Lothlenan: Art of Andrea Tamme

Lothlenan (Andrea Tamme) is a Canadian/Estonian illustrator known for her clever recreations of famous paintings. She is also a YouTuber and comic artist.

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Okay so, I needed more stickers for my suitcase and I made these 🫶

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Why did no one tell me that Lavellan carried a dread wolf statue in-game?! No matter what you say I will now hereby take this as a sign my comic is practically canon! AHHH.😱

ps: loving the game

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New art for bbno$ !! For his ‘Meant To Be’ song, I thought I’d play with the idea of being pulled underwater by toxic relationships. The hand reaching through his chest where there’s a void instead of a heart. Lemons being sour instead of sweet — like how fruits could be great ripe at the right time, but too early or too late and it’s not the right time for that fruit to be yours. All plays on the theme of the song <3

Had fun with it but again did it at the 11th hour (lol 11pm to be precise). So it is also a quickie but I enjoy how certain parts came out :)

It’s made to complement my Two piece :)

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I did a thing!!! The painting is based on Goya’s ‘Saturn Devouring His Son’ — a picture of the titan Saturn (also called Cronus) devouring his child. Fittingly so, I painted another Titan (Eren the Attack Titan) as devouring Porco the Jaw Titan.

I think there’s even more meaning to this when you consider he also had the Founding Titan’s power, and so was (in a sense) the ‘father’ eating his son.

You can see a glimpse of the Warhammer Titan in her protective shell below.

The final season has a scene where this very thing happens and I believe they must have referenced Goya as well. What do you think?

I hope you like it!!

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Guys!!! I see my Solavellan comic is making the rounds again and I love that! But there’s a few more pages and it hurts me if you’re missing out so I’m just going to post those here (I changed her face on the last page so it’s updated!).

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Surprise! Test print so I can check the details and values. I decided this piece could go further if I took it out of Turner's hands and more into my own. So here we are! Still some things to fix, but really happy with it so far :)

With this piece I did the following:

Inspired by JMW Turner and other painters who specialized in nautical scenes

- a nod to the strong spirit of the Going Merry

- a play in colour and value contrasts at night, which is normally portrayed quite desaturated and dark

- an exercise in painting water and grouping very chaotic shapes with mass and volume

- finding shape harmony and rhythm within the shapes

I will continue to tweak it a little

In honor of the Going Merry from One Piece a ghost ship, maybe?

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I have been telling people again and again that Tumblr is better than ever and it's recovered from the apocalypse. But tell me what you guys think! I wanna know if the room is in agreement. There's tea and cakes for everyone in the room of discourse

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it's late, I don't know what I'm doing. Something about R Mutt but S. Kibidi. Someone make it canon

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Took a few liberties with this one, and not entirely happy with it... hm. I will soak in it for now and see how it feels!

----- Why paint Ai Hoshino as Empress Sissi?

Empress Elisabeth had a fascinating history before her murder. She was from royalty, yes, but she was raised in a very country way. She was obsessed with her beauty and her health, but she was also kind -- many of the common people loved her. However, despite how beloved she was, she was stabbed by an anarchist and died in 1898. So she, like Ai, was put on a pedestal and had to work so very hard to keep up appearances. She was beloved. But, because of this high standing, she was a target for the unhappy and unsettled ... and ultimately suffered death for it. Based on the portrait of Empress Sissi by Winterhalter (1865).

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So. I realize that all the other platforms are shoving sf video in our faces and so we BEND TO THEIR WILL.. and I thought. You know what? I’m not gonna deny Tumblr that cookie. Here you go Tumblr. Have a cookie! I was going to call it scrummy kind of like scrumptious, but why does ‘scrummy’ sound like an insult? Anyway. Enjoy! /ramble

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Painting Zelda as A Classical Portrait

Painting Zelda in a classical style, ala the pre-Raphaelite almighty, Edmund Leighton! Twilight Princess Zelda has such a beautiful elegance to her, I felt t...

Pssst I also have a YouTube and post art videos there :>

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Laputa: Castle in the Sky! I had a lot of fun with this one (and painting all the flowers!). I've long been a fan of this classic Ghibli film, and wanted to do something bright and airy! Here we have a gentle caretaker Robot with their scarf of summer florals and bird friends to keep them sociable. Also invited a fun little guest from Spirited Away :) I went through the process of how I painted these rocks over on my YT -- so if you are curious, go check it out! And I hope that this finds you happy, healthy, and full of good nostalgia. xxoo

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Close up of my current ‘work in progress’! Featuring that phase where I’m negotiating the style, and it’s halfway between the classical painting I’m doing an homage to, and halfway between the character I’m going for -- and that character is Zelda, of course ^^

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Recently a large online group posted some of my images without credit. This is what happened. I haven't encountered this level of misogyny in a long while. Notice the 'sweetheart' and 'attention seeking' bits? Amazing. Just amazing.

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Some recent daily sketch practice! Gotta keep in shape ya KNOW <3

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Today’s sketch  <3

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Happy Lunar New Year!!! I get the feeling that this **special** tiger will bring you luck in the coming year. So please, share it with your your friends and loved ones! 

I for one am so fortunate to have the most amazing online community behind me, and I appreciate your support so much. I hope the rest of 2022 is absolutely wonderful for you, and that you are happy, healthy, and prosperous!!!!