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Arwen and Elrond enjoy a tale told by Elrohir of his and Elladan's adventures with Dunedain in the North.I was reading The Return of the King this afternoon and for some horrid reason I thought of Liv Tyler when someone mentioned Arwen (if I am allowed to complain about one thing abou t those movies, it would be her casting)
So I set about drawing my own version of Arwen, and it turned out almost how I originally saw her.
I also thought I'd throw in the rest of her family while I was at it.
I haven't drawn anything ages, so this was really relaxing. And I don't usually draw fan art, so yeah...
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ELVES!!!
Pencil on paper
highlights added in photoshop
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Comments: 65
wow wow WOW i love these elves they are just i imagine elves to be the heart shaped heads the long pointed ears that you keep up the good work
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Aw, thank you. Your comment is so sweet ^_^
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I have to say I like your Arwen more than the one in the movies.
And this scene is really sweet
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This is totally awesome! I love the idea of all of them simply sitting around talking; just being a family, really.
But yeah, I hate it when the movie versions of characters intrude into my head when reading the book. Very annoying.
With LotR, none of the actors in the movies looked like I imagined the characters...Vigo did a great job as Aragorn, but he looks nothing like I first imagined Aragorn. Same with all the hobbits; I imagined all of them older, somehow, especially Frodo. But that's not to say anything against the actors; they were all wonderful. They just didn't look anything like I imagined everyone. Which, I suppose, is the downfall of any movie based on a book. They need to come up with an imagination reader that would make every character in a movie based on a book look like what each person watching it first imagined the character to look like in the book...Sweet! Impossible, probably, but cool to imagine.
But back to the point of this comment, your lovely art! 
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Why were you disappointed in Liv Tyler being cast as Arwen? I'm just curious.
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I probably watched Empire Records too much as a teenager and can't see her outside of those kind of roles. Plus she is too pouty and... human looking.
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Really? I always thought she Looked like the elves should look, but her acting, meh.
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Sweet! And I agree about Liv Tyler; she doesn't have the right voice or peersonality, and I just don't picture Tolkien's fair elf-maiden having that big square jaw. Tyler's not bad-looking, but she always reminds me of the MtF transsexuals I've met. And since Martin Csokas--Celeborn--had the same jaw, the director really must have wanted his elves to look like that. π: 0 β©: 0
But I know I'm an irrationally bitchy viewer in general; having the ADD-related sensory overload problem (similar to Asberger's), I react badly to a lot of things, especially clumsy acting (cf Csokas/Celeborn again) and presence.
Nobody could possibly say that Aragorn was badly acted, but to me Viggo Mortensen didn't have the sharp edge needed for either Strider's genuine air of menace or Elessar's kingly presence; the one actor I can think of who could have pulled both off is Daniel Day-Lewis. But I *know* I'm an oddball; if anyone else in the *world* found the brilliant Mortensen less than perfect for the role, I'll eat my hat. And it's a tough little canvas hat, too, which would be hard on my teeth.
There are reasons why I'm not a formal movie critic--aside from the fact that I'm a dumpy middle-aged woman with no qualifications.
It's why I'm SO in love with the BBC series "Sherlock"; they're ahead of me with every step. So were most episodes of Buffy, for that matter. But I have friends who love Supernatural, which I've only seen some early episodes of but made my teeth hurt with every obvious line badly spoken. I'm not being smugly snobbish, either; I'd do anything short of killing to be able to enjoy all the shows my friends love. But the sensory overload that makes bad acting and bad dialogue stand out is an incurable mental tinnitus I can't shut down.
Whew! Sorry to be babbling; I'm just glad to hear from another person for whom Liv Tyler never managed to be Arwen, so I can stop feeling so guilty about it.
--Nonie the Verbose
Lizzie: I'm sorry, I love your depiction of Arwen, but I loved Liv Tyler's alot more.. I also thought Hugo Weaving was the best as Elrond both in the hobbit and in the trilogy... And everyone mentioned before in my comment was a whole lot better than the animation version of LotR from the 70s'!!!!
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what a cozy looking scene!!!
I must say, I like your depiction of Arwen a lot more than I did Liv Tyler's.
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What I wouldn't give to hang out with them sharing stories over fine elven wine.
Also I like the pointier ears here better. Its more like the Lord of the rings online game then the movie but It underlines their elvenness better and helps distinguish them.
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I love how Elrond looks so wise and stern! its almost like he's "been there done that" as he listens to Elladan and Elrohir talk about there adventures.
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Lovely! 
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Beautiful drawing! I love their clothes and their facial expressions. I can totally see them doing this too. Great job!
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wow, I like it very much!
Arwen here looks really pretty and I like how Elrond is looking as well (come one, agent smith as ELROND? What the hell..). Lovely pic!
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I really love this - you give the boys a lanky quality that makes 'em look otherworldy, which of course is perfect.
However, I kind of fell in love with Liv Tyler as Arwen. I think she did a lovely job.
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Wonderful, love their expressions and Arwens eyes, belt and hand is just perfekt. The same boots as the pictre with Legolas 
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Absolutely stunning, they all look beautiful. I haven't got any problems with Liv as Arwen, but your version is gorgeous as well and more importantly, also really 'fits'- I can immediately see her as Arwen. Love the enthusiastic-story-telling twins. Hmm, if there really was a casting-choice I didn't like, it would be Hugo Weaving. He's not as beautiful as I really expect Elves to constantly be, but that would be difficult anyway. He just looks so plain *annoyed* and grumpy at the whole world and everyone the whole time, it bugs me
And I love that lamp, lol.
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This is fantastic. The characters' individual personalities shine through in their stances and expressions, and your description of the Rivendell setting is just perfect - really otherworldly and beautiful whilst at the same time having a deep sense of saftey and comfort. Beautiful. Wonderful.
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Aw, thanks! I really had fun drawing this. I'd never tried to draw these characters before, so I'm glad to have captured them well.
Your comment makes me want to draw more Tolkien art ^_^
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It's so nice to hear someone else who didn't care for the casting of Arwen! Your version of her is so lovely - as is the rest of the drawing. A truly nice piece.
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beautiful illustration! haha, I can't imagine Arwen anymore unless its Liv Taylor as well. the epilogue of the book was better than the 3rd movie's ending IMOxD
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I like their expressions!! And the hall looks so pretty!
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I love that you've drawn Elves that aren't carbon copies of the ones shown in the movies. Nice job!
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Thanks! That was kinda my goal. Ever since the movies came out I sometimes loose my original image of the character, and that really pisses me off.
Not that they didn't do a good job at casting (aside from Arwen) but they still are not the way I see them
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Really cool! I love Arwen's expression. And the EARS!!!! Pointy is better.
Although I liked Liv in the films, probabbly because I saw the films first, but still.... could have been worse. Thats just my opinion, simply because I think shes purdy. and I like Arwen in general.
Elves! Yay elves!
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that reminds me the D&D roll game im making the sundays wiht my friends
cool pic
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I really like your rendition of elvish clothing 
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Why thank you! Now I need to make some...
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aye! That'd be delightfull
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This is really nice, I love the atmosphere -it's so harmonious
Love your interpretation of Arwen as well, i didn't much care for Liv as her in the films either
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Eeep! Elves! More elves!
Very nice work to see here. Arwen looks slightly away with her thoughts...
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Yay! The twins!!! This Arwen looks so much better than Liv (I hate that woman...)
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THANK YOU!!!!!! XD When I saw Liv Tyler as Arwen... It just didn't fit. Liv Tyler is too... soft or something for the role... I was just dissapointed with her casting too. Thank you for sharing my pain! T-T~
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Thank you!!! We are not alone!
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