i hate it when pictures of morgoth show a somewhat orcish face, in my imagination hes an armored giant surrounded by shadow

Orome certainly should have looked more muscle-man hunter...

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my favorite morgoth picture is the one on the front of the lays of beleriand

^hm... methinks you're somewhat obsessed with evil?

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not obsessed,for example, i wouldve liked it if morgoth had gone instead of i just like the bad guy characters,their storys etc.

Mine too.

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I have always liked bad guys, except in this case...

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i dont like orc uruk hai or saruman

I'm not so sure about that Melkor painting.. I don't see him as a 'beast' as such.. more like Sauron-type dark lord with evil dark armour etc.

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Yes, but more menacing than Sauron.

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True. Still... if Sauron scares people enough what the heck is Morgoth gonna do??

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I think they are very beautiful paintings, whether or not they are an accurate representation of Tolkien's beings. They are just one artist's possible representation, and we all have different ideas of what the Valar should look like.
I think to be Valar they need to be less humanoid, and more the essence of what their spirit was... Like the Ulmo one. You can see subtle features within the huge wave. But who knows; they could all take on any form they wished, and when seen among Men, they may have appeared much more like Men.
Varda and Yavanna look beautiful, though Varda reminds me more of Melian, and Yavanna reminds me of how I picture Nienor. His Galadriel also reminds me more of Éowyn.
Males often have a very narrow idea of feminine perfection, and if the Valar represent this to some degree, a male is going to depict them as having a large bust, revealing clothing, and a very beautiful face. Not many artists attempt the Valar, so why do we need to be so critical?

Very good point, Undomiel.



As do I.



Neither do I, but as Undomiel said, they could all take on any form they wished.

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Wow, that's an extremely long URL. Anyway, that's your favorite picture? Decent. It's not easy for me to find pictures of those who haven't been in the movies, so this is a nice find.

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Yeah, it's my fav. I guess it is a nice find!

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Everyone is saying they don't see Melkor as the 'beast' that he is depicted as, and I agree. I think he has a more Suaron look.