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Mithgariel β€” Guardian of the Sanctuary

Published: 2008-09-27 17:01:27 +0000 UTC; Views: 3471; Favourites: 44; Downloads: 0
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Description Guardian and queen of the Sanctuary (Egar'rah), Seramin, child of the Children of the Beginning, ruler of the ethularii (a kind of ethereal beings).

One of the major characters of my fantasy world (and one day, hopefully, a full length novel).

Egar'rah is the land of ethularii, created in a way so that only ethularii can enter it, none other can find it, and to all prying eyes it seems but a cold desert upon high cliffs above the End Sea.

Seramin was saved from certain death as an infant and given to the Silvery folk of the Sea to be raised as one of their own. But with her growing the shield disguising her vanished and the silvery folk, terrified of her powers, banished her. For a long time she travelled, lost and with no memory of her home. But finally the calling of her people reached her and she made it home, to become the queen of her people and save them from certain perdition.

To the ethularii (in singular - ethula) she is the source of their powers, so with her return they were much retained to their actual might.

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Dedicated to my dear Lanny

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I have mused on this theme for months. But a picture never comes before it is right time. It knows when it is. Today it was.
This is merely first in the series of pictures about Seramin. Before I joined =Dreamers-of-Avalon and talked to Lanny, I did not have the model for my queen of ethularii. Now I do.

STOCK USED:

`Elandria (exclusive female stock)
*night-fate-stock (desert)
~Banana-Workshop (sky)
~SheisprettyStock (snow)
*SalsolaStock (snow texture)
~ro-stock (texture, some brushes)

The rest's been painted by yours truly.
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Comments: 61

DaFearWithin [2009-06-12 23:46:41 +0000 UTC]

Lovely. I could start reading the story now.

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shadowleoparddreams [2009-06-01 02:47:57 +0000 UTC]

Gorgeous sweetie!

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Mithgariel In reply to shadowleoparddreams [2009-06-01 13:10:38 +0000 UTC]

Thank you.

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shadowleoparddreams In reply to Mithgariel [2009-06-02 19:32:28 +0000 UTC]

Anytime sweetie.

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Dhuaine [2009-01-04 03:17:47 +0000 UTC]

The pest is back
Very good manip Er... I basically have nothing to say, other than that her hand is somewhat mutilated XD

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Mithgariel In reply to Dhuaine [2009-01-04 16:46:22 +0000 UTC]

I didn't even touch her hand
*hugs the pest* Can I keep you as a pet?

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Dhuaine In reply to Mithgariel [2009-01-04 23:00:46 +0000 UTC]

o_o Poor Lanny.
*ponders* As long as I get to leave the house whenever I want and leave fur all over your couch, it's fine, I think. ^.^

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Mithgariel In reply to Dhuaine [2009-01-04 23:26:21 +0000 UTC]

No couch but you can fur all over my mattress and play with my puppy and two kittens to your heart's content.

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Dhuaine In reply to Mithgariel [2009-01-05 00:22:54 +0000 UTC]

Ooh... sounds too good to be true! *purrs* Now where's the trap? xD

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Mithgariel In reply to Dhuaine [2009-01-05 00:25:36 +0000 UTC]

Trap? Oh yeah - I'm the trap You've got to stand me, somehow

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deathAve69 [2008-11-18 21:50:49 +0000 UTC]

it's wonderful
very strong but pretty ^^

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Mithgariel In reply to deathAve69 [2008-11-18 21:56:31 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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SalsolaStock [2008-11-13 22:47:13 +0000 UTC]

Definitely seems a lady in charge.

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Mithgariel In reply to SalsolaStock [2008-11-13 22:54:25 +0000 UTC]

She is. And Elandria makes a wonderful queen
Thank you

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Elestra [2008-09-28 18:37:49 +0000 UTC]

See on kena. Ja Deiraneia nΓ€eb vΓ€lja, nagu oleks ta ΓΌsna tΓ΅sine valitseja.

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Mithgariel In reply to Elestra [2008-09-28 18:48:34 +0000 UTC]

On. Aga siin on mitu aga - ühelt poolt on tal ta vanemate ja eelkÀijate mÀlu ja teadmised ja vÀgi, ja teiselt poolt kasvas ta hoopis mujal, ning kui ta naases, eeldati temalt, et ta tuleb ja pÀÀstab káiki ja on üleüldse ideaalne...

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Elestra In reply to Mithgariel [2008-09-28 19:07:21 +0000 UTC]

Ahh, ootused ja eelarvamused...

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Frank-Beer [2008-09-28 16:18:43 +0000 UTC]

Very lovely picture, well done

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Mithgariel In reply to Frank-Beer [2008-09-28 16:45:40 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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SlavicWolf [2008-09-28 06:20:54 +0000 UTC]

have you considered doing graphic novels instead?

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Mithgariel In reply to SlavicWolf [2008-09-28 08:26:18 +0000 UTC]

What's a graphic novel? *blinks*

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SlavicWolf In reply to Mithgariel [2008-09-29 03:17:58 +0000 UTC]

O_x you don't know? ZOMG!
Graphic novels are like comic books. they have a story like a full novel, but the story is illustrated like a comic book.

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Mithgariel In reply to SlavicWolf [2008-09-29 07:26:46 +0000 UTC]

Haven't seen any round here in Estonia, hence my lack of knowledge
There's one thing though why I couldn't do it - so, OK, in this case I found a suitable stock, but mostly for my stories there is none available (at least not freely and within my reach.) And I cannot draw myself. (Cannot paint from scrap...)

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SlavicWolf In reply to Mithgariel [2008-09-29 21:31:56 +0000 UTC]

i could do pencil sketches.......

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Elandria [2008-09-28 01:00:42 +0000 UTC]

This is beautiful hon! I love the ethereal feeling! Thank you for the dedication!!!!!

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Mithgariel In reply to Elandria [2008-09-28 08:30:33 +0000 UTC]

I'm very happy you like it
See - we talked about it, and I finally got to making. (Just waited until I got a tablet )

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Elandria In reply to Mithgariel [2008-09-29 08:43:16 +0000 UTC]

Ooohh are you enjoying your tablet?

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Mithgariel In reply to Elandria [2008-09-29 10:21:40 +0000 UTC]

Very much so. For the first time I feel like I'm actually painting That's a pretty amazing feeling.

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Elandria In reply to Mithgariel [2008-09-29 13:14:22 +0000 UTC]

Excellent! **hugs her own wacom**

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SillyScared [2008-09-27 23:04:06 +0000 UTC]

Wow! That's brilliant!

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Mithgariel In reply to SillyScared [2008-09-28 08:27:03 +0000 UTC]

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FrozenStarART [2008-09-27 20:09:52 +0000 UTC]

Lanny makes for a gorgeous queen

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Mithgariel In reply to FrozenStarART [2008-09-27 20:22:22 +0000 UTC]

She sure does. I even asked her if she has any royal ancestors

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FrozenStarART In reply to Mithgariel [2008-09-27 20:38:13 +0000 UTC]

haha. what'd she say?

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Mithgariel In reply to FrozenStarART [2008-09-27 20:47:02 +0000 UTC]

We agreed that is is a pity that in case she had them, they did not leave her neither a great sum of money or at least a chest full of costumes.

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FrozenStarART In reply to Mithgariel [2008-10-03 08:02:11 +0000 UTC]

that is so very true

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Lemmy-X [2008-09-27 18:51:25 +0000 UTC]

You've got a fantastic depth to this picture. Those hills seem to be so far. And Elandria's hair and clothes look great.
I think this is one of your best works for a long long time.

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Mithgariel In reply to Lemmy-X [2008-09-27 18:58:33 +0000 UTC]


The place is supposed to look eerie and desolate.
As to the hair, then I totally overpainted those

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Lemmy-X In reply to Mithgariel [2008-09-27 19:02:52 +0000 UTC]

It's not overpainted at all, 'cause you have painted much on the fabrics too. (at least they look much like painted)

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Mithgariel In reply to Lemmy-X [2008-09-27 19:06:03 +0000 UTC]

Overpainted = painted it over (not in the meaning of "too much painting") Agh. Me, English and illness. My throat is so sour and dry. There seems to be no air and I cannot talk.

I painted some of the fabrics, addings shadows and depth of colour, as to the overall painted effect, then I used noise reduction (by 1 unit). (Plus later added angled brush strokes to the entire pic.)

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Lemmy-X In reply to Mithgariel [2008-09-27 19:16:11 +0000 UTC]

And all that was absolutely worth of doing. The image of Elandria seems to float out of the deep misty background. And still the blending is perfect. A very deep view, like I said before.

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Mithgariel In reply to Lemmy-X [2008-09-27 19:30:55 +0000 UTC]


Tea. Need moar tea. Lemon tea. Loads of it. With herb liquer.

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Lemmy-X In reply to Mithgariel [2008-09-27 19:42:57 +0000 UTC]

I named my little fur-ball Tii. [link] He's the only tea I really like.
Coffe keeps me going. I drink 20 - 30 cups a day.

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Mithgariel In reply to Lemmy-X [2008-09-27 19:51:52 +0000 UTC]

He's a total cutiepie.
We've got only one kitty left now, and the mother, of course. So - Iti and Daywen. Two lovely ladies. The rest have found their new homes. At least Sharra and Meika got to stay together.

I'm a tea person, I don't like coffee. But lemon tea...mmmm.

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Lemmy-X In reply to Mithgariel [2008-09-27 22:45:20 +0000 UTC]

Oh, I forgot. I like strong ice-tea. It's splendid when it's a hot weather and you're thirsty.

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Mithgariel In reply to Lemmy-X [2008-09-28 08:25:47 +0000 UTC]

Ohyeah. I love that, too

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Lemmy-X In reply to Mithgariel [2008-09-28 08:37:17 +0000 UTC]

.
Hot tea makes me look like this!

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Mithgariel In reply to Lemmy-X [2008-09-28 09:37:30 +0000 UTC]

Yikes. That's pretty horrible

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Lemmy-X In reply to Mithgariel [2008-09-28 10:14:37 +0000 UTC]

Drinking coffee makes me pretty as this kitty!
OMG!!!

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Mithgariel In reply to Lemmy-X [2008-09-28 10:46:52 +0000 UTC]

Zomg, how do you find all these account-emoticons?

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