Nerdanel Portrait

Nerdanel the Wise, who was a sculptor and married to that Fëanor guy, by whom she had those seven boys.  Said to not be all that beautiful, and apparently a lot of the Noldor were 'surprised' that Fëanor chose to marry her, which doesn't say much for the Noldor but does say a bit for Fëanor's recognition of inner beauty, so good for him.  I made her brown-haired, which is what Tolkien said, though the reference is obscure and everyone nowadays assumes she has red hair.  I made it sort of a dark mousey brown, so it wasn't anything spectacular.  The dress (again) is just a quick sketch, as costume design will come later and really I just wanted to get her face down.

Oil-paint type brush in Photoshop.

Edit: I uploaded a newer version with better proportions.