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.


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Comments

[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