Material Things by Anérea
Fanwork Notes
Created for the Material World & Items and Objects bingo cards.
- Fanwork Information
-
Description:
A drawble collection of Ardan objects
Major Characters:
Major Relationships:
Genre:
Type: Drawble/Finished Sketch
Challenges: Potluck Bingo
Rating: General
Warnings:
Posted on 16 December 2024 Updated on 16 December 2024
Material Objects
I matched materials with objects made from them. Since there were a few materials which didn't have a matching object, I chose some other items from the Legendarium. It was interesting thinking up creative ways to match materials and items, and I learned a few things, such as hemp was used for bow strings, wool used in tapestries for warp as well as weft, straw is used for beehives, and flax was used for sails. In the Silmarillion, Melian used wax to seal the lembas she gave to Beleg, and Goldberry had earthenware basins for her lilies. I stretched the "fur" prompt a little to fit the Luthien's Cloak prompt! And I also loved Bunn's suggestion that Ecthelion may have brought a precious bamboo flute all the way across the ice from Valinor. Oh, and the Nauglamír and Aranrúth are unlabeled. And the scale is totally random!
Chapter End Notes
Drawn with a Kakimori Brass Nib dipping pen and Diamine Blizzard, Nightfall, Alpine, Candlelight, Frosted Orchard, and Wearinguel Mind Inks.
This was an exercise in forming my normally random doodles into actual recognisable things, and also telling my destructive perfectionism to shut up: no references other than my imagination, and I only allowed myself one chance at drawing each item and if I messed up I needed to just fix it or just accept it as good enough. (This happened a lot!)
It was a lot of fun and very relaxing to do!
Comments
The Silmarillion Writers' Guild is more than just an archive--we are a community! If you enjoy a fanwork or enjoy a creator's work, please consider letting them know in a comment.