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Breogan — The Spirit of Fire - Revisited
Published: 2007-06-26 15:21:00 +0000 UTC; Views: 3678; Favourites: 44; Downloads: 0
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For Fëanor was made the mightiest in all parts of body and mind: in valour, in endurance, in beauty, in understanding, in skill, in strength and subtlety alike: of all the Children of Eru, and a bright flame was in him.(J.R.R. Tolkien – HoME X)
Revision of a study/portrait of a young Fëanor, son of Finwë, before he created the Silmarils. I have corrected the light in some areas and added more depth. I like him better this way
Original deviation -> [link]
Original face sketch in pencil -> [link]
Photoshop CS2 & Wacom tablet.
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Strangely enough, I like the other one better, don´t ask me why...maybe he looks too intimidating in this one? I really have no clue why, but it is an awesome pic!
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^___^
Told you I would take me the time^^ and look through your gallery^_^
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The gleam in his eyes mirrors his greatest creation. You are a genius!!
I'm absolutely speechless!
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Thanks for posting your feedback
I am not a genius, but I'm delighted to know you like this portrait that much that you deem me so - this encourages me to keep working harder
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*shocked... kind of*
Have you ever seen this video?
[link]
If not, you'll understand what I mean...
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I thought I had commented on this at some point, but apparently I didn't.. Well, what can I say.. it's quite perfect portrait of Fëanor, looks amazing. Wonderfully detailed and looks very.. alive. all in all, it's very close to the way I see him. There's no doubt about who he is in any case. Vibrant colours work well for this piece as they express his energetic personality and creative power.
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Thanks 
I confess it's really scary, at least to me, depicting iconic characters such as this - we all have different mental pictures that sometimes are hard to reconcile
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That's true.. I've noticed that too. We are very strongly attached to their mental images of the characters we love.. as we should! One "byproduct" of Jackson's LotR movies that I deeply dislike (the effect, that is.. not the movies -- they are entertaining) is the homogenisation of the popular image of the characters. I always love to see other people's interpretations and compare how they differ from my own. In case of Fëanor here I think we see him in a quite similar way.. Your depiction really does him justice!
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OH WOW...The eyes and the fire in the background are just simply amazing Anushka!...They just pop right out and make everything else in the picture look so much more life like! Plus with the contrast of the jewel and his blue shirt...amazing work!!!
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You are so very welcome!...you derserve all the praise because this is amazing!!!
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This is really an amazing work. Digital "painting" is so hard. And you've got such a talent for it.
Really. A wonderful gift.
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Thanks for your words and for taking the time to post your feedback here
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You work is wonderful. I see the time, thought and effort you put into every work.
You are very talented and very dedicated to the accurate portrayal of your subjects.
This is a thing to be respected and admired.
I always appreciate and respect your work.
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And I will always thank you for taking the time to have a look at my work and post you opinion/feedback here.
For helping those who go to you looking for help.
And for being such a sport in general
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oh i think the skin now looks way much better, more pro, so to say 
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Oh the changes are very subtle (I acually switched back and forth to see them), but you know, the scrap has it's own beauty as well!
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Oh the changes are very subtle (I acually switched back and forth to see them), but you know, the scrap has it's own beauty as well!
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