Tesuque Pueblo Tyelpe

[anerea]

Title: Tesuque Pueblo Tyelpe
Artist: Anérea
Rating: G
Fandom: Tolkien: The Silmarillion / Lord of the Rings (Appendix B)
Characters/Pairings: Celebrimbor Tyelperinquar
Content Notes: Portrait of the Elven smith and ring-maker

Cropped preview:

I rather fancy some of the Noldor with features of Indigenous Americans. While I was in New Mexico I got to know some gorgeous people (inside and out) who have inspired my Tesuque Pueblo Celebrimbor.


This can also be viewed large on my DeviantArt.

Comments

[goss]

Oh wow, this is BEAUTIFUL! I am so drawn to his expression, and the way the blue glow bits contrast with the rest of the piece - very pretty! <3 I only know the character of Celebrimbor from the recent tv show, and really like the way you've added all the little details of his elven-made accesssories.

I've only just started learning how to use digital media, and I love how you've achieved that wonderful painterly effect. :)

(NB: I created an artist tag for you, and added it to this post)

[anerea]

Thanks Goss, I'm so glad you like it!

(Haha! Yes, RoP!Celebrimbor in his upholstered gown this is not!)

I'm really loving the amazing possibilities of digital painting with all the great brushes that they have now, and I like messy/ rough strokes because it hides imperfections!

I use Kyles brushes in PS, and I'm happy to share which are my favourites for this style of painting with you.

[goss]

I've started with a free app called Adobe Fresco, which has two basic brush sets available - watercolour and oils. I have only just started playing around with the watercolour brushes, but seeing how lovely your work is, it's giving me encouragement to try branching out and experimenting with the textured effect of using the oils. :)

RoP!Celebrimbor in his upholstered gown

DYING. XD

[anerea]

I haven't used Fresco but had a quick squizz at a comparison, and the 'live brush' feature sounds very nice, which is not in PS. However apparently brushes aren't customisable, and I fiddle quite a lot with my brush settings and most of the ones I use most are customised. I also use masking and layering a LOT. (Hmm, maybe I should say overuse - I sometimes just have a few strokes on a layer so I can come back and fiddle and move and change colour, and I end up with <*checks file*> 87 layers for this one!

Kyle has some very useful tuts on YouTube for both Fresco and PS (some of the principles are the same) and also in Creative Cloud and Adobe Live channels.

Have fun experimenting!

[goss]

Thank you for the links and info! I appreciate it. :D

87 layers for this one

OMG. LOL. And I thought my 15 layers was a bit much. *snort*

[honigfrosch]

*gasp* That's gorgeous ♥

[anerea]

Oooh! What a divine response! Thank you. :)

[lomelinde_laurea]

This is stunning!

[anerea]

Thank you! SO pleased you like it!

[facethestrange]

This is breathtakingly beautiful and looks like something out of a dream! ♡♡♡ I'm always in awe when people can create art that looks both blurry and extremely detailed at the same time, idek how, it's a superpower I think. ♡

[anerea]

Thanks so much! Although I think it's more thanks to the superpower of digital, if I had to paint this with physical paint, without my Undo, and moveable and changeable layers, and selecting and masking... well, it would not look anything like the same!

[facethestrange]

Still a superpower in my book. :D I also do (only/mostly) digital art, but I can either choose to make the picture clean and detailed or blurry and abstract-looking - both at the same time is just not happening for me, at least not at this point. So huge kudos! ♡♡♡

[anerea]

Hmm, I think my trick is not being afraid to overlay short, light strokes across my well-defined edges. I also use fat brushes with lots of clear spaces between the "bristles" and rough edges (usually setting the Flow very low but opacity higher and then varying the pen pressure), stimulating a dry-brush.

[facethestrange]

Thank you, this is extremely useful and helpful! ♡ I don't think I'm there yet, I feel like I'm still a beginner at digital painting in a way (I normally opt for drawings because they're a whole lot easier for me, so I've only done maybe 10-20 paintings in the last few years), but getting tips for the future from someone who is as good as you is an honor! :) ♡

[anerea]

You're so welcome! Oh, another thing I'm not shy with is tracing and masking selections from source photographs, which is so much easier with digital than physical paint! And have things on different layers so I can easily change it without having to repaint if I don't like what's there. Layers really give me the confidence to just try things without the worry of messing it up completely. Enjoy your paint journey!

[facethestrange]

Thank you! ♡♡♡ Yessss, re: different layers, I normally end up with 30 or more of them. :D

[mific]

So gorgeous. I love how you've taken the colour-note of the turquoise and used it for accents on his face as well.

[anerea]

Glad you like the turquoise! It was initially one of those happy accidents and I ran with it...

[apachefirecat]

Beautiful!!

[anerea]

Thank you!

[bethctg]

This is amazing. He is a gorgeous Celebrimbor.

[anerea]

I'm so pleased you think so! Thank you!

[salamandras]

Wow, this is stunning!

[anerea]

Thank you!

[yhlee]

This is absolutely stunning - it's so precise yet so expressive, and the turquoise accents are so well done. ♥

[anerea]

Thanks very much!

[scintilla10]

Oh, stunning work! The turquoise accents are really lovely.

[anerea]

Glad you like it, thanks!

[amberdreams]

He's absolutely gorgeous! I love your loose impressionistic style too, and the subtle turquoise accents are perfect for the Native American vibe. So cool!

[anerea]

Much appreciated, thanks!

[adafrog]

Nicely done.

[anerea]

Thank you!

[minoanmiss]

I am in AWE.

[anerea]

Aww! Thank you!

[lavendertook]

Beautiful vision! And what a beneficent expression--the ready-to-laugh expression of a master.

[anerea]

Aww! Thank you! I'm delighted to see that in his expression.

[anerea]

Aww! Thank you! I'm delighted you see that in his expression.

[tinny]

omg wow he is absolutely beautiful! I love the highlights on his skin and jewelry. He looks so alive. <3

[anerea]

Ahh! What a smile-bringing response! Thank you!

[makamu]

Came here via tinny reccing this. Oh, that's a great painting. I really like his skin and the highlights on his jewellery. You can see that he is a smith - and a Noldo.

I really like this - do you mind if I rec this in my next recs post?

[anerea]

Aww! Thanks so much Makamu! I'm so happy you like him. And yes, thanks, you're welcome to rec. ♡

[hamsterwoman]

I also came here with a Snowflake Challenge rec from tinny, and wow, that's beautiful!

[anerea]

Thank you so much!