The Doom of Doriath by hamfast

Bryce • Fantasy • posted on May 07, 2009

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"Go your way therefore! Bring to me in your hand a Silmaril from Morgoth's crown; and then, if she will, Lúthien may set her hand in yours. Then you shall have my jewel; and though the fate of Arda lie within the Silmarils, yet you shall hold me generous.' Thus he wrought the doom of Doriath, and was ensnared within the curse of Mandos. And those that heard these words perceived that Thingol would save his oath, and yet send Beren to his death; for they know that not all the power of the Noldor, before the Siege was broken, had availed even to see from afar the shining Silmarils of Feanor. For they were set in the Iron Crown, and treasured in Angband above all wealth; and Balrogs were about them, and countless swords, and strong bars, and unassailable walls, and the dark majesty of Morgoth. "Of Beren and Lúthien", The Silmarillion - JRR Tolkien. This image captures that pivotal moment when Thingol pronounces the task that Beren must complete before he may have the hand of Lúthien. Thingol, unknowingly, is pronouncing his own doom and that of his kingdom, as the desire to possess the Silmarils would eventually consume him. The whole scene was deliberately composed to have 2 visual planes, the light and magical realm of Thingol - king of the Elves, and the dark and brooding mortal plane with the two lovers - Beren and Lúthien. The juxtaposition of the two worlds and the framing of the figure of Thingol pronouncing the "Doom of Doriath" was vital to the image.

Comments (10)

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Half-Baked

3:40AM | Thu, 07 May 2009

Lovely realisation of the scene!

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zhaanman

4:13AM | Thu, 07 May 2009

Truly amazing story and style to such a detailed and beautiful look for these characters I Love it!!!!

Aeolia

6:43AM | Thu, 07 May 2009

Just wonderful!!!

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CrownPrince

6:59AM | Thu, 07 May 2009

I love the clothing.. what did you use? I also love the lighting and set up.. All around great image!!

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hamfast

7:58AM | Thu, 07 May 2009

CrownPrince, (details from the page on my gallery website @ http://hamfast.bryce-alive.org) "...This image took 10 months to complete. For the first time I experimented with dynamic clothing in Poser 6, and Thingol's gown and texture were created from scratch using a number of tools including Hexagon and UVMapper. DAZ 3D's Michael 3 dressed with the M3 Tunic Pack formed the basis of the character of Beren; DAZ 3D's David formed the basis for Thingol, David being more "elvish" than the more masculine Michael 3 model. Victoria 4 formed the basis of Melian, the female figure in the background,almong with the "Pharaohs of the Sun for V4" clothing pack with a custom texture and the older (but more familiar and controllable) Victoria 3 was used to create Lúthien. I use the Morphing Fantasy Dress for Victoria 3 and a custom texture..."

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