I think a lot about the folkloric story that Victor Hugo describes (or invents) in Les Mis, that uses dogs/wolves as a metaphor for that way that Inspector Javert betrays his own social class. It feels very fairytale-like, so here’s a Lotte-Reiniger style adaptation. Many thoughts, many emotions. I may animate this eventually. (And thanks to @valvertweek for the motivation!)

The Road Goes Ever On and the Misty Mountains song (from chapters 16 and 18 of my comic adaptation of The Hobbit.) anyway: the symbolism of the parallels between these two poems ;-;. [Find links to all my projects here!]

Link to Poll Hello everyone! :D There's only one week left to vote on what poem I adapt next! If you want to guide the directions my hands go scribbling for March, you have until the 28th to hop over to Patreon.

Bilbo nonsense from the latest chapter of The Hobbit comic (thanks to @proxycrit for helping revise a few of these poses!)

A lot of people have asked me for my Secret to painting background art—- so I put together this short one-minute video on how I combine Blender 3D models with 2D illustrations!

Especially for the latest chapter of my Hobbit Comic I’ve posted over on @retellingthehobbit , I always use a 3D model as a base for more elaborate backgrounds— but the main place where I differ from other artists is that I also use 3D models as a reference for lighting and color. I do a little bit more work upfront in the 3D modeling phase so I have less to do in the Photoshop painting phase. It’s a workflow I really recommend if you have access to Blender! And if anyone wants any more tips, I’m happy to share.

From my main art blog! :D

I edited my The Hobbit comic art into beautiful Comic Sans cards to send to your Significant Other this Valentine’s Day

A corner of the Shire! Some background details from the latest chapter of my comic adaptation of The Hobbit! The hobbit who lives here is a potter, which is why he has so many fancy little pots. 

This was one of my favorite Shire backgrounds to paint! I love the look of dappled lighting, and how the shade of trees tends to make everything look very enclosed and cozy. 

You can find my comic adaptation of The Hobbit here, and support me/vote on my next comics by joining my Patreon here!

I know I've said it before but every rewatch I do cements this thought further - elijah wood's performance in LOTR is absolutely insane, they really had a character whose name means "wise by experience", hired an 18-year-old to do it, and he delivered so much that not only is it a beautiful and moving role on its own, it's a performance equal to those of the absolute powerhouses he played side by side with like ian holm and ian mckellen. to name just a few

apparently it's not common knowledge that he was 18 at the time (insert that xkcd comic, you know which) but. yeah

"let's task this teenager with the monster assignment of portraying trauma of war in a quiet and subtle way. what can go wrong" and then somehow nothing did. because he killed the role

I wanted to announce I’ve made a new Linktree! If you want to keep track of all the big creative projects I have going on in various fandoms, you can find me there! :3

Welcome to Boromir Week!

After discovering that there was Boromir Week event 10 years ago and losing sleep because I was constantly thinking about how much Boromir DESERVES to have an event dedicated to him, I decided to try and bring it back. We'll see what happens!

I can make a separate FAQ post if I get additional questions from people, but here is some info I can provide now:

What is Boromir Week? It is (will be) a week-long event where people can submit fic drabbles (100 words), ficlets (≤1000 words), one-shots, fanart, gifs, moodboards, and headcanons set to prompts that highlight the awesomeness that is Boromir.

When is Boromir Week? It will run June 14-20, 2025. The original event, which was held in 2014 and 2015, ran the last week of March, but that is cutting it VERY close. I chose these dates in June because, in canon, June 19th is when Boromir and Faramir have the dream about the riddle, and June 20th is the attack on Osgiliath and the official start of the War of the Ring. I'm weird about calendars.

What is allowed for Boromir Week? As mentioned above, fanfiction, fanart, gifs, moodboards, and headcanons about Boromir that are tied to any of the day's prompts are allowed. Please tag any ships and/or triggers, and place NSFW/graphic submissions under a "Read More" and tag as such.

What is NOT allowed for Boromir Week? Anything created using AI. This event is intended to show Boromir in a positive light and show our appreciation for the character, so anything that is blatantly anti-Boromir is strongly discouraged. Submitting an AU where Boromir succeeded in obtaining the One Ring or writing a Dark!Boromir AU is different (and hot, let's be real). This also applies to commenting on submissions. Don't like, don't read. Don't yuck on someone else's yum. Ship and let ship. Please keep your comments respectful.

How do I submit posts for Boromir Week? The main tags I will be using will be #Boromir Week and #Boromir Week 2025. However, Tumblr's tag search is pretty much useless, not only showing results that have nothing to do with what you searched for, but also omitting a lot of results. So, the best way for me to know that you've posted is to tag @/boromir-week (without the slash). Depending on how many people participate, I may reblog your submissions as soon as I get home from work (on week days during the event) or it might be the following day.

Who is running this shindig? Hi, I'm @lucifers-legions! I write fanfiction, have way too many OCs, make moodboards (it's therapeutic), and simp over Gondor and Rohan blorbos. I started writing Boromir fanfiction in 2012 and have been obsessed with him ever since. I'm still trying to figure out this whole event mod thing, so please be patient with me, and thank you in advance for your understanding.

What are the prompts for this event? Day 1: Brother of Faramir, Childhood, Protector and Teacher

Day 2: Son of Finduilas, Maternal Family, Grief and Loss

Day 3: Son of Denethor, Paternal Family, Thorongil

Day 4: Teen Years, Captain of Gondor, Friend of Rohan

Day 5: The People's Prince, Rivendell, Member of the Fellowship

Day 6: Change of Fate, Fourth Age, Alternate Universe

Day 7: Freeform

let's goooooooo

when frodo asks gandalf, “is it left or right?” as they leave rivendell

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I shared most of my thoughts in the translator's notes, but-- thank you again for reading! You can support all of my art/help me pay for my Adobe susbcriptions on Patreon -- and because Social Media websites are so funky and unstable lately, I recommend subscribing to my email newsletter mailing list here! I also have a website where you can see all the chapters ;'3-- or you can find them at any of the links above! Thank you all so much again! This comic started on Tumblr and I'm glad I can still post it here :'3

Follow me: Patreon/ Email Mailing List Find the full comic: Website /Webtoon /A03 / Tumblr First chapter / Previous / Next (coming TBD)

I shared most of my thoughts in the translator's notes, but-- thank you again for reading! You can support all of my art/help me pay for my Adobe susbcriptions on Patreon -- and because Social Media websites are so funky and unstable lately, I recommend subscribing to my email newsletter mailing list here! I also have a website where you can see all the chapters ;'3-- or you can find them at any of the links above! Thank you all so much again! This comic started on Tumblr and I'm glad I can still post it here :'3

Tomorrow!

View a full archive of the comic at RetellingTheHobbit.com. :’3