Finally finished the latest version of my Frodo costume for a big LotR shoot recently, and I'm so happy with how he came out in photos! Still some bits I'd love to tweak but overall really happy with how he's shaping up 🤍 such a special character to cosplay

Photos by

Carlos Adama

AmeliaCarvellPhotography

H.W Visuals 🤍

I did a little photoshoot recently! I thought having the “autumn” coloured trees would be the perfect backdrop for legolas 🍂🏹

My first visit to Hobbiton at the start of October. Beautifully sculpted and larger than I expected. They're placed between the main Hobbiton area and the Green Dragon/Bywater.

I get the “it’s a human age thing” mentality and the “look what did happen last time we intervened” care. Fine. But Melkor is no more around. Sauron doesn’t have the ring yet, he’s crippled. And I’m sure Manwe is strong enough to crumble the ring of a Maia into bits. Instead they went on like “lol we don’t give a shit”.

Edit: There are many great responses and I particularly like the ones about Valar believing in that all these being Eru’s plan unknown to them. “Eru has a plan for Arda and men” and Valar -no matter what they want to do- restrained themselves and didn’t involve in. But yet, they sent the 5 maiar to Arda to guide men. It seems this was a “risk”, they took that risk and slightly intervened in the Eru’s children’s fate. I’m sure they were afraid of facing Eru’s wrath for that but they still couldn’t stay totally idle. Also, Gandalf resurrected and “enchanted” by Eru means even that slight disobedience of Valar was also a part of Eru’s plan. Nice.

Edit: Oh god what have I done 🤣😭

In honor of the 25th anniversary of the films, I thought it was the perfect time to get a Lord of the Rings themed paint job for my goalie mask. I've always loved the Isengard look on the Uruk- Hai and thought, "hey, that would look cool on a mask!". Thanks to a fellow goalie and artist in my local area, he brought this beauty to life!

It's sleek, it's simple, and it's effective. I am thrilled with how this came out, and to also support someone looking to help out other goalies with designs. He's a big fan of lotr as well so we were both excited as we collaborated on the idea.

Now excuse me while I get this bad boy on the ice in between my times pillaging the Westfold.

Looking at the map of Middle Earth for many hours throughout my childhood helped me fall in love with fantasy. Couldn’t pass this up.

EDIT: Only just noticed the splotching along the bottom of the map There and Back Again. Thought maybe that’s why I found it so cheap but the book was sealed so idk

Took a break from sketching actual Hobbiton Hobbit holes to do my take on this classic scene:

Excuse the terrible photo.
A WIP of my Barad-dûr costume for Halloween.

The biggest issue is that I didn't narrow the bottom of it and it was generally sloppy.

EVENTS

- In the grey dawn, Glorfindel finally calls a halt to the long overnight march. Strider and the hobbits find some heather beside the Road and fall asleep, leaving Glorfindel on watch.

- After letting Strider and the hobbits sleep through more than four hours of daylight, Glorfindel wakes them and offers a drink from his flask. After a quick breakfast of bread and dried fruit, they press on east along the Road.

- By nightfall the hobbits have covered almost twenty miles with Strider and Glorfindel. They are soon asleep.

PASSAGES

BEGINS, pg 213, Flight to the Ford

> They seemed

hardly to have closed their eyes when Glorfindel, who had

set himself to watch while they slept, awoke them again.

ENDS, pg213, Flight to the Ford

> Frodo’s pain had redoubled,

and during the day things about him faded to shadows of

ghostly grey. He almost welcomed the coming of night, for

then the world seemed less pale and empty.

Art by: Alberto Dal lago

Tell the truth!

He is male, we want something majestic.

We love you, Bernard 🙏🏻

Merry: mystormcosplay

Pippin: capcochcosplay

Boromir: lyingcatcosplay

Photography and edit: carlos_adama

Gondor Bracers: beyondbelieving

Boromir prints: antimatter.creations