Defiant Unto Death

Aaaaaand that's a wrap! I'm done with drawing the Fëanorians; at least in the same style and as companion pieces.

Here's Fëanor, on his way to commit the crime he's so infamous for. And I am so incredibly happy with my progress. Because, um, when you look at my art of Maedhros and the others, they all look incredibly... thin. So either advanced stick figures or disturbingly underfed elves... I will leave it to your imaginations.

Edit: Also, I just realised "Trouble" by Adam Jensen goes with this perfectly

I planned to post this some time later but I really can't, I really like how this turned out for something I expected to only be a coloured sketch at best. But here we are.

The Queen of Lindon is a fell beast when it is demanded; But the hour for that call has come to pass now, and your grip on the hilt of your sword has finally yielded.

Fanart for my Gil-Galad fic because why not?

#the concept of what?? people are saying that???#most egregious case of go back to the source material do not pass go do not collect $200 i've seen in a WHILE#''alqualonde was basically fine'' v much not supported by the text

Starting Silmarillion drama is the mind-killer. To vagueblog only ends in suffering. But!

there’s a big temptation imo to soften the early kinslayings. I think it does a disservice not just to the non-Fëanorian characters (like Finarfin whose entire character arc is predicated on seeing the charnel at Alqualondë and having the capacity to turn back, or Fingolfin who does not, or Finrod who represses until everything snaps through mid song battle with Sauron, or Círdan who learns that his saviors only came across the sea in the nick of time to rescue him by slaughtering his sundered kin en masse and must live with that for the next three ages of his life) it’s also a betrayal of the perpetrators!

Benjamin Walker as Gil-galad.