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Published: 2005-03-31 06:54:24 +0000 UTC; Views: 37487; Favourites: 545; Downloads: 24186
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I guess the thought of painting it excited me. so Here is the digital painted version. I dunno if having Feanor as a blonde is right since most depictions I've seen so far portrays the elven prince as having dark hair...removed some of the details though (tower, dead guys, flag) but addd Gothmog's Flame sword... which unfortunately does not stand out
Fastest I've worked so far on a digital painting, and 2nd time on Painter... color corrections on Photoshop
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Coo!, But Feanor have black hair, that is the principal difference between him and his brothers Finarfin and Fingolfin
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I know that this comment is 4 years old, but I am really tired of this.
MWAHAHAHA, you call him out on not knowing Feanor's hair colour, when you don't have your facts straight as well...Fingolfin had dark hair, just like Feanor.
Cf. the appendix of the Silmarillion under Finarfin: βAlone among the Noldorin princes he and his descendants had golden hair, derived from his mother Indisβ, p. 330 in my Harper/Collins edition.
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Man, I'm going to look like a LOTR (or Silmarillion, rather) geek, but oh well here goes ...
Phenomenal job here, Carlo (one of my Aunt's is Filipino, btw....and my birthday's only 2 days before yours ...weird) ...even just the epic subject matter - it doesn't really get any more epic than this.
I think the flame sword still reads - the subtlety is nice ...like it's so hot, that the motion just disturbs the area slightly.
-PN
*p.s.1* I think we need a new massive budget take on The Silmarillion, based in part on your image here alone. It needs a kick-a$$ Prologue speech from Kate Blanchett again and well... lot's of eye-candy and bombast.
p.s.2 what's '
p.s.3. you should consider doing a Severian pic. - from Gene Wolfe's "Book of the New Sun" (or more similarily and recently Wolfe's "The Knight")
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...and maybe George R.R. Martin's schtuff (one of the best fantasy writers out there but almost not in the same league as Wolfe).
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thanks 
Bill gates should produce Silmarillion hehehe
painter is a painting program and is a lot more accurate in simulating various painting mediums. Photoshop is more on the photoediting side... You could also rotate your canvas on painter more freely
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I would love to see either a full-length movie adaptation or an HBO series of the Silmarillon; arguably J.R.R. Tolkien's best work next to Lord of the Rings.
This Feanor vs. Gothmog rendition is absolutely awesome!
How about a Beren & Luthien!?
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holy pipe weed! this is hiper-blaster-megar-super-duper-cooool!
the red sword is really something you'd expect of feΓ€nor (although not descripted in the book)...I bet he'd step up to his brother and say: "look fingolfin, I have a red-ruby custom-made-sword designed by myself and you don't! boo-ya! lol XD
...the only step-back,i suppose is his blonde hair...FeΓ€nor was dark haired!, but that is just a minor, even john howe has his loose ends..*tuor is blonde not dark, johnie*
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wow, uberl33t painting *_*
I think feanor wasn't blond 
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he went to an elf parlor before the fight 
yep he isn't
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If they ever make a Silmarillian movie, they need to contact you for concept art.... wow.
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and I will promptly point them to Weta
thanks
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very dynamic, the fire seems to flow very nicly, i like the sword better in red that way, very nicly done!
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Wow, cool! I love the angle Feanor's at, and Gothmog turned out great as well. It's all so very dynamic...
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I do love this, but Gothmog looks too much like the Balrog in Moria. Mabe a little something to make him stand out? 
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According to Tolkien, among the Noldor blonde hair was pretty rare and usually came from someone who'd married one of the Vanyar. Officially, Feanor (and almost all his people, right down the line to the Men of Gondor) had dark hair and grey eyes.
Nevertheless... OMFG dude this is an amazing work. So much energy, such an awesome moment in the Silmarillion, you've done an amazing job. Metaphorical top marks.
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This really is one of the better Silmarillion fanart pieces that Ive seen. Id like to see your rendition of Morgoth and Fingolfin fighting.
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awsome, too bad he dies there >:
the fire is great and the glows work well the only problem I have with it is the helm style, which seems a bit plain for the king of the Noldor
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Hi.
I am fron the Brazil and I found its deviation very good.
Congratulations!
Please, it forgives my English, I am using a translator on-line.
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OlΓ‘.
Sou do Brasil e achei seu trabalho muito bom.
ParabΓ©ns!
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feanor was described in the book to have had dark raven hair. his half-brothers fingolfin and finarfin were golden-haired. the only other thing thats slightly off in this painting is the book decribes his tall helm to be crowned with a feathered plume of red.
beautiful painting... lemme know if you edit it.
--Andrew
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Wonderful job!! I love the details on Feanor's sword and his armor!! Beautiful! I can't remember if he had dark hair or light hair, but seeing as dark seems to run in the Noldor, maybe he did have dark hair. After all, he was one of Elrond's forefathers... Who knows? Well done! Navaer!
-ElvenWhiteMage
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Wow....
This is incredible... I have seen a few works about LotR but, most of thoese are just scetches and such... and this one... is amazing...
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Dude a blond hair feanor?
Are you sure he is not Etchelion?
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as I have said, I know he had dark hair, but I decided on this hair color because I thought it would do much better for this compo. And this is still in my re make list. one with a proper color. Treat this as a draft of sort
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wow! 
that's all thank you haha
the fiery intensity of this scene bags it!
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Nuts, just freakin nuts. This is by far one of the coolest images
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Nice work, though I would've liked Feanor's hair to be dark. Yes that is a Balrog. He is Gothmog, Lord of the Balrogs and was in Morgoth's favour on par with Sauron's level. You people should pick up a copy of the Silmarillion =] It's a good read and gives you alot more background on the Middle Earth and reference to the LoTR.
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I'm faving your Silmarillion art, if you consider joining the club I'll have to remove the fav - according to dA rules.
Of course - you are welcome to join in
=Sirielle
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Feanor is black haired! But that's the only flaw of this damn awesome drawing. Excellent! Is his sword ablaze from the Balrog's heat?
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>>>Excellent! Is his sword ablaze from the Balrog's heat?
i guess... need to read the book again
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Very kick ass. And I guess you must be fed up of hearing the Feanor was raven haired with blazing starlight eyes,but it is the only flaw I can see in the image
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hehe not really
I'm still planning to draw a different shot/angle/hair color
just need to free my sched
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I'll keep an eye out for it.
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OMG the flames! the colors! the shades! the armour! *_* Awesome. Loved it!
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Image is amazing but sketch is also very good! One important thing -- Feanor was dark - haired elf.
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Man... Feanor was black haired...
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brilliant!!!
but... isn't feanor supposed to have dark hair? ^_^
anyway, awesome picture!
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yep I know... I tried that but immediately changed it to blonde... didn't look right for the image
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Let's keep the version that the balrog's light reflected in his raven black locks 
Great capture - strong, determined FΓ«anor and the evil of fire and smoke. Your balrog looks great, not that simply conkrete as in the movie. Great job!
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