Hobbit Tradition

[zhie]

It's a tradition for Hobbits, on their birthday, to give gifts to their friends and family members. Elves celebrate their begetting day (which tends to be the same day, since they are usually born a year later).

In this fandom, I've taken to celebrating my begetting day in August as the one where everyone is allowed to do whatever it is all of you feel necessary to do. As for me, this is the day when I'm allowed to gift others with something. (That's a nice way of me saying if you post anything that acknowledges my birthday as today, including you, Dark, I will refuse to read it... or maybe i'll just feed it to the balrog... obviously, Monty is exempt. And I suppose those not in the LOTR fandom, but that's very few and even fewer still who might read this.) Normally, this gift type thing comes in the form of fanfictiony goodness, but this year, it's a drawing. Hey, you can't always get great gifts, so just an okay gift will need to be settled for. The muse insisted that a picture was worth far more words than a story would be, and who wants to hear the story of what Elrond does in his Apothecary, anyhow?

I was actually going to leave it black and white when I finished around 4am, but then, Elrond brought the colored pencils to me, so...








Heh, I just noticed, Elrond's in his party dress today...

Comments

[keiliss.livejournal.com]

Dear Zhie.

Thank you very much for the gift. It is very nice and is just what I have always wanted.

I hope you are well and that you have a nice day.

~Kei.

Seriously, it's gorgeous. Thank you :) Though

*who wants to hear the story of what Elrond does in his Apothecary, anyhow?*

would depend on who he was doing it for, with or to, I guess.
*hugs*

[talullahred.livejournal.com]

Nice! I can't draw two lines together.

I wonder if that's an aphrodisiac... :D

[mdarkdreamer.livejournal.com]

Very niiiice and I love the detail on the hall and dorway and such...and His clothes are nice, good choise on the color!

Thank you

*Hugs you*

~Dark

***+Soooo what date DO I make your post?+***

[elirielliri]

I couldn't draw 2 straight lines, even if my life depend on it.LOL
I liked the colors and the proportion.I am always amazed how people can draw something with everything where it belongs...I like things I can understand.Maybe, is that why I don't like abstracts...LOL
Big hug, Zhie.
Liri

[erviniae.livejournal.com]

Thank you, that is very nice.
*hugs*

[lalaith-raina.livejournal.com]

Wow, what a lovely present!
When I used to attempt drawing, backgrounds were always my weakest point, so I must compliment your background. I could never get shelves to look right as far as depth, so I love the little table and the shelf. The attention to detail on the little knick knacks is great, too. I for some reason really like the line art of the bottles on the very top of the shelf. The bricks are also very nice - they are all actually the same size, which seems like magic to me. xD

Elrond is giving me a bit of hair envy.

Now, go get some sleep, silly! You must be half-dead.

[chaotic-binky.livejournal.com]

How lovely!

Now I want to know what is in all the drawers and in the bottles and in the next room.

Hugs Binky xxx

[faithsdiary.livejournal.com]

Very nice, I hope you have a great day.

[aglarien1.livejournal.com]

Lovely, Zhie! I like the idea of Elrond in his apothecary, lol.

*hugs*

[weepingnaiad.livejournal.com]

Lovely drawing!

Thank you so much!
*hugs*
WN