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little unfinished gradient maps/colour balance/blending modes study

What shines brighter than a crown?

It's Celegorm's gleaming head.

This piece came from joking around with friends about an AU where Celegorm becomes regent, and here's the artwork.

Me: The more I look at it, the more I think the Noldor are doomed.

Friend: Don't worry, Curufin will be pulling the strings behind the scenes.

Me: That's even worse.

ok explain this then. what design choice was this

don't you worry, i've already been sent a clown trophy emoji, along with a screenshot of my tags on my first orufrey post where i'd expressed a futile hope that it would remain the only one. cause i don't have time for this

anyway, since we already have plenty of baby Oru and Qifrey and adult Oru and Qifrey, i wanted to sketch the lads as older teens. was a fun exercise in studying and depicting body language

Spoiler warning for ch.92-93!!