Fanwork: Too close to Dol Guldur by Mithrial

[mithrial.livejournal.com]

B2MeM Prompt and Path: Black & White/Blue Path
Format: Photomanip
Genre: Mystery
Rating: Gen
Warnings:None
Characters: Thranduil
Pairings: None
Creator’s Notes : Photomanip and some drawing - Photoshop.
Summary: Dol Guldur is in Mirkwood, so it must have troubled Thranduil. I don't know what's brought him out there in the storm. There must be a story..?

Comments

[heartofoshun.livejournal.com]

Excellent black and white example! You do beautiful work. I am so jealous. I'll just be a grownup about it and enjoy your lovely work!

[mithrial.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, I feel like that too when I look at Deviant Art. Just get on and do it - that's the phrase to keep in mind.
Who knows what might turn up. So glad you love this.
*hugs* Tia .

[kayleelupin.livejournal.com]

Oh, excellent! I do have to wonder...Hmmm, that is awfully close. Maybe it's after Sauron is gone and he, Celeborn, Galadriel and Gandalf (I think that's right, and Radagast, too?) went there to clean things up. (At least, if I'm remembering right and this isn't all out of my own head, but I could have sworn they did)

[ladybrooke]

*pops out of the random Thranduil & Celeborn fangirl hole* Gandalf was there the first time they went to Dol Guldur (during The Hobbit) but Thranduil wasn't (he was off dealing with dwarves, Bilbo, etc). The second and final time they went to Dol Guldur, during LotR, the leaders were just Celeborn, Galadriel, Thranduil, and Radagast - Gandalf was off in Gondor.

(Sorry if you didn't want answers from random people, but they're my fandom loves).

[kayleelupin.livejournal.com]

Oooh, thank you. :D my loves too, I'm just glad to know I wasn't making it all up in my head. Just mixing the two times up, LOL.

[keiliss.livejournal.com]

It also depends whether you're going with movie or bookverse :D

[kayleelupin.livejournal.com]

Eeep...no wonder I got confused, if they're different on this topic! Knowing both, sometimes stuff runs together in my head...

[ladybrooke]

Oh yeah, I forget about movie verse, probably because I ignored that whole thing because Celeborn wasn't there...

[ladybrooke]

You're welcome! :D Believe me, I mix events from the books up in my head all the time...

[mithrial.livejournal.com]

I didn't remember that, but it's an age since I read LotR. That's really good to know.
And Thranduil & Celeborn that's a good pairing. Hmmm... :D

[keiliss.livejournal.com]

He looks rather as though he's checking he's not being followed. Or perhaps he heard a sound.... I really like this, Tia.

[mithrial.livejournal.com]

Thanks Kei. Yep to both of those ideas. So glad you liked it. :D

[ladybrooke]

I really like this! It has a creepy feeling too it that fits Dol Guldur and makes Thranduil look cautious/slightly startled. :D

[mithrial.livejournal.com]

Yes, definitely startled. Very wild and windy out by Dol Guldur, the poor Mirkwood trees have withered and died. Just thorn bushes whipping about.

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[mithrial.livejournal.com]

Wow! b2mem is alive and kicking.
Amazing amounts of creative stuff going on here. ☆¸¸.•*¨*☆¸¸.•*¨*☆¸¸.•*¨*☆

[shirebound]

Nice! That looks like a still from a movie.

[mithrial.livejournal.com]

Ah, yes. But what is the storyline we wonder..?

[hrymfaxe.livejournal.com]

This is very nice! A lovely mix of sharp highligts and smooth transitions. I like the windswept thorny look of the trees behind him and the light behind the bridge and the "castle" really makes it stand out as a dark and ominous place in the distance.

[mithrial.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I really enjoyed playing with the light. Dol Guldur is actually reversed so the light all fits together. Let's say, Thranduil is approaching it by his hidden way from the woods.

[ysilme]

I love the pencil-drawing feeling this gives. The monochrome colouring (can you even say that in English?) gives the whole scene another layer of intensity, I think, and makes it even more threatening.

[mithrial.livejournal.com]

Yep - when I desaturated it all the lighting came into it's own.

[silver-trails.livejournal.com]

Beautiful!

[mithrial.livejournal.com]

Thank you.
♥

[foxrafer.livejournal.com]

This is an amazing piece. Absolutely love it.

[mithrial.livejournal.com]

Thanks - So glad you love it. :)

[mithrial.livejournal.com]

Many thanks to everyone for your fab and interesting comments. I loved making this.
At last my four offspring are at Uni or in work. Now is my chance to get on with some artwork. b2mem March 2017 challenge, is just what I need.
Just at the moment, I'm starting with photomanips, but gradually adding drawing over and around, to get the practice and work up the skill to draw in Photoshop.
Lovely to find lots of artists and writers here. "Mae g'ovannen!" to you all.

[just-jenni.livejournal.com]

This is really beautiful! I love that expression on Thranduil's face.

[mithrial.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Jenni.

[engarian.livejournal.com]

Nice photoshop work. I do a lot of work with that program, but haven't really done a lot with photomanip. You've got a real knack for the process.

- Erulisse (one L)

[mithrial.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I love to play with Photoshop - especially on a rainy grey day.

[lindahoyland.livejournal.com]

Very atmospheric.

[mithrial.livejournal.com]

Thanks. :)

Too Close - a 100 word drabble for Mithrial's artwork

[aearwen2.livejournal.com]

I saw your artwork and just couldn't help myself. This drabble practically wrote itself. Enjoy.


Too Close - by Aeärwen

“We have come too far south, my King,” Galion said, halting his horse. “The air grows dark and heavy.”

Thranduil said nothing, but kept moving forward with a frown. “We know this place well, old friend, and yet, not at all anymore.”

Galion twisted left and then right. “Have we been here before often enough to know it?”

“Yes. Long ago, it was the Emyn Duir, remember? No more...”

“Indeed.”

Together they rode slowly until they could finally see what was ahead. Thranduil shuddered at the sight. “You are right, Galion. We have come far too close to Dol Guldur.”

RE: Too Close - a 100 word drabble for Mithrial's artwork

[mithrial.livejournal.com]

Oh wow! Thank you so much. This fits the scene perfectly. And of course the elves would remember the old names and times of the mountains.

"Hantanyel órenyallo. Mai acáriel " (Thank you you did so well.)

From one grey elf to another.
Tia xxx.

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[dreamflower]

Really very nicely done. I love it.

[mithrial.livejournal.com]

Thank you.
♥

[starbrow.livejournal.com]

How lovely! The fear and apprehension on Thranduil's face is palpable, and the black and white is perfect for this atmospheric, spooky scene.

[mithrial.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Starbrow.
I enjoyed making it. x

[independence1776]

Ooh, that is gorgeous!

[mithrial.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much, indy.
It was fun to do. xx

[nialoke]

This is awesome. I love the spooky, oppressive atmosphere - I just want to scream at him to get away from there, and quickly!

[mithrial.livejournal.com]

Yes it does.
Thanks, I had fun making it.

[fernstrike]

This is gorgeous, spooky, and atmospheric! Nicely done.

(Thranduil is one of my all-time faves as well so I love this that much more).

[mithrial.livejournal.com]

He's one of my faves too.
Thanks, Fernstrike. I'm glad you like it. XX