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Description Name: Terian Othalion a'Thuli
Date of birth: March 9th
Place of birth: Amelon (a fantasy setting similar to medieval England/Scotland)
Theme song: En Vie - Apocalyptica
Quote: "A fire burns within us all. What we need to learn is to either tame it or let it run free."

Terian is the only son of the Arch Thuli - the ruler over the fire people known as the Seyalle Thulis. The Seyalles is a race divided into five distinctive groups, all connected to one of the elements. Seyalle Thuli is fire and as such they are known to be quite temperamental and proud but also extremely devoted and dependable. Thulis are essentially a people raised to be warriors, divided into clans, and Terian stands to inherit the title as Arch Thuli and ruler over the head clan. And while he spends his early years (which is quite a few since Seyalles age very slowly) being mischievous and rash he eventually learns responsibility and how to lead. Once his wife has beaten some sense into him, that is.

Terian is in essence an extremely positive person. While he is quick to rise to a challenge or quip he rarely holds a grudge as long as the other party apologises or proves that they are not the ones at fault. Betrayal is the only sin that cannot be forgiven. He loves attention and affection and always gives as good as he gets. He wants the best for as many as possible and while he can be slightly judgemental at first glance he is not beyond changing his opinions once given a reason to.

He has the worst sense of humour and loves to play with words - even if he's the only one to laugh at the jokes. He never jokes on other people's behalves however and is well-mannered and polite unless provoked. He's a simple man at heart and while he stands as one of the highest in the noblest clan amongst all Thulis he's very bad at being regal. Terian is the boy who grew up rolling around in mud with his cousin and never really leaves that behind. While Terian might be one of the most skilled warriors the Thulis have ever seen - together with his cousin Teron - he is carefree and happy, even after he manages to mature enough to take over after his father.

If there is one person Terian literally cannot live without it's his cousin Teron. They grew up together and are brothers in everything but name. Terian is the more impulsive of the two while Teron is almost oddly calm for a Thuli. They balance each other in that Teron keeps Terian's fire shielded, contained and safe while Terian makes sure that Teron's fire always has the warmth it needs to stay alive and flourish.

Terian lives a long happy life with his wife and piles of children and grandchildren - as does Teron.


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This took ages to finish. First because ~CarpeDentum came to visit and then because I got sick. Really sick. To the extent that I couldn't raise my arms. So sorry that the March picture ended up coming in April. But hey! At least I finished it!

I love Terian. Just... DUDE.
RED HAIR

This is a nice change in colour compared to the other two. I love working with warm colours.

Teron belongs to *Verdokai by the way while Terian is mine. So is the concept for the Seyalle Thulis even if *Verdokai helped me brainstorm and perfect it.


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Comments: 12

My-Anne [2014-07-23 08:22:13 +0000 UTC]

you have some serious mad skills.. I mean, look at that endless fabric!

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Lienwyn In reply to My-Anne [2014-07-29 17:28:12 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I am incredibly fond of fabric. I just love drawing it even if it sometimes makes my hand want to fall off

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My-Anne In reply to Lienwyn [2014-07-29 20:01:06 +0000 UTC]

do you have any tips for a fellow traditonal artist who uses colored pencils? Something about shading and highlights maybe? I'm struggling with that, you see.

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Lienwyn In reply to My-Anne [2014-07-31 14:31:47 +0000 UTC]

Gosh, I always feel a little lost when asked that question since I'm still learning myself, but when I browsed through your art I guess the tips I can give is that you could try and use more contrasts and mix in some other colours. Your shading is really good - you know where to put the shading and you make things seem round and firm - but a little added colour could help make it look even more alive. Like a little blue or brown here and there to make grey less flat (that's something it took me a while to learn) and mix in a little yellow, red, purple or blue just on certain places on people's skin etc. You can look back at my tutorial (the second one) and do the apple exercise maybe, trying to mix in a lot of different colours?

Adding contrast could also help (on the pictures where it's suitable, of course). I mean, add darker areas to contrast the lighter ones, either with black or just darker colours in general. These areas don't always have to be big but it will add depth if you dare to make the shift in colour and tone more bold. You did that on your "Coloring Sunny" picture, where there's a lot more depth in the skintone as well as her hair (especially on the one marked with a 2), and I think you should keep heading in that direction And small note on Sunny's pale skin: try adding soft layers of purple or blue. That will make skin look paler, given that you haven't already shaded them too much. Stick with cold colours anyway, and they will automatically seem less tanned

Also, a good way of practicing both of the above (and highlighting) is to make sure to draw a picture where you HAVE to use a limited light source, since it will throw everything else in shadow and make the contrasts more important - like a girl sitting in the light of one candle in an otherwise dark room. And if the light is coloured you'll learn to blend and shade using colours you might not usually combine. Like this:Β lienwyn.deviantart.com/art/Lat… Β (and to a lesser extent:Β lienwyn.deviantart.com/art/Per… )
Those books were A PAIN since I had to blend the yellow and orange into purple, pink, green, blue, red, brown etc etc, but it was awesome practice, that's for sure. And you really have to pay attention to how everything curves and is angled - his arm, the book he's holding, his face (one part being almost completely shadowed). Look at references if you need them and try to stick to the light source since it will help a lot in learning how to shade and where to put highlights Don't be afraid to use black! (although still in moderation, of course)

... I hope this made sense and helps in some way x'D

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My-Anne In reply to Lienwyn [2014-07-31 22:10:40 +0000 UTC]

Yes!! You're advise is helping me out great! Thank you so much for replying. I understand what you mean and it's very useful that you put some examples in here so I can see what you mean. The drawing with the candlelight is so stunning, and so much help! The books.. his clothes.. it's all shaded and highlighted.Β 
I'm also very glad to here that you reconized some progress in Coloring Sunny, I was working on my shading in that drawing so I'm glad in payed off. I'm especially greatful for the tips on getting Sunny's skin colour right.
This really means a lot to me, thank you so very much! Β 

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Lienwyn In reply to My-Anne [2014-10-06 13:35:08 +0000 UTC]

Oh, very late reply. Sorry, I've been so busy with other things!

I'm glad I could help anyway! Keep practising and you'll reach whatever goal you set for yourself, I'm sure! Good luck!

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mesai [2013-04-22 23:09:41 +0000 UTC]

Red hair and tattoos? Medieval period? Looooovelies

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Lienwyn In reply to mesai [2013-04-23 07:36:36 +0000 UTC]

Yes indeed
Terian has many good... hrmm... qualities!

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darkdragonrose99 [2013-04-09 22:28:11 +0000 UTC]

I love him smiling!!

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Lienwyn In reply to darkdragonrose99 [2013-04-11 08:32:59 +0000 UTC]

Happy people are great!

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freesamplethief [2013-04-09 21:07:49 +0000 UTC]

He's so pretty and smiley. I think the smiley makes him prettier

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Lienwyn In reply to freesamplethief [2013-04-11 08:32:47 +0000 UTC]

They are rather cute when they smile, aren't they?

I'm glad that you like it! Thank you!

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