"Opposites Attract" by Lyra

[oloriel.livejournal.com]

B2MeM Challenge: Daily Prompts (March 9)

Format: Fanart (watercolour)

Genre: Um. Pseudo-symbolic portraiture of questionable quality?

Rating: n/a

Warnings: Awfully bad proportions, blatant symbolism

Characters: Nerdanel, Fëanor

Pairings: Nerdanel/Fëanor

Creators' Notes (optional): The prompt was: Think of a person that you admire. The person can be someone from history, from fiction, or someone that you know--anyone! Write down three to five adjectives that describe why you find that person admirable. Now write the opposites of those three to five adjectives. Write or draw something from the point-of-view of a character who displays some or all of the "negative" adjectives on your second list.

I was actually asked in early March who my favourite Tolkien character was, and after a lot of vacillation I went for Nerdanel. So I picked her for the prompt, too. Applicable adjectives include "patient", "wise", "empathetic" and "open-minded" (also "creative", "skillful", "steadfast", "strong" etc., but I already had the concept of this picture in my mind so these wouldn't work with the "opposites" theme). The opposites would be something like "impatient", "rash", "judgemental" and "obstinate" (more or less! If it has to be all adjectives...), which fit Fëanor close enough. And of course I couldn't decide for just one of these two lovelies, so I drew them both (so it's from both of their POVs! Aren't I clever, haha) as polar opposites.
(Which they aren't really. But for the purpose of this prompt, it kinda works?)

Summary:

Nerdanel and Fëanor staring at each other whilst working on their respective projects, trying to figure out whether they love or hate each other.

Opposites Attract on deviantArt

Comments

[kayleelupin.livejournal.com]

I like it a lot! :) faved on DA ^_^

Kaylee Arafinwiel

[oloriel.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much - for your kind words and the fave! :)

[zdenka]

I like this! Noldor in hakama -- I can definitely go with that. Their outfits are simple, but very graceful. And I like their expressions. You can tell they're fascinated with each other by the way they're getting distracted from their work!

[oloriel.livejournal.com]

Glad you agree! :) And even more glad that their facial expressions get across. Thank you!

[dawn_felagund]

This piece is beautiful, Lyra! Proportions, shmomortions. (That I didn't see anything wrong explains maybe why I generally stick with calligraphy?) The costuming is lovely (I enjoyed your note about it on dA!), the concept itself is cool, and most of all, I love that portentous look between them. There's a lot going on there, and I found myself imagining what they were thinking based on that look.

[oloriel.livejournal.com]

(The arm lengths, and I think the Fëanster's head is a bit too large although I guess one might rightfully consider him bigheaded. >_>)
Very glad that you liked it! There's supposed to be a lot going on, and if the somewhat shoddy execution doesn't distract from that, I'm happy. Thank you!

[silver-trails.livejournal.com]

Lovely! I like their expressions!

[oloriel.livejournal.com]

Aw, thank you!

[hhimring]

I like it!

Those hakanas really suit them and their poses express fascination and puzzlement.

(Do you think maybe Nerdanel in her emotional confusion just grabbed a larger chisel?)

[oloriel.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! They're supposed to, but they turned out slightly awkward. >_>
(Yes! That must be it! XD)

[blslarner.livejournal.com]

Oh, but I like.

[oloriel.livejournal.com]

Aw, thank you.

[nialoke]

Oh dear, but I love this! The slightly undecided expression hovering somewhere between fascination and derision, and clothes and hairstyles! Very pretty owo