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Published: 2015-06-10 17:08:01 +0000 UTC; Views: 11895; Favourites: 295; Downloads: 72
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'But Thingol perceived their hearts, and saw well that desiring the Silmaril they sought but a pretext and fair cloak for their true intent; and in his wrath and pride he gave no heed to his peril, but spoke to them in scorn, saying: 'How do ye of uncouth race dare to demand aught of me, Elu Thingol, Lord of Beleriand, whose life began by the waters of Cuiviénen years uncounted ere the fathers of the stunted people awoke?' And standing tall and proud among them he bade them with shameful words be gone unrequited out of Doriath.Then the lust of the Dwarves was kindled to rage by the words of the King; and they rose up about him, and laid hands on him, and slew him as he stood.'
JRR Tolkien: The Silmarillion : Chapter 22: Of the Ruin of Doriath
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Painted in watercolour.
This illustration was painted for Warner Bros and appears in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies 3D Extended Edition DVD & Blu-ray box-set, in a 'Making of ...' documentary (2015).
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Heartbreakingly accurate to the way I pictured it!! It was a sad end for Elwe Singollo Thingol and the ruining of Doriath. Alas! For the oath of Feanor and the Curse of Mandos.
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Apologies for the late response, and many thanks for the kind comment! I'm really glad you approve of this depiction of a pretty momentous - and indeed sad - scene in the history of Arda!
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Thank you! Seems mostly bitter rather than sweet to me though ...!
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Amazing artwork! Too bad poor Thingol was such an ass to the dwarves.
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Thank you! And yes a shame indeed, though it's partly down to the terrible Oath, I think 
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Ikr? This theme of facing and inevitable end is a common throughout the book.
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All of Tolkien's main works, perhaps
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This is exactly how I imagined king Thingol... So sad he ended like that, whenI first read that part my heart broke
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Ooooh, it's always particularly nice to match a reader's imagination 
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Hummm, not thought of it like this before. But I like it - you might be right
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Nice illustration, I think I haven't seen this particular moment depicted before. It must have been difficult to capture the light of the Silmaril, but it turned out quite well. Again, nice architectural details.
By the way, great to hear that your art is going to appear in The Hobbit EE material.
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Thanks a lot! There're two versions of this that I'd seen before and liked: the first admittedly not being the explicit scene as such, Nauglamir ; and also Thingol's doom
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Interesting, thanks for the links!
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Wow
Im really amazed OwO
Its an interesting scene my friend
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Interesting and dark 
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Thanks Dan, for your support
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Glad you like - I've mixed feelings about this one but it seems to have got a good reception so far ...
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Thats so amazing your work could be in the extended Hobbit edition! I REALLY have to see this!
I still haven't seen any of the extended editions and I really want to when I have money to buy them
I love how powerful Thingol's face is in this painting, you really have a talent of showing an ancient world which I truly admire in your work
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My Beren & Luthien made it onto the DoS EE last year actually, and hopefully a few more will make the final cut, but there're certainly no guarantees! Although when it comes to this piece, I have to say personally that I was very ill-pleased with Thingol's face (and headpiece), more than anything else. In hindsight, I chose the wrong watercolour paper for this one - its very harsh and thick (I have no idea about specifications, I found it in an old dusty art shop years ago, and it has none of that information), and so is far more suitable for impulsive wet-in-wet work - for example, it's the same paper used for Elwing Bearing the Silmaril , which just ate up the water and it turned out perfectly. My thinking here was that I'd be using a lot of water and paint for low-lights and contrasts, but when I came to the final details it just didn't work out. The Elven-king's face suffered as a result. Oh well, it was too late to turn back
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Beautiful - very expressive and emotional, my dear friend <3
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Oh this is really neat!!! 
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There are a couple of versions of this scene out there that I like, but they're quite differently stylistically to mine
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Thanks a lot - I hope the architecture is suitably 'Menegroth'.
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So they will speak about Elu Thingol, Thranduil and the necklaces? This is cool.
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