#felixwhetsel: okay first off your style is adorable. the way you draw noses is precious and I’m a huge fan

[silmaspens]

These little style homages have been going around so I thought I’d jump on the bandwagon, there’s so many great artists in this fandom it’s overwhelming! I singled some out and attempted to draw my Silmarillion character designs in their unique styles:

@busymagpie @celebrimbot @felixwhetsel @arlenianchronicles @cy-lindric @astronymus @mandhos @tar-miki

I had a lot of fun doing these and it really made me appreciate their artwork in such a deeper way,,, we are truly blessed to have each and everyone of them in this little corner of tumblr 💛

#I was gonna draw each of your character concepts too #but alas my style changes with every drawing and it wasn’t consistent at all :( #anywho let me tell you nice things about each artist in the comments : #busymagpie: friend your blending and coloring are next level! I couldn’t even come close to your technique! & I’m in love with your ears??? #bless you #celebrimbot: master of anatomically correct posing and sephiroth bangs! your able to capture expressions so flawlessly it’s insane! #thank you for celeborn in new balance tennis shoes #I owe you my life #felixwhetsel: okay first off your style is adorable. the way you draw noses is precious and I’m a huge fan #secondly you’re amazing at simplifying and stylizing your characters forms! so much is portrayed through so little #masterful technique friend! #arlenianchronicles: um girl you’re kindness personified so jot that down real fast #and yeah??? your characters are all so consistent and beautiful and emotional??? I mean how do you do that so well??? teach me your ways #thank you for your wonderful contributions to this corner of the Internet 💛💛💛 #cy-lindric: okay so you’re one of my major artistic inspirations! your drawings radiate this elegant playfulness and I’m absolutely in awe #the way you add highlights to hair and clothing and jewelry is just *chef’s kiss* #you are truly a master *not worthy* thank you for existing and blessing us with your beautiful artworks and animations! #astronymus: my rockin rolkien tolkien friend your Maedhros and Roberto drawings are my all time favorite things #your traditional pencil work is so confident and delicate at the same time it blows my mind #I wish I had half of your talent! thank you for the inspiration <3 #mandhos: okay um... who gave you permission to color like that?? save some of that creativity for the rest of us friend! #you make highlight and shadow choices that I would never think to make and I’m so jealous of that!!! #all of your pieces are conceptual masterpieces and I didn’t even come close to replicating it! you’re incredible!!! #tar-miki: thank you for stopping on this planet while you traverse the galaxy bestowing wonderful art #your style is so unique and I had such a fun time trying to replicate it! #your loving attention to eyes is marvelous! there’s so much emotion packed in them it really just takes your drawings to the next level! #Omf and don’t get me started on your clothing and coloring choices??? perfection??? God bless you! #again theres so many more artists I wanted to include! maybe next time??? if I can make myself do it??? #thank you for your contributions to the Tolkien community everybody 💛💛💛 #silmart