his creations. His father is the first person murdered in Valinor; he is the first elf to instigate murder in Valinor. If he casts a long shadow over the story– it is named after his creations and shaped by his (bad) decisions even long after he runs into some Balrogs. It seemed fitting to paint him in high contrast. If the landscape seems unrealistic, that’s very much on purpose. This is Valinor during the time of the Trees; it should be vivid beyond any real landscapes. The jewel-tones are intentional. Unfortunately my scanner didn’t agree to scan this, so now I’m late– and left with these phone pics. If the pillar on the right appears to bend inwards– that’s what you’re seeing. The detail pics show some of the gold and silver paint I used to depict the Treelight on the landscape and in Fëanor’s eyes (and some jewelry). The downside to metallic paint is that it shows much better irl than on pictures! I painted him before a window with his heraldic crest. His gestures are inspired by both a note in NoME (left hand) and traditional orator’s hand gestures (right one). Click to read a bit on their possible meaning(s). Lees verder I wrote Darkness Inescapable (5600 words) to go with this amazing art! It’s rated T, and it’s Fëanor/Fingolfin. This fic includes: the making of the Silmarils, lots of pining, a reframing of both Fëanor and Fingolfin’s actions during the sword incident, meta about Formenos, and Fëanor having Faramir’s dream of the wave. -- source link
#fëanorfingolfin#trsb2021