The Grief of Melian the Maia by Zaarin
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No AI - This artwork was created entirely by hand or with traditional digital tools.
Description
This depicts the scene from Tokien's The Silmarillion shortly before Melian's departure from Middle-earth, back to the Blessed Realm. Her daughter, Luthien, the most beautiful of any being ever born, has become mortal and her husband Thingol, king of the Sindarin Elves, has been slain by the Dwarves. Her foresight sees that her kingdom of Doriath will soon crumble. I created this image for a contest at the DAZ forums.
Products used:
FaeRealm by Raven Hair (DAZ)
Poser Fabrics by HandSpan Studios (DAZ)
Sylphiad Hair (with a glossy node added) by AprilYSH
V4 Morphing Fantasy Dress by DAZ
Camelot for the MFD by LaurieS
Modern Muse: Snow by Surreality
Warrior Maiden Okami by Surreality
RM Veronica by Rebelmommy
EDIT: It took second place in the contest! :D
Comments (26)
REALLY NICE RENDER,LOVE HER HAIR
Fabulous work!
very nice rendering, love the beauty and emotion she shows. and that hair is magnificent.
A mythically marvelous and moving moment +5 from doarte's MADHOUSE + Happy Halloween!
Hey buddy! glad to see you finally came :) Your first image uploaded, 4 comments, 3 image favs, and one fav as artist... way to go! I know you do quality work, and your work deserves to be seen, and appreciated :) Welcome to Rendo :)
Magical
Beautiful work!
beautiful
Beautiful portrait! Stunning details and colors!
Fantastic pose and character! I love the beautiful long hair, good work!!!!
Beautiful portrait!!!
Beautiful work!!
Thank you for all the kind responses! :D I also forgot a couple people in the credits: Stardust by Ignis Serpentis (for the lights) (DAZ) Piper by ARTCollaborations
This is so beautiful indeed!!!
Awesome work!
Excellent character, nice pose, love her hair!
Magnificent!
Fine piece. One small crit if I may: the loop of hair on the cheek needs a bit of smoothing. Gary
Lovely work.... her hair is of course the central feature and you did amazing job of bringing life to such a mass of dark hair. Not the easiest thing to do even with the glossy node.
She is absolutely exquisite and I think my favorite out of your wonderful gallery. It seemed like no story in the Sil had a happy ending, LOL...and Melian is a good example. Like Elrond, she had to bear the grief of her beloved daughter taking a mortal as a husband. I know she was the maia who put the protective girdle around the hidden city of Gondolin. I really need to re-read the Sil!!!! Thanks for sharing this beauty with us!!
Another MAGNIFICENT piece! I love the hair, heck I love the whole thing! It's been far too long - I must revisit the Silmarillion again.
This is excellent, very well posed and rendered.
Bel hommage à Melian (et à Tolkien).
Beautifully evocative of the inherent sadness within Tokien's background tales. & also impossible not to be embraced as a personal favorite. Lovely craft. Terry
Spectacular and magnificent art. 10+ This is so beautiful!
Beautiful concept and render.