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Maedhros son of Fëanor arriving at the havens of Sirion:



"Now when first the tidings came to Maedhros that Elwing yet lived, and dwelt in possession of the Silmaril by the mouths of Sirion, he repenting of the deeds in Doriath withheld his hand. But in time the knowledge of their oath unfulfilled returned to torment him and his brothers, and gathering from their wandering hunting-paths they sent messages to the Havens of friendship and yet of stern demand. Then Elwing and the people of Sirion would not yield the jewel which Beren had won and Lúthien had worn, and for which Dior the fair was slain; and least of all while Eärendil their lord was on the sea, for it seemed to them that in the Silmaril lay the healing and the blessing that had come upon their houses and their ships. And so there came to pass the last and cruellest of the slayings of Elf by Elf; and that was the third of the great wrongs achieved by the accursed oath."

- J. R. R. Tolkien: The Silmarillion, Chapter 24 "Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath"

Painted in Painter, with final corrections done in Photoshop. Started for PB event in May, final touch ups done way too many times
My fav fragment of his hair - before I've fixed them too much (100%):

But it looks like with such big image hair don't need to be that detailed.]]> Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:50:53 +0000 http://sirielle.cgsociety.org/gallery/572450

Done for [pb-event] Opposites at [pixel brush] forums. I always wanted to paint this image, the event forced me to do it earlier than I would. Still it's not exactly what I saw in my mind, so I'll paint it again in the future.

Close up (I prefer it over the whole image):


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http://www.sirielle.com/illus/Sirielle_Fire&Ice2.jpg
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Painted in Painter, final colour correction done in Photoshop.

Constructive critique welcomed.]]> Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:54:32 +0000 http://sirielle.cgsociety.org/gallery/819125

Fairy tale princess and experiment with a different stylization than usual, aiming more at a porcelain doll than a real human. But still alive and thinking being. Comments and critique are welcomed.]]> Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:13:25 +0000 http://sirielle.cgsociety.org/gallery/684631

Pictures of the beautiful Andromeda Galaxy used as reference. But it's not Andromeda, star number and positions are not accurate nor supposed to be. Just a galaxy I enjoyed to paint.]]> Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:20:20 +0000 http://sirielle.cgsociety.org/gallery/625443

The Age of Stars, Sun yet has to be made. Olwë in Beleriand, looking across the sea towards the Undying Lands. Soon Teleri will follow West. Inspired by The Silmarillion.

One more image I plan to remake in the future, for now I treat it as a study. Black and white image coloured with colour filled overly layer. Some details. Constructive critique welcomed.]]> Sat, 26 Apr 2008 10:13:38 +0000 http://sirielle.cgsociety.org/gallery/660729

Who is a hunter? Who is prey?

Close up:

+ 1024x768 wallpaper variant (1280x1024 after choosing full view of the main image).

Painted in Painter, final corrections done in Photoshop. I must be in love with Painter's glow brush, but fairy dragons demand it, what can I do.

Constructive critique welcomed.]]> Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:03:32 +0000 http://sirielle.cgsociety.org/gallery/499571

My final image for the Open Figure Drawing Workshop #021- "Angels & Devils" at CGTalk.

It has started as a mastercopy of "The Fall of the Rebel Angels" by Luca Giordano (1666) (reference image), but there was not enough time to make a detailed copy thus my own version of the rebel angels fall. I plan to refine this image with time.
Tools: Painter IX (and Painter X demo), tablet.

Steps:
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showpost.php?p=4264851&
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showpost.php?p=4264857&

Retouched May 2008]]> Wed, 23 May 2007 21:20:18 +0000