Very interesting. Your work here reminds me a little bit of Mucha, a Czech painter/illustrator who worked during/around the turn of the century. He tended to use a series of patterns that interlaced with the subject, almost always a female. There would be this elegance that went along with it, the flowing of the dress and the way the linework in the bg would compliment it. As well, he tended to use thicker lines to outline the form, while having thinner lines within.

It's interesting, because you have many of those same elements here, mixed in with the storybook style of illustration that characterizes the chapter thumbnails in CS Lewis' books. I like the gradient you have on the dress; very subtle but enough to offset it from the rest of the bg. The slight texturing on the bg itself is a nice touch. The thorn motif around the outside of the bg border is good as well; it took me a second to connect it with the rose motif (nice subtleties there). The folds on the dress are minimal, and work very well. That is something that is hard to accomplish: Minimal usage of lines (and of varrying thickness) to denote folds and whatnot; you have it here in a nice balanced manner. And the usage of red within the skintone is, again, another good use of subtle variation (this time with color) to break up the solid areas. Nice subtleties all around. And good subject to choose. :]

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Thank you! It's rare to get such eloquent feedback. I'll have to look up Mucha.

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Such a gorgeous illustration! It's so classic and portrays Arwen so well. This belongs in an edition of Lord of the Rings.

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wow, i'm flattered! thanks!

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you are most welcome

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I like this one. It's simplicity and coloration look kinda like Tolkien's art, and it has a beautifully quiet feel to it. The flower tracery behind her is done well too.

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I love it! Your style is very unique, so simple and beautiful.

Lovely pic of Arwen, and loooovely Mackintosh style

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This is simply beautiful.Her hair jewelry and dress are so delicate and elegant and her pose doesn't seem boring to me,i looks graceful.The combination of colours and the leafy frame are quite charming too.

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