the-quiet-fire-of-defiance: fionnsartings:Part of my Middle Earth redesigns.Nienna, one of the Valar

the-quiet-fire-of-defiance:

fionnsartings:

Part of my Middle Earth redesigns.

Nienna, one of the Valar, holding the last cuttings of the Two Trees in her hands.

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The Valar’s designs are based off a variety of our oldest civilisations and cultures. Nienna’s starting point comes from illustrations of new kingdom Egypt and Berber headdresses, among other influences. I still wanted to introduce some colour to her, so I went with sort of mostly chromatic greys, rather than outright stark greys.

[Image: an ancient Egyptian style Nienna weeping.]