“Ancalagon the Black” (watercolour, 2026)
The finished watercolour painting of Ancalagon the dragon battling a flock of seabirds and Eärendil aboard Vingilot in the sky for the 2027 Beyond Bree Tolkien Calendar. It will be accompanied by an ink drawing I’m going to post tomorrow.
Anke Eissmann
More progress on the Ancalagon painting: now come the seabirds and some more shading on the dragon.
Anke Eissmann
Working on a watercolour of Ancalagon the Black for the 2027 Beyond Bree Tolkien calendar. The blue stuff is rubber masking fluid. I also experimented with salt to give the wet-in-wet parts some more texture. Now come the scales and a small brush ...
