atarinke:

Finally finished this Manwe and Varda picture inspired by Jugendstil graphics. Actually it`s more of costume sketch than art as these are outfits I had in my head while me and my friend were sewing our own Manwe and Varda costumes (which you can see here and here. Still plan to do proper photoshoot this year)

Also bonus! Just for fun made gif of my progress of working on this picture. So if anyone interested how it looks like:

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orlandobloom:

Valar, the powers of Arda

Now the Valar took themselves shape and hue; and because they were drawn into the World by love of the Children of Ilúvatar, save only in majesty and splendour. Moreover their shape comes their knowledge of the visible World, rather than of the World itself; and they need it not, save only as we use raiment, and yet we may be naked and suffer no loss of our being.