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Matěj Čadil: Sam's Mallorn Tree

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• Sam's mallorn tree sapling for Inktober Day 20 prompt "Sprout" 🌳🌼 finished in time for once. 😉⁠
• The little silver nut he planted in the Party Field where the tree had once been; and he wondered what would come of it. All through the winter he remained as patient as he could, and tried to restrain himself from going round constantly to see if anything was happening.⁠

Spring surpassed his wildest hopes. His trees began to sprout and grow, as if time was in a hurry and wished to make one year do for twenty. In the Party Field a beautiful young sapling leaped up: it had silver bark and long leaves and burst into golden flowers in April. It was indeed a mallorn, and it was the wonder of the neighbourhood. In after years, as it grew in grace and beauty, it was known far and wide and people would come long journeys to see it: the only mallorn west of the Mountains and east of the Sea, and one of the finest in the world.⁠

J.R.R. Tolkien: The Lord of the Rings. Chapter 9, The Grey Havens⁠

• "Sprout" was among the prompts where I did have some ideas, but unlike, say, "Raven" or "Helmet" I wasn't sure I would draw it. My original idea was in fact different, the first association with the word sprout was the Spring of Arda, with the first trees and plants starting to sprout and grow in the light of the Lamps. But when someone came up with this idea, I really loved it, so I decided to draw this.⁠

It was clear to me from the start that the mallorn tree needs to be coloured to make the right impression. But I didn't want to colour it all, partly to save time, partly because I really like the effect of black and white pictures where only a small part is coloured. I have also seen some other people do such pictures for Inktober and it looked really great. What do you think about this technique?⁠

• More about this picture: www.patreon.com/posts/57649924
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• Published: Nov 10, 2021

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