Fan Voting only please. Choose your three favorites and send to dameimraldera@gmail.com to be tallied! Remember, the scoring is as follows:
1st choice: 3 points
2nd choice: 2 points
3rd choice: 1 point
The pieces with the top points will be rewarded first, second, and third prizes which are as described in the announcement...
You have only a week, so until the 8th, to vote!
The winners will be announced on May 9th!
But let me not harry you with details any longer......behold!
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| Night of Moonblood Stargazer and Sister Photo Manipulation Moonblood |
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| Eanrin's Words of Advice Beth Andrus Art Journal Page Dragonwitch |
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| Catnap Hannah Rogers Pencil Series |
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| Blood Calls to Blood Dara Esther pastels on black paper Dragonwitch |
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| Heartless Victoria Regitz Color Pencil Heartless |
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| The Woman on the Golden Gong Dara Esther Pastels Golden Daughter |
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| "Where Did the Song Bird go?" Stargazer Pencil, colored pencil, pen, colored pen, marker, watercolor pencil Goddess Tithe |
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| The Deer Path Catherine Regitz Digital Art Veiled Rose |
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| Eanrin's Tears Hope Dougherty Pencil Golden Daughter |
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| The Sylph Rebeka B A Branch of Silver, A Branch of Gold |
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| Betina and Rosie Gabriella Silverstein Digital Art Fallen Star |
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| A Branch of Three Parts Dara Esther Colored Pencil A Branch of Silver, A Branch of Gold |
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| The Cat and the Coward Hannah Rogers Digital Painting Moonblood |
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| Heloise and the Sylph Margret Regitz Pencil A Branch of Silver, A Branch of Gold |
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| The Gift Hannah LaTray Color Pencil/Ink Starflower |
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| Palace Var Emma Krynicki Moonblood |
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| The Fish Who Felt Nothing, The Girl Who Felt Everything Beth Andrus Acrylic Paints Draven's Light |
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| Lady Leta Michaela Rhodenizer Water Soluable Pencils Dragonwitch |
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| Veiled Rose Stargazer Photography Moonblood |
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| Beana Michael Colored Pencil Veiled Rose |
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| Sir Eanrin Skye Hoffert Pencil Series |
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| Lady Gleamdren E.F. B. Art Pencils Starflower |
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| Sairu and the Cat Catherine Regitz Digital Painting Golden Daughter |
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| Through the Wood Hannah Rogers Color Pencil/White Ink A Branch of Silver, A Branch of Gold |
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| The Last Queen Hannah LaTray Color Pencil/Ink Dragonwitch |
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| Dragon's Kin Liv K. Fisher Paint and Pastels Heartless |
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| Her Daddy's Eyes Faith Song Mixed Media The Future??? |
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| Princess of Arpiar Keturah Goldsberry Photography Moonblood |
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| Heloise Rebeka B. Watercolor/Pencil A Branch of Silver, A Branch of Gold |
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| Ce Imral Catherine Regitz Charcoal and Photo Manipulation Golden Daughter |
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| Knights of Farthestshore Stargazer Colored Pencil and Pens Series |
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| Let Me Tell You a Story T. Gemmel Digital Art Draven's Light |
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| The Fallen Star Keanna Hinkle Customized Little Pony Moonblood |
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Shadow Hand of Here and There Gabriella Silverstein Digital Art Shadow Hand |
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| Leonard the Jester Michael Colored Pencil Veiled Rose |
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| The Black Dogs Michaela Rhodenizer Paint Dragonwitch |
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| The Game Kenna Lee Markers and Pencil Veiled Rose |
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| Eanrin: Knight and Bard of Farthestshore Courtney Dusenbury Photo Manipulation Series |
Send in your votes to dameimraldera@gmail.com and comment here to encourage the artists! :D
So many beautiful pieces! I don't know how I'm ever going to choose just three! I'll follow later with more detailed comments.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, there are so many beautiful submissions this year!! And some very clever references too!! Well done, all!!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, this may be my favourite fan art contest yet! All these pieces are so gorgeous! <3 How will I pick only three?
ReplyDeleteWow, so much talent on display! I love the variety of styles and story references! Y'all have just made it really hard for me to choose how to cast my votes! Seriously, I'm going to have to think about this...
ReplyDelete~E.F.B. (a.k.a. EruvandiCrafts)
Oh, I love this! Each and every one made me smile or sigh for a different reason. It touches my heart every year to see the creativity and love for this series. And yes, it is going to be REALLY hard to choose only three!!
ReplyDeleteWOW!!! Everyone did such a good job!!
ReplyDeleteThis makes me happy! Beautiful creativity and love for this series is on display here. You all did wonderfully.
ReplyDeleteNight of Moonblood- Stargazer and Sister: Fitting in its dreamlike quality!
ReplyDeleteEanrin’s Words of Advice- Beth Andrus: Beautifully done! I love the detail on the trees, and the texture behind the quote.
Catnap- Hannah Rogers: Impressive detail, as always! I like the candlelight.
Blood Calls to Blood- Dara Easter: I think the Chronicler is my favourite part of this piece, and the shadow behind him.
Heartless- Victoria Regitz: I especially like the highlights to the dragon’s eye!
The Woman and the Golden Gong- Dara Easter: Dramatic detail, from the drop of blood on the fallen unicorn’s horn, to the moon shaped crown!
“Where Did the Song Bird go?”- Stargazer: So much detail in one piece! I like the ropes, and the golden birds in the distance.
The Deer Path- Catherine Regitz: lovely work on the tree-bark, and the star-like leaves!
Eanrin’s Tears- Hope Dougherty: I’m amazed at the attention to each hair and whisker! And what a powerful scene to depict!
The Sylph- Rebeka B: Much to my frustration, I haven’t read A Branch of Silver, A Branch of Gold yet. But I take it that this sylph is a cheeky thing.
Betina and Rosie- Gabriella Silverstein: I’m afraid I haven’t read Fallen Star yet, either. But I’ll fix that, and read the scene so sweetly shown here.
A Branch of Three Parts- Dara Easter: This might be my favourite of your work this year!
The Cat and the Coward- Hannah Rogers: Lovely colour and detail- especially on the blade!
Heloise and the Sylph- Marget Regitz: The swirls represent the windy sylph, right? Nice!
The Gift- Hannah LaTrat: This is adorable! I love this whole art style!
Palace Var-Emma Kry: I like the wall of roses, and you’ve even added a stain glass window!
The Fish Who Felt Nothing, The Girl Who Felt Everything- Beth Andrus: I like the subtle light in the water, and Hydrus’ fringes. Well Done!
Lady Leta- Michaela Rhodenizer: Very dramatic lighting. I also note that while hands are notoriously hard to do, you’ve done such a good job here!
Veiled Rose- StarGazer: That cloth is very Arpiar-esque!
Sir Eanrin- Skye Hoffert: Great work showing his two sides!
Part 2
ReplyDeleteLady Gleamdren- E.F.B: Nice curve to her hair!
Sairu and the Cat- Catherine Regitz: This is such a cool art style!
Throught the Woods- This whole piece is incredible! I’m not sure what to highlight, there’s so much to its beauty!
The Last Queen- Hannah LaTray: Aw, bittersweet.
Dragon’s Kin- Liv K. Fisher: The different depths to the black add such an interesting texture!
Her Daddy’s Eye- Faith Song: Aw, so cute! I see that Dame Imreldera has Pembrick's Creaturpedia and Is Man a Myth on her bookshelf. I approve!
Princess of Arpiar- Keturah Goldsberry: That IS a dress I can picture the regal faeries wearing. I also note that the hood acts like a veil.
Heloise- Rebeka B. : I see leaves in the corners- symbolising the branches, maybe?
Ce Imral- Catherine Regitz: Well done on this piece! The glow is a nice touch.
Knights of Farthestshore- Stargazer: I like how you’ve made Eanrin’s and Beana’s shadows!
The Fallen Star- Keanna Hinkle: This is a unique entry!
Shadow Hand of Here and There- Gabriella Silverstein: This is amazing! I especially love how you’ve painted the hair.
The Black Dogs- Michaela Rhodenizer: With only a few strokes you’ve made a very dramatic picture!
The Game- Kenna Lee: Chilling quote- but I like the font you’ve written it in.
Eanrin: Knight and Bard of Farthestshore- Courtney Dusenbury- excellent piece! Both cat and man look how I picture Eanrin.
Ha. xD Yes. I wasn't sure anyone would notice any of the many references in that picture, but they're there for the ones payin attention.
DeleteI was so happy when I saw "Pembrick's Creaturepedia" and "The Akallabeth" on her shelves.
DeleteHa. xD You got the reference! I didn't think anyone would know what "Akallabeth" means. xD
DeleteYES. I NOTICED "THE AKALLABETH" TOO! :D I was so excited when I saw it there. XD
DeleteYAY! Always nice to run into fellow Silm fans!
DeleteAlright, I finally have time to go through them all one by one:
ReplyDeleteNight of Moonblood--lovely job! I especially like the beautiful star-swirls.
Eanrin's Words of Advice--I love everything about this piece--the calligraphy especially! The words are as pretty as the painting next to them.
Catnap--aww, so sweet. I think my favorite part of the picture is that sweet-looking unicorn candlestick in the background (where can I buy one of those for my own room?)
Blood Calls to Blood--apparently my last name is Easter now, lol. Personally, my favorite thing about this piece of mine is the eyes lurking in the background.
Heartless--ooh, so pretty! The dragon's eyes give me a delightful shiver.
The Woman on the Golden Gong--I think I like this the best of the pieces I submitted this year, probably because I managed to squeeze in Tolkien references on the gong.
Where Did the Song Bird Go?--There are so many beautiful things about this piece I can't decide what I best. All I can say is, well done.
The Deer Path--excellent job! I love how smoothly the colors blend into each other.
Eanrin's Tears--so much detail! I really admire how much patience when into this. It was certainly worth the effort.
The Sylph--I've been pondering how to draw a sylph for a while, but I think you hit the nail right on the head in this picture! Lovely job!
Bettina and Rosie--Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww I love it so much!
A Branch of Three Parts--I'm just glad how well those hands turned out, they were driving me nuts when I was drawing them.
Okay, part 2!...
ReplyDeleteThe Cat and the Coward--The expressions and body language, hands down. They're so perfect! They're definitely the best part of the piece.
Heloise and the Sylph--I really like Heloise's eyes, you did a great job!
The Gift--Everything is cute! Even grumpy Frostbite is cute! I love it!
Palace Var--I especially like those pretty rose vines in the background.
The Fish Who Felt Nothing, the Girl Who Felt Everything--okay, the Hydrus is just so creepy! You did a wonderful job! That's probably how I'm going to picture it when I read Draven's Light now.
Lady Leta--I like the spreading pool of candlelight and the shadows it casts, such an excellent and delicate job!
Veiled Rose--I really like the sleeve of the dress, it's so pretty! And the lighting on the rose is just right.
Beana--I really like the spots! They can be so hard to draw, but you did a wonderful job of making them look natural.
Sir Eanrin--okay, that is just so cool and epic. You did an amazing job!
Lady Gleamdren--amazing job on the shadows and the eyelashes--everyone draws eyes so much better than me lol.
Sairu and the Cat--I love everything, but especially the cat and the flower in her hair! (This picture gives me a sudden urge to go out and pet cats, probably because he looks so fluffy and pettable. Just don't tell my dog--she'll act so betrayed).
Through the Woods--out of all the lovely parts of this picture, I think I like the little twinkles of light everywhere best--they really give the wood an air of Fairy and mystery. Also, Heloise's hair is just perfect--it makes me cringe in sympathy for her hair troubles.
The Last Queen--this picture is so pretty but it makes me want to cry. I love the expression on the Queen's face--she looks so lonely and unsure and sad. It makes me want to hug her, until I remember what she becomes and I go off to quietly sniffle in a corner.
Dragon's Kin--I think my favorite bit is what you used as a medium--I've never tried to use paint and pastels in one piece! It produces such an epic effect it's making my fingers itch to try it out.
Her Daddy's Eyes--This piece is just so, so, so AWESOME! And beautiful! And epic! And it has the Akallabeth and Pembrick's Creaturepedia! AND AN EANRIN/IMRALDERA BABY AHHHHHH! I was really confused at first, trying to figure out what book it was in, when I saw it was from *The Future???* Then my Mom and I started laughing with sudden realization and delight.
Heh. Yes. xD That was the reaction I was going for. It closely mirrors my own thoughts while drawing it.
DeleteAnd I didn't even put the "The Future???" on there. xD That was all Maid Hannah's doing, and it made me laugh when I saw it.
Thank you! I don't think there's anything wrong with how you draw eyes, btw. It's just your unique style! You don't even want to know how many times I erased and re-drew Gleamdren's eyes to get them the way they are. ._.
DeleteARE THOSE DWARVEN RUNES ON THE GONG? I THOUGHT THEY LOOKED FAMILIAR!!!
I noticed the Akallabeth too! :D
Oh, thank you!
DeleteAnd yep! Those are Futhork runes, good eye! When I was drawing the picture I read through the necessary scenes in Golden Daughter, and it said that the Dragon carved words of hate and darkness and stuff in them (I'm paraphrasing slightly lol). So I tried to think of what to write that would be full of hate and darkness, and inspiration struck! So I translated a part of the One Ring poem and several lines from the Lay of Leithian and put them on the gong.
These are all SO GOOOOD!! <3 *flailing* I love them all so much! :D (So hard picking just three to vote on. MEEP. O_O) You guys did so well this year, all you amazing talented artists! ^_^
ReplyDeleteAnd back for part 3!
ReplyDeleteThe Princess of Arpiar--everything about his picture is wonderfully done--The lighting is perfect, the roses are gorgeous, and I seriously want that dress.
Heloise--What a lovely job at watercolors! I still struggling to learn how to use them correctly. All your pieces of art are lovely, and this is no exception!
Ce Imral--this picture is soooo pretty, but my favorite part is the beard. I don't know why, but it's the truth. Love the beard.
Knights of Farthestshore--I think Blue said this, but I'm going to say it again anyway because it's so true--I love the shadows on Beana and Eanrin! I was sitting there admiring all the prettiness when my brother suddenly said, "Hey, look at the shadows!", and I looked and started laughing with happiness. You made me very happy.
Let Me Tell You A Story--okay, I love the little girl SO much, how she just plops down, all eager to hear the story. She always makes me grin.
The Fallen Star--that is probably the most original piece of fanart I have ever seen, and one of the prettiest! Your originality must be enormous!
Shadow Hand of Here and There--I just LOVE LOVE LOVE this piece, it's all so perfect!
Leonard the Jester--That hat is perfect. I can just see Leo jumping back and forth with that bobbing up and down crazily on his head. Good job!
The Black Dogs--wow, that's sooo cool. My favorite part is the open, red mouth of the howling dog, I can just imagine it swallowing me whole!
The Game--The writing is so cool! Did you come up with it yourself or base it on something? It looks a bit like Futhork/dwarven runes.
Eanrin: Knight and Bard of Farthestshore--how did you get such perfect pictures! The perfectness of the pictures astounds me. You did an amazing, amazing job.
I think that's it! Keep making beautiful art, people, it makes my day SOOOO much brighter!
Dara Esther, if you are willing to do a bit of sewing: the pattern i used for this dress was Burda 2484. I used crepe-back satin for the lining and lace fabric from Jo-Ann's. Lace fabric can usually be found in the wedding fabric section. If you don't have a Jo-Ann's nearby, you can always order online, but you'll have to get the pattern from the Simplicity website, as Jo-Ann's does not have it on thier's. Hope you found this helpful. Happy sewing!
DeleteData Eather, if you are willing to do a bit of sewing: to make the dress, I used the Burda 2484 pattern. I used crepe back satin for the lining and lace fabric for the outer part. Lace fabric can usually be found with the wedding fabrics, though be warned, it can get a bit pricy. All of my materials I got from Jo-Ann Crafts and Fabrics, save the pattern. They didn't have it in the store and it's not listed on the website, so I had to order it off Simplicity. If you haven't already, I recommend signing up for the Jo-Ann emails. They ALWAYS have coupons. If you don't have a local Jo-Ann's, just order the things you need off the website. If you have any further questions or help, feel free to email me at willothewispshop@gmail.com. Hope this information was helpful and happy sewing!
DeleteData Eather, if you are willing to do a bit of sewing: to make the dress, I used the Burda 2484 pattern. I used crepe back satin for the lining and lace fabric for the outer part. Lace fabric can usually be found with the wedding fabrics, though be warned, it can get a bit pricy. All of my materials I got from Jo-Ann Crafts and Fabrics, save the pattern. They didn't have it in the store and it's not listed on the website, so I had to order it off Simplicity. If you haven't already, I recommend signing up for the Jo-Ann emails. They ALWAYS have coupons. If you don't have a local Jo-Ann's, just order the things you need off the website. If you have any further questions or help, feel free to email me at willothewispshop@gmail.com. Hope this information was helpful and happy sewing!
DeleteThank you! I love sewing so much, and I'd love to have a dress like that! If only I have enough time to make one this summer...
DeleteEanrin: Knight and Bard of Fathestshore: Thank you. Actually it is photo manipulation so I did not just get the pictures I created them. I had to put a blindfold and completly change his clothes as well as close the cats eyes and put them all in a forest background. Also lots of color choices and other things were changed.
ReplyDeleteI always enjoy your photo-manip entries, Courtney, but this one is particularly fine. :-)
DeleteThat's really cool! Sounds like a lot of work, but the effort you put into it definitely paid off!
DeleteHey everyone, FYI: Stargazer left reactions to all the art pieces over on the Goldstone Wood Goodreads group (she said she didn't have an account that let her post here). https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/18520834-goldstone-wood-fan-art-contest-2017?ref=discussion_newsfeed_item_button#comment_166102344
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