Artists of Arda

The hottest new Discord Club is Artists of Arda. A place for artists who create any sorts of Tolkien-related works, and those who just like looking at the pretty arts.

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• Text chats
• Voice chats
• Scheduled events
• Unscheduled events
• Events that are just Zhie accidentally hitting the voice channel and other people wandering in
• Events that are just Zhie’s cat accidentally hitting the voice channel and other people wandering in
• Virtual studio gatherings
• Places to share art (both finished and unfinished) and get feedback (both positive-only and for workshopping things like ‘what are hands??’ and 'should I put a bird on it?’*)
• Places to promote other places, events, and even yourself (if you do art commissions)

Find the link behind the magic cut…

Join the Artists of Arda Discord Server!

And here are the rules, so that you don’t have to awkwardly try to join at 2am to see the rules in case you’re not keen on the rules and want a way to slip out the back door before a half dozen people flail at you with giant peach stickers. (We actually have that feature turned off completely.)

1) Please introduce yourself in welcome-nest before participating in other discussion. Just like a party where you’d knock on the door and say hi before you start dancing on the table, we’d like to get to know you first! (And then, by all means, disco on that table all night long if you want!)

2) This server is a non-toxic Tolkien group. Gatekeeping, elitism, snobbery, or other unseemly behavior will not be tolerated. Members here range from casual fans to super scholars, but one’s experience should not be compromised because of one’s knowledge or expertise. The same is true for artistic skills and experiences–stick figures and moodboards are just as valid as forms of art expression as mural-sized acrylic paintings that could hang in museums. We were all novices on both topics at one point; please keep this in mind during your interactions, and be supportive of one another!

3) NSFW items must stay in NSFW channels! All NSFW art must ALSO be spoilered when posted; finished art should also include the information from the template. Shaming is not allowed–not for content or characters or concept, period–but spoilers should be utilized even in the NSFW area so that viewers can self-curate the content they wish to view. However, due to laws and legal jurisdictions, content which sexualizes underage characters is NOT allowed on this server. Child pornography is highly illegal, a violation of federal laws in the United States (and in many other countries), and not protected under First Amendment rights. Breaking this rule is one of the few things that can get you instantly yeeted into the Void (permanently banned).

4) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits workplace discrimination based on religion, national origin, race, color, or sex. We add to that class, gender, level of ability, level of education, and political affiliation. While this is not a workplace, these are all protections that everyone should have and not be in fear of discrimination, bullying, or behavior unbecoming from other members. Please be mindful when wording requests and having discussions so that your tone is not dehumanizing to others. (And going back to basics: If you can’t say something nice, don’t say it at all.)

This also includes commentary about characters vs people IRL. Discussion of characters? Perfectly fine if done respectfully. Discussion of a person who is portraying a particular character on the above topics? Not necessary.

5) If you try to side-step these rules by using a blog, PMs, or other means to engage in toxic behavior elsewhere, especially with or against other members of this server, it will be as if you said it here and appropriate action will be taken. This does not mean moderators are going to be actively searching for violations; it is a protective measure to be proactive about past fandom interactions where individuals would take their views off servers, technically not violate server rules on the server, but would bully, harass, dox, and others disrespect members in other places. This is not non-toxic behavior and is not allowed.

6) Moderators make mistakes, but arguing with a moderator on the server is not going to put out happy vibes, and may land you in time-out (or kicked, if you continue the behavior after multiple warnings). If a moderator shuts down a topic or conversation, please respect this decision. If you have questions or concerns, please reach out to a moderator about these topics. Sometimes, a moderator does not have all the information about a situation or hasn’t been able to read through everything before they make a decision. It is fine to question such decisions in private and in a calm manner.

7) These rules are subject to change. Hopefully we don’t need more, but, y'know, things happen, and when they do, this list will grow. It is expected that you will read and adhere to all rules if you are participating in this server. Not reading the rules is not an excuse for not abiding by the rules.

happy hobbit day and happy birthday to frodo and bilbo!!

“Whether by the sword or the slow decay of time, Aragorn will die and there will be no comfort for you, no comfort to ease the pain of his passing.”

Arwen, my beloved ❤️

Please do not repost without my permission!

LOTR portraits series

(plus Thranduil because I can)

LOTR is trending so I guess this is a better time than ever to post these.

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Enamel pin commissions for DaydreamerFantasy on IG.

Father & Son

(Leggy & Thrandy)

“I would have gone with you to the end, into the very fires of Mordor.”