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Title: Valar: Oromë

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Submitted By: Elenisil
Date: April 29, 2003
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    SilverDeath
    May 1, 2003

    *dies* That…is REALLY GOOD!

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    Melpomene
    May 4, 2003

    That’s beautiful. ‘Nuff Said.

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    Tanlaithwen
    May 5, 2003

    Wow, that is SO good!! It almost looks like a photo! **wants the horse**

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    Tiruvantel
    May 19, 2003

    Your backgrounds are great.

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    Leilani
    May 23, 2003

    That horse is awesome!

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    chels_101
    June 7, 2003

    omg, are u sure that isnt a real picture?!!? AMAZING!!!!!

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    foshpickle~greenleaf
    June 17, 2003

    Oh, this isn’t a photo? I seriously thought it was! Too good for words.

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    Valaöré
    June 24, 2003

    So much detail…too bad the JPEG optimization is set high…I definitely have a new favorite artist!

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    SilverDeath09
    July 20, 2003

    This is a BEAUTIFUL work of art!! I LOVE the tress in that backround! It looks so mysterious

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    _Londigireth_
    September 1, 2003

    i agree with chels_101 its gotta be a real picture. its just gotta.

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    Nessa_Tari_Tiwele
    September 27, 2003

    I love the forest, the armor, the horse…Everything!!!

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    _Londigireth_
    November 9, 2003

    That is just so good, I keep coming back here to look at your pictures they are truly amazing…

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    ladyknight1224
    November 9, 2003

    I LOVE that beautiful painting. Keep painting

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    Tiruvantel
    December 26, 2003

    Oromë and the horse are good, but that background is beautiful! I want to live there!!

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    LuthienTinuviel
    January 7, 2004

    Can I join you Tiruvantel?

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    Isil_Elendil
    January 31, 2004

    It reminds me of the woods near my home….It’s so old it seems you could find anything in it!

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    Isil_Elendil
    January 31, 2004

    Can I join too?

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    nessa_the_dancer
    January 31, 2004

    I love it! you cut the horses legs off tho….

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    AlatarwenoftheVanyar
    February 1, 2004

    Wonderful! The horse looks strangely like Showdowfax from the movie. Oromë is just how I pictured him.

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    Melmire
    February 3, 2004

    Very interesting! I always pictured Oromë more Nordic, I definitely like the almost Greco-Roman style better!

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    LalaithRana
    February 7, 2004

    The horse is great!

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    Belil666
    February 28, 2004

    mmmm…is it a dream? everyone has said pretty much what i wanted to say!

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    Perathion
    March 13, 2004

    Thats the great thing about the Valar,you can paint them how you like.:D And I like this version.

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    Narien
    March 15, 2004

    I also like this picture, very much so.

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    mikeljanin
    March 25, 2004

    Thank you so much, guys! I swear, it’s not a photo! 🙂

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    HirilIthil
    April 14, 2004

    This is how I want to paint. I hope your making a living with these because you truly have a gift.

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    nice_elf_calm_down_leggy
    May 4, 2004

    I like everything but the guy’s face and his helmet. Good Job though

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    Aerin26
    June 17, 2004

    Gorgeous Horse! Love it.

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    The_Lovely_Laurewen
    August 30, 2004

    The armor looks kind of like something the Gondorians would wear, but okay, I like it!

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    Maiaverel
    September 10, 2004

    love the horse but should orome be more mystical and more awe looking- he is a valar though

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    delalyra
    September 24, 2004

    love it! the horse is so cool!!

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    Clarienta
    October 22, 2004

    Th – th – th -that’s not real? The picture is absolutely gorgeous and so… lifelike!

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    nulain
    November 20, 2004

    wow beautiful is that shadowfax or do my eyes decieve me?

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    Berelaine
    December 21, 2004

    that guy looks Romish.

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    Manberu
    March 6, 2005

    I love the background as well. The guy reminds me of the conquistadores, but I think it’s well done.

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    foolofatook~
    March 14, 2005

    I had a dream where the forest looked exactly like this! Very wonderous!! 🙂

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    Orlysbabygirl13
    April 2, 2005

    Wonderful!!! It’s very good!! *sigh*

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    LasgeLana
    May 5, 2005

    love the horse

  39. Anonymous
    May 6, 2005

    *that’s it!!* I have died and gone to heaven. The artist & the artwork are ……*stunned & unable to speak*

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    Idhrenion
    May 7, 2005

    That is beautiful and I want that horse!

  41. ViggoBliggo
    May 10, 2005

    Wonderful picture….though…I didn’t know Orome was a native American or a Chinese….

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    Elennar
    May 11, 2005

    Love the horse, great anatomy! I have a tip. Make Nahar look more alive!!!! It great!

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    Elennar
    May 11, 2005

    I mean more lively. The horse looks alive.

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    Hammadristor
    May 16, 2005

    I imagined Orome as more Nordic than Greek, but it’s still a great picture!

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    Angel_Of_Athens
    May 26, 2005

    It looks so good!

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    Where_did_the_lembas_go
    May 30, 2005

    0.0 Is this for saaaaaale? I want it in meh room… It’s incredible…

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    Brandybuck2366
    June 3, 2005

    Its really good, but the helm sucks.

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    Beorn07
    June 6, 2005

    That horse is perfect. Orome is great too.

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    scottbingham
    June 16, 2005

    I THINK HE SHOULD HAVE BIG MUSCLES

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    Last_of_the_Narain
    June 16, 2005

    How come everyone can draw really well except me? IT’S NOT FAIR!!! I want to draw like you…

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    Ireth_Telrunya
    June 18, 2005

    I’m with you, LotN, I can’t draw worth beans!

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    third_age
    July 6, 2005

    I really like this picture! That horse is so pretty! I also like the forest, the colors are great!

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    Mormacil
    July 26, 2005

    thats really nice

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    hottmask
    August 4, 2005

    it is okay

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    elfgurrl
    September 3, 2005

    The horse is beautiful, but I don’t like his helmet

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    LembasBread296
    September 11, 2005

    As a horse “person” you might say [lol Idk if you are] the horse is really good, but if you want to make it

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    LembasBread296
    September 11, 2005

    more fine-looking and “nobler”, perhaps, you could try modeling it after the Arabian…:-)

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    Cloveress
    September 17, 2005

    Gosh, but he’s hot!!!!

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    feanor_curufinwe
    September 23, 2005

    i think that armor is too big for him

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    hopeless_romantic
    September 30, 2005

    WHY are the Valar such high entities? Us poor she-hobbits.

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    Rohan_spirit
    October 21, 2005

    The horse is beautiful however I don’t like the helmet and armour

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    feanor_curufinwe
    October 21, 2005

    i agree with that

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    ~diwen~
    November 5, 2005

    awesome pic, but, being an expert @ drawing horses, a little tip would be to make the neck a touch thicker.

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    ~diwen~
    November 5, 2005

    Actually, just shinking the shoulders a bit would do the trick. Other than that, I LOVE it. GR8 job!!

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    Eruaistaniel_Raina
    November 20, 2005

    the horse looks stoned…otherwise I LOVE it!

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    TheAdventurousHobbit
    December 3, 2005

    lol yeah, the horse does look a little stoned. And I imagined Orome as being not so human-looking.

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    Iorethnienna
    January 7, 2006

    I don’t like the helmet, but the horse and the background are beautiful…that pale green mist reminds me of a

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    Iorethnienna
    January 7, 2006

    dream I had some time ago…

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    sarnoin
    January 24, 2006

    NICE! accept for the helm….

  70. Legolas_Loves_Giuli
    February 10, 2006

    WOW! I love the horse!

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    Ecthelion_of_the_Fount
    February 17, 2006

    He needs more armor on his arms and legs.

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    gimli1121
    March 10, 2006

    amazing, but is it just me or is the horse disproportionately huge?

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    Legolas_PrinceOfHotties
    May 7, 2006

    Nahar rox!! (dats the horse) great pic

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    vicarcat
    May 11, 2006

    Wooow, is this a shot of when he road through Middle Earth?

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    Evermind~Niphredil
    May 14, 2006

    i luvv the horse and the armor and the trees…

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    Aragorn14Legolas
    June 2, 2006

    I love the horse! It’s sooooo cute!

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    arya_luver
    June 6, 2006

    Please remind me who Oromë is…

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    Meghana
    July 3, 2006

    The painting’s really amazing, but the horse seems bigger than Orome, and he’s supposed to be one of the Valar

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    ariannah_undomiel
    July 20, 2006

    Remind me a bit of the ancient Greek kings of glory….Amazing>>>>

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    The_Lady_Yavanna
    August 17, 2006

    i like the horse and the background best

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    Alkin
    August 25, 2006

    beautiful! Orome has a bit of a big nose but other then that it is astounding!

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    MerryandPip
    October 2, 2006

    I agree, Nahar looks awesome! 🙂 Exactly how I imagined him!

  83. Elainiwen
    October 20, 2006

    Pretty much as I imagined him.

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    golden_lorien
    October 24, 2006

    I’ve always liked this picture

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    LOTR_Elf_Lady
    July 2, 2007

    Very nice painting; talented artist. Love the subtle backround.

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    Handa
    July 14, 2007

    cool

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    reedo
    July 20, 2007

    Absolute top talent.

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    frodofan14
    January 29, 2008

    cool

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    Preciuss
    March 3, 2008

    O______O 10 for thiss!

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    Alexandrey
    September 23, 2008

    LOVE the horse!

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    tupee
    November 7, 2009

    agree w/ hammadristor. too grecian.

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    Javana
    April 11, 2010

    The picture is great, I agree, but that is not what I imagineg Orome to be like.

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    ~Fëanor_Curufinwë~
    February 16, 2011

    Orome and the background look great, but the horse’s body doesn’t look that good. The head is fine,

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    ~Fëanor_Curufinwë~
    February 16, 2011

    but the body… it’s huge and weird, too big for the head, looks like an arab head on a draft horse body.

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    GotPrecious
    February 18, 2012

    ~Fëanor Curufinwë~, are you kidding me?! THIS PICTURE IS PERFECT!!!! <3

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