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Commissions Open | Commission Info: https://telvo.carrd.co/# INFP, mostly posting some random stuffs i like

[ununumtroissept]

The No Good Awful Day in the Life of Carnistir Morifinwe Feanarion on AO3 by Teracotta_Toll for @tolkienrsb​ 2025!

Banner Design by my dearest friend TLe!

Full Artwork

Rating: General Audiences

Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: Gen

Characters: Caranthir, Curufin, Celegrom

Relationships: Caranthir & Celegorm & Curufin

Language: English

Word Count: 5,143

Summary: Carnistir’s Horrible Terrible Life in Valinor.

[ununumtroissept]

A walk toward...

My artwork (#147) for this year's @tolkienrsb!

Keep an eye out for the upcoming story written by the lovely Torpi, which will be available on September 6th. I can't wait to read what they have coming up over the summer. (´◡`)

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[herbacexx]

[tolkienrsb]

TRSB25 IS COMING!

Are you ready for another hot Tolkien summer? The Tolkien Reverse Summer Bang 2025 is almost here, and we couldn't be more excited to announce that this event is going to be epic! 

What is the Tolkien Reverse Summer Bang, you ask? It's a celebration of all things Tolkien, where artists and writers come together to craft something magical! In this event, artists create stunning artwork from all mediums (yes, unconventional mediums such as needlepoint, food, and even interpretive dance are welcome!), and writers bring the art to life through print! Writers will have the chance to inspire and be inspired by new art, opening the doors to fresh, creative collaborations and endless possibilities.

Whether you're an artist, writer, or simply an enthusiastic cheerleader, this is your chance to join the ultimate summer celebration of J.R.R. Tolkien’s world through fan art and fan fiction. 

Here’s what you need to know:

🖋️ Writers: Watch our Tumblr page and Website for information regarding possible art/fic prompts.

🎨 Artists: Start thinking and creating!

🕒 Timeline: We’ll kick things off officially on March 22, 2025, with the opening of our prompt suggestion form. The official signups will open on April 12th. 

It’s time to reimagine Middle-earth with our creations, whether you’re wandering through the Shire, slaying your kin at Alqualondë, or just discovering forgotten realms of the Tolkien universe.

Ready to Join?

Keep your eyes peeled for the suggestion and signup forms coming soon, and don’t forget to tell your fellow Tolkien fans — we want to make this year’s event the biggest one yet!

Let’s create the next wave of Tolkien magic together, one brushstroke and one sentence at a time. 

See you in the Shire (or wherever your imagination takes you) TRSB Mod Team

[thesummerestsolstice]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

When the Dagor Dagorath doesn’t go to plan, Feanor is sent back to the Years of the Trees to try and fix things. Unfortunately, he doesn’t remember any of that. What he does remember is that he might need to tweak his latest project. Surely, there must be something better than gems for storing treelight. Right?

[Written for the Tolkien Reverse Summer Band 2024 for slide 151’s wonderful art by @ununumtroissept]

This is one of my pieces for TRSB 2024! I had an amazing time on the collaboration– if anyone is fond of fix-its, time travel, and Finwe’s children actually getting along, I think you’ll have a fun time with this fic.

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I have a great time working with @thesummerestsolstice. They have amazingly outdone every expectation and wrote such intriguing yet heartwarming fic about time traveler Feanor taking a different approach to storing tree light. The collection is now open please go forth and enjoy this lovely story!

[ununumtroissept]

Would you Like to Start Again? on AO3 by @thesummerestsolstice TheSummerestSolstice for @tolkienrsb​ 2024!

Full Artwork

Rating: Mature

Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: Gen

Characters: Fëanor, Nerdanel, Sons of Fëanor, Fingolfin, Finarfin, The Valar, Melkor

Relationships: Fëanor/Nerdanel, Fëanor & Fingolfin, Fëanor & Finarfin, Fëanor & Sons of Fëanor

Language: English

Word Count: 23000+

Summary:

When the Dagor Dagorath doesn't go to plan, Feanor is sent back to the Years of the Trees to try and fix things. Unfortunately, he doesn't remember any of that. What he does remember is that he might need to tweak his latest project. Surely, there must be something better than gems for storing treelight. Right?

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The Brightest Idea

I'm so excited to reveal my second artwork for @tolkienrsb 2024.

〔´∇｀〕

Stay tuned for the upcoming story written by the wonderful @thesummerestsolstice!, which will be available on the 6th of September.

I am delighted by the direction of the story they came up with, and I can’t wait for you to read it!

[chechula]

a second wild idea for the TRSB challenge: Túrin meeting the sons of Feanor in Ossiriand instead of dooming poor Orodreth and the rest of Nargothrond. Claimed by Bloodwingblackbird , fanfiction coming soon ♥

[temporoyales]

beneath the silver shroud

My yearly art done in collab with @zealouswerewolfcollector for @tolkienrsb 2024 edition! Really excited to reveal the art of Fingolfin and the Helcaraxë crossing alongside the fic that will accompany it with my lovely cowriter!

You can read the fic here when it goes live alongside the rest of the collection on AO3 on the 6th of September 2024- I hope everyone is excited to read this wonderful fic!! <3

[ununumtroissept]

I am pleased to reveal one of my art pieces for @tolkienrsb 2024! (´◡`)

Keep an eye out for the accompanying fic - Your Eyes are Like Knives (And I Really Like Knives) by the amazing @sweetteaanddragons when the ao3 collection opens on the 6th of September. I can't wait to read what they have cooking up over the summer.

[myjetpack]

A recent cartoon for New Scientist.

[qualitytutorials]

Admins Notes// The best composition tutorial I’ve personally ever seen, likely only rivalled by an entire book dedicated to every nuance. Want to understand composition relatively quickly? Look at this tutorial, then read it, then apply what you’ve learned to images you’ve seen, and then practice doing it yourself.

Source: http://lulie.deviantart.com/art/The-Secret-to-Composition-272036625

[tolkienrsb]

Sign-ups for the Tolkien Reverse Summer Bang 2024 are now open!

If you’re new here, TRSB  is a Tolkien-fandom-wide event celebrating the talent of our fanwork creators. Participating artists create a piece of art to be claimed by a signed up author. Authors will then write a 5k word fic based on the art they chose.

All sign-up forms are available here!

As well as signing up as an author and/or artist, you can sign up as a beta, cheerleader, pinch hitter, or treat maker.

Explanations of what all of these mean can be found in the relevant section of our FAQ.  Sign-ups for these roles will remain open for the duration of the event and will get you access to the gallery. However, you must be signed up as an author to claim.

Want to suggest a prompt to our artists? Our suggestions form will be open until May 14th.

Want to see what others have already suggested and get hyped with us? Check out our handy spreadsheet.

Questions? Visit our website, which has our FAQ and timeline all set out. 

Please be sure to familiarise yourself with the rules before signing up :) 

The event is open to all characters, genres and ratings, and all canons that fall under the Tolkien fandom umbrella. This includes movieverse (i.e. the LOTR and Hobbit trilogies), lesser known works by Tolkien (such as The Father Christmas Letters), and/or other works with a clear link to his life or creative output (for example, Tolkien's translations and academic texts, the 2019 Tolkien biopic, fan-made films like Born of Hope, and game canons such as The Lord of the Rings Online). Crossovers between two or more Tolkien canons are permitted.

We hope you're as excited as we are! We can't wait to see what you make.

-- The TRSB Mod Team

[mandhos]

[tolkienrsb]

TRSB 2023 Gallery Opening

& 2024 Schedule Premiere

It’s almost time for TRSB 2024! Sign ups for artists for TRSB 2024 open in a month. The full schedule for 2024 can be found here.

To start getting excited for this year’s event, please enjoy the opening of the TRSB 2023 Gallery (and the completion of the TRSB 2022 Gallery!) Many thanks to @usuallysublimepenguin for doing the lion’s share of the work to get both galleries ready and online and to @fishing4stars for supporting that effort!

Before the suggestions form opens on March 24th, we want to invite veteran participants to share their wisdom about the event. If you were speaking to someone curious about participating in TRSB for the first time, what would your advice be on picking what to draw? Or, as an author, what do you look for in a prompt? 

The mods have given their own answers under the cut. We can’t wait to hear your thoughts!

~TRSB Mods 2024

Mods answer the question:

Fishing4Stars (roles: artist, writer): As a writer I look for prompts that either give me a clear inspiration that I think matches the artist’s idea - or that leave me enough flexibility to write something I find inspiring. Either works! I do get inspired by my favorite characters, but the underlying idea can be a great source as well. I had a blast writing a story focused on Thorin last year even though he’s not a character I normally write for because the underlying prompt, about being an outcast and having a complex identity, inspired me. I loved working closely with the artist on this - I will probably make my ‘involvement level’ preference this year more specific, because I’d love to do that again.

I think my biggest takeaways as an artist after participating last year were: 

(1) Be a little selfish when picking prompts: As an artist, I’m responsible for supporting my writers and their works - whether cheerleading, brainstorming, beta reading, or hands off, my writer deserves for me to be excited to read their work in September and give them comments. So it’s to both our benefit for me to pick something I like and want to read. Last year I picked a prompt off the suggestions list that I normally wouldn’t have. It actually turned out really well and I had tons of fun reading it, but it did make me think about maybe giving slightly more personalized prompts this year. 

(2) Leaving room for collaboration can be fun: Both of the works I submitted last year were in mostly finished form. The bit of collaboration I got to do to adjust the work to the writer’s story was really fun, though. So this year I’m thinking about leaving some room for the writer to weigh in on the art.

Usuallysublimepenguin (role: artist): I’ve participated as an artist for a few years now and can warmly recommend joining, as it’s been such a joy every time.

Regarding the prompt list, I can certainly echo Fishing4Stars: draw something that you like! The list is great for sparking ideas, but be careful of picking the very specific ones; they might be something the prompter would want to read but not necessarily write. So, if it’s not something you want to draw, do not pick it. Use the list for inspiration, or if the list is too dauntingly large, go for something completely different from your own head.

My prompts have gone from quite detailed "Lothiriel, a new bride getting to know Éomer" to very open "here's one or two characters in a pose I wanted to draw; please fill in the blanks" or "Here's a landscape; please fill in the details." Keep in mind that the open prompts require quite high levels of collaboration, and that the stories might take you to new places you never even thought existed - but for me that works very well. Every single story that came from these prompts are dear to me. 

Ettelenë (roles: writer, sometimes artist). Since I am mainly a writer who sometimes draws, I tend to pick prompts that suit the characters or stories I want to tell. The first time I participated as a writer, it was with a prompt/character I never thought I would write about (mermaid Voronwë!), and, surprisingly, it was not the most challenging time. So, to start, writing or drawing something completely out of our comfort zones can actually draw people in. Nowadays, though, as I don't have much time to write a fully complex story with worldbuilding etc, I’ll go for the prompts that I am 100% sure I can bang 5k in the blink of an eye. As for drawings, I usually stick with what I do best, which is watercolor. And curiously enough, the two times I did art for TRSB, it was about the Valar, characters I mostly never write about, but who always spark my artistic creativity.

Raiyana (roles: writer): I have a tendency to fall in love with a piece or an idea and fall HARD… so far, happily, the artists have been pleased to have me write for them ;) And then I find that weird secondary prompt in the gallery, generally during second claims, that tickles Something. I usually filter out characters/ideas I definitely can’t do and then something or someone (often a co mod, actually) will challenge me to come up with a way to do a prompt and spark another fire of creativity ;). 

I never thought I’d be able to write a streamer script version of FoG, but here we are…

Lathalea (roles: writer, artist): When I joined TRSB for the first time, as a writer, I definitely felt overwhelmed with the size of the event and the amount of prompts, and then art pieces. It wasn’t easy to pick just one, so many of them screamed “pick me!”. I managed to narrow them down and mull over them for some time. I asked myself what ideas and parts of the Tolkien legendarium spoke to me the most, what “blank areas” of Middle Earth I would like to fill with my works, and how I wanted to do this. What I learned back then is that it worked for me best to focus on a very particular and narrow theme so that I could delve into proper worldbuilding – which is something I live for when it comes to Dwarves and their culture.

Finally, I chose the one that sparked the most creativity in me that year. I feel that for writers who decide to work on a specific art piece, prompts can be a great help, making you enrich your story or add a detail or two that you wouldn’t have thought of otherwise. As a bonus, you get at least one very happy reader: the author of that specific prompt! 

One year later, I decided to submit art for TRSB because I liked the prompts so much – I just had to create a piece of visual art inspired by them. It resulted in a great cooperation that explored a completely new subject that I always wanted to focus on but never had a chance to do properly before.

Feel free to surprise yourself and pick prompts or ideas you haven’t worked on before, you never know what way your creativity will go!

Legolasbadass (roles: writer, artist): There are always too many great artworks, so I usually make a list of pieces I’d be most interested in writing for to help narrow down my choices. I look for ideas and characters I am most inspired by and comfortable writing about — though it can also be fun to step out of your comfort zone and try something new! Another really important thing for me is the collaboration level. I really enjoy brainstorming with the artist, sharing my progress with them, and getting regular feedback, so I tend to avoid choosing artists who prefer a less collaborative experience. 

When looking for inspiration for art, I usually look at the answers to the suggestions form as well as my personal list of prompts and pick an idea that I’d be most excited to share with someone. The collaborative aspect of the event is what excites and inspires me the most, so I tend not to submit an idea I feel too possessive of. I like working closely with an author and letting their vision inspire my art as much as my art will inspire their story.

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