Mael-Gul Illustration: Wargfight
And now for some illustrations...Back from vacation, and I cannot even offer you a new chapter! I apologize deeply; apparently, the muses went on vacation, too. But Lo and Behold! I tried my hand at making illustrations to my latest chapter of Mael-Gul, or rather, to the warg fight that is part of it. Since they are rather large, I decided not to
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Thanks for sharing.
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The light- oh, well, that is the problem here, is it not? The book says that the night grew old already when the wargs finally attacked for real, but it does not say how far dawn is away (or there) yet. Other sources of light would be the fire, the staff and finally the moon, if it has not settled already. However, I fear my mastery of the light leaves some room for improvement...maybe next time! :)
Thank you for your comment, again!
Greetings and Cheers! -- Aislynn
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I do love that fic of yours, though I've only recenly found it so I haven't really had a chance to comment yet, keep it up, it's great!
on a side note, I know they're not the focus of the fic, but is there a chance we might see how things are going with Thranduil and Elrond together?
And I can't wait to know what that "special talan" might be...
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But - Elrond and Thranduil together? In this fic? I had hoped to leave that, at least, to the readers' imagination, at least as far as flashbacks are concerned. As for the future - well, as I said in another post, all bets are open. But I do not think that Thranduil has very tender feelings for Elrond, of all people, in this specific fic! Er.
In another universe, however- who knows? :)
As for the 'special talan' - We'll see.
Greetings to you and Cheers! -- Aislynn
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But there has to be a reason why Elrond has such a sizable bone to pick with Mirkwood, something must have happened, and I don't buy that "Mirkwood failed to help us when we needed it" theory.
I admit he is rather obsessed with that particular adversary. Hmmm. But I do not plan to go deeper intothe possible background at this time.I have enough issues on my agenda already, and I fear finding out what problem Elrond had with thranduil in the past, before everything went haywire, in this universe would be a bit much. Then again, one should never say never! But I fear that would be probably a too dark tale even for me.
So I'm very much looking forward to your next chapter, and impatiently waiting to see how Galadriel turned out.Oh, dear, the dreaded Lothlorien chapters... Well, I shall try to get the Fellowship through Moria soon, then. After all there is just a little Cave Troll, a few Orcs and a Balrog to get around, on top of the darkness and the need to feed the spell, how hard can that be? :D ( ... )
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I really love your story, I'm reading it for the second time right now (and I'm pretty sure that will not be the last time)! And ... yeah... what can I say,I just love Legolas slave and angst stories. Specially when they are so wonderful written like yours is!! And it is great to see that you continue writing.
Is it okay if I friend you?
*hugs* raphaha
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You are welcome, and of course you may friend me, I will probably friend back.Next chapter may be a while, though (sorry!)But I hope you enjoy anyway!
*hugs back* -- Aislynn
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No new chapters in the near future? *pouts* Okay, than I have to read the old ones again. Will do too! *deep sigh*
Have a good weekend, raphaha *off to friend you*
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As for your earlier response regarding the light...
The tree trunks would be lighter on the side nearer to Gandalf and the fire, and darker on the side away. Fortunately Gandalf is standing on the left side and the fire is there also, so that would be easy to fix.
The ground would also be lighter nearer to the fire, in a circular pattern, and gradually darkening as you move away toward the top and right hand sides of the picture. Legolas is sort of floating out there in space--he needs his shadow to ground him.
Gosh, there are arrows all over the place! *cheers for Legolas* There's even a dead wolf lying behind the Wizard's feet! I love that you have Gimli's braid depicted and even captured the glint of the sharp blade of his axe. The look in Boromir's eyes is priceless. (Darken his hair just a little bit, so he's not quite as blond as the elf)
Fantastic!
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Thank you for the appreciation and as well for the serious concrit! I am not sure if I will go back to the draft a third time, although I had a copy of the original sketch that I started to draw with quill and ink, and I may also work on the original again. In any case, thank you for the hints about the light! If I go back to the original, I will definitely take them into account. Light and shadow is one of my weak points, and it shows; but it was a delight to work on this picture, which I started when I had the *image* of what the scene should look like before my very eyes, but was completely unable to *write* it. The scene was written afterwards... :)
Greetings to you and cheers!
Aislynn
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Getting to know you through this story has been a very positive thing for me. I'm so happy that pecos recommended you, and that I have had this remarkable chance to read and discuss with you! I learn new things with every chapter you have shared, and I only wish that more authors out there were as understanding and as friendly, not to mention self-confident while remaining approachable and humble, as YOU!
Thank you for just being YOU!
(((HUGS)))
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(((HUGS)))
*Blushes deeply and hugs back*
Thank you! You just made my day! (Really!)
Aislynn
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I think I like the ink version better, but I'm a sucker for dramatic cntrast. You'd best tell Legolas to have a care where that warg is jumping at. He seems to be in a rather vulnerable position. LOL
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You'd best tell Legolas to have a care where that warg is jumping at. He seems to be in a rather vulnerable position. LOL
Well, since you have read the chapter already, we both know by now that the warg is history - the Elf was faster. :)
Greetings and Cheers! -- Aislynn
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