...And a ridiculously tiny Aredhel to go with it.
The photo is about twice as large as the painting... argh, I see every flaw now XD
2019-07-22 14:54:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Jenny Dolfen posts
Rididulously small Gondolin in progress
Welcome, new Patreon Frasoke! =D
Working on this piece and hope to finish it today. It's a lot less different things to paint than on the Tolkien one - which is just as good, as this one is half the size!
Suggestions welcome for the next ones! The ringbearers wi...
2019-07-22 12:13:04 +0000 UTC View PostAredhel silhouette lineart
There's a lot of pun potential again here. Silhourillion? Silmarette? Silhoumarillion?
I decided to put in Eöl as well. Symbolically, putting him on her breast was not a smart choice, but the composition dictated it. And he doesn't seem to complain. More than usual, I mean.
... 2019-07-21 11:56:53 +0000 UTC View PostSo, about these silhouette type paintings...
First off: whee, look at the crowd! Welcome, Ylanel, Vivien, and Rebecca! <3
Secondly... this silhouette thing is something I might get used to. I had this idea to do a series of Tolkien characters "filled" with scenes or just scen...
2019-07-20 20:32:18 +0000 UTC View PostA little sketch I forgot to post, and the eternal search for the perfect watercolour-to-go set...
I did this sketch at school last Friday. It was the first sketch with my (tentatively) ultimate do-it-yourself watercolour kit.
Watercolour to go is something that I love to do, but will only do if everything fits. You'll remember that I have the beautiful little Mini Pal-ette from St...
2019-07-19 19:42:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe Professor
I made it! Gosh, I'd forgotten what it's like to plough through a piece like this, haha.
I'm extremely pleased with the result now. Do you know that, during almost every single stroke, there was a little voice at the back of my head that said: "Alan Lee will be there. He'll see t...
Almost there!
1981: Jenny first reads the Hobbit.
2019: Jenny paints her first hobbit hole.
There's something seriously wrong with this.
2019-07-18 11:14:48 +0000 UTC View PostTeeny tiny little dragon
Welcome to new Patron, Andrea! =D
The magnifying glass made an outing again. (It always does; can't work without it at all. In this case, it would have been impossible!)
I love this little spotter brush. It holds a surreal amount of paint and its point is ...
2019-07-18 09:07:20 +0000 UTC View PostSwirly-whirly texture things.
I want the entire thing to be very busy without actually painting much background or clouds, so welcome the swirls!
Oooh! I have a "swirly" tag. =D
2019-07-17 15:12:26 +0000 UTC View PostBeren and Lúthien progress
Oh my! I had forgotten how slowly I paint when I'm not using a water brush. XD
Welcome to new Patron, E! Enjoy! :)
2019-07-17 11:12:49 +0000 UTC View PostFirst watercolour wash
... on the second piece of paper. Of course. Every time I think I've found the perfect paper, the second piece on that paper just doesn't work at all. This is good ol' Stonehenge again.
2019-07-16 19:36:12 +0000 UTC View PostTolkien t-shirt design, lineart
I'm extremely pleased with how this is turning out. Especially since I'm rushing this so much. My eyes aren't happy, but I'm not asking them. Going to start putting on the first washes of watercolour tonight. (The ones where I don't have to see much detail, haha.)
A lot of you asked about t...
2019-07-16 15:27:39 +0000 UTC View PostT-shirt design! =)
New Patron welcome time! Hi, Alysha, Sarah, and Holly!
I've been asked - a little last-minute - to design a t-shirt for the Birmingham event in August (yes, very last minute!), and the idea I immediately had was this - Tolkien's silhouette, with the most important scenes from his works. I ...
Faramir finished
I love how the colours turned out in this! I used KWARTScreations watercolours again for this one. Putting Indigo over a light dry ochre wash in the background was a great choice - it's like far-off firelight shining through. Need to do more with this.
Welcome to three new Patro...
2019-07-09 06:37:47 +0000 UTC View PostFaramir (sketchbook)
Another one underway in my sketchbook (I recently got a whole shipload of Etchr sketchbooks from their kickstarter and need to fill up my old one, haha). Since we're talking about drawing characters that were ill-treated by the Lord of the Rings movies, Faramir needs to make an appearance. <...
2019-07-06 20:42:23 +0000 UTC View PostGimli finished
I put in another hour of shading, but mainly in his face, hair and upper body, while leaving the legs less detailed. I really like that effect.
I hope to get around to the new Galadriel prints today or tomorrow (sorry for those who are waiting, especially V.!) It's the final two weeks...
2019-07-05 06:26:55 +0000 UTC View PostGimli and other sketchbook things
Welcome, Jennifer, Vivienne, and Emily! <3
I've been rather quiet - I was away on a class trip last weekend, which bound a lot of energy beforehand. My class hasn't been the easiest one these past three years and I was a little apprehensive of how it might go; in t...
2019-07-02 15:40:57 +0000 UTC View PostLady of the Golden Wood - prints (gilded! =D)
Welcome to new patron, Maite!
I did a bit of additional gilding again today, and can offer five Galadriel prints with mat and gold leaf! :)
(And my desk is properly golden as well. That stuff just keeps on getting everywhere. It was a bit of luck ...
2019-06-21 13:45:48 +0000 UTC View PostLady of the GOLDEN wood, we said.
Now with gold leaf! Gold leaf is one of the things I can no longer do with any precision - I just can't see where I put the glue. But doing it sort of expressionist style works.
Lancelot (+ characters)
I'm currently listening to "Lancelot" by Giles Kristian - a great historicised version of the Arthurian tales from Lancelot's point of view. I admit I knew nothing about his childhood previously; in the novel, he is brought up in the household of the Lady (of the Lake) in what I'm pretty sure is ...
2019-06-17 09:53:42 +0000 UTC View PostLady of the Golden Wood
Welcome new Patreons Jackie and Anne! :)
It was Tolkien Days last weekend, and I took the Galadriel commission with me to finish. <3
Tolkien Days was a great event again! It gets better every year - so many fun people to talk to, and to...
2019-06-17 09:33:35 +0000 UTC View PostGreen shipping! and special offer ending
Welcome, three new Patrons: Ashleigh, Anne, and Beatrice!
I didn't think I could make my green shipping plans a reality so soon, but thanks to eighty orders over the last five days (!), I'm now out of my previous shipping boxes and ha...
2019-06-11 07:25:25 +0000 UTC View PostLook what came in today! ^______________^
Welcome to new Patrons Giselle, and Allana!
The new batch is here, and they're gorgeous again! My daughter and I have been inspecting, grading, and pinning all day!
2019-06-06 19:07:54 +0000 UTC
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"Lady of the Golden Wood" underway
Welcome to new Patron, R. M.!
Fun with new papers again. This seems to be the Rolls Royce of papers (judging by what a pad costs), but ooooooh, I love it! Sennelier paper, cold-pressed. Gives you gorgeous textures. And takes ages to dry. Though that might just be the ...
2019-06-05 17:12:49 +0000 UTC View PostGaladriel lineart
Five days off work, artbook texts written and images uploaded - now, art! It actually took me a moment to remember where I keep my pencils. (In my defence, I'd recently rearranged my desk.)
Hope to paint her tomorrow!
Welcome to new Patron, Inge! ...
2019-05-31 16:29:05 +0000 UTC View PostWo-hoo!
Artbook, some assembly required. =D
All my work is done until I get the layout back! All the texts are done, all images uploaded.
The option to be named in the artbook is live! If money's tight at your end, wait until Saturday before updating your pledge. If you update now, yo...
2019-05-30 18:39:07 +0000 UTC View Post"Journeys", my new artbook!
Cover not final; I've got a typesetting friend who'll take care of the book design next month, and I'll very much value his input in the cover. :)
I haven't been idle - my new artbook is well underway, and I'm almost done writing the accompanying texts. It will be much more personal t...
2019-05-29 09:42:59 +0000 UTC View PostI think I broke Deutsche Post. *prods it*
I thought I'd finish up the last 46 packages today, and on the last 22, the DP website rolled over on its back and all it has been saying since then was "Technical Error".
So, depending on how soon it recovers, all packages are going out either today or tomorrow!
Estimated deliv...
2019-05-22 11:24:15 +0000 UTC View PostShipping spree! ... and going green
Two new patrons! Welcome, Anna and Bonnie!
Here are seventy-four packaged pins! Everyone in Germany and in the EU, your pins are going out tomorrow. 💛 💚 💙
(It took me five months, but I finally realised I can buy EU postage in bul...
2019-05-19 16:08:56 +0000 UTC View PostAll's well that ends well!
Just quickly before I hop off to school - the pins arrived at 8 AM this morning, and YES, they're beautiful! I'm so glad it finally worked out. I'll start packing as soon as I'm home this afternoon. Thank you so much for all the patience you had to muster, everyone - give me seven to ten more day...
2019-05-17 06:30:47 +0000 UTC View Post