"Túrin Turambar stands before Glaurung" by Peter Xavier Price

Oh, wow. I love your Turin, you capture all the sadness and bitterness of his character so very well!

The way he's holding his sword is lovely, too - it looks almost as though he's twirling it in a kind of "look-out-here-I-come" way. Impressive!Thanks a lot. I'm glad you like my portrayal of Turin. When young, Thingol tells him that the sword will forever be his weapon of choice, so I wanted to make him look like a master swordsman -- particularly as Gurthang is so associated with the character.

Good pic. Not how I pictured Glaurung and I'm wondering why Turin isn't wearing a shirt but still very cool.Thanks a lot. And fair enough about Glaurung. Turin's actually wearing a vest underneath the mail by the way. I gave him a sleeveless hauberk because I imagine he'd have wanted freer movement in his arms because of the treacherous climbing involved.

WOW!!!! I've got no right words!
I's an absolutely great picture!
The story of Túrin is one of the best, I think. And the way, like you catch this special moment of this story into your picture, is one of the best I've ever saw.Well, thanks for the flattering comment. I also consider this to be one of Tolkien's greatest tales.

I'm sorry but thats not Glaurung its a giant blue tounged skink with horns. In your opinion, my friend. But I appreciate the time you took to type me a comment.

Ah, this is wonderful. Túrin is quite possibly my favourite non-divine character of Tolkien's world, so tragic and bitter is this warrior's (VERY unlucky) life.

The image of Túrin himself reminds me of a Moon Elf character from Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II named Ysuran, but that is likely just coincidence, lol.

I love the almost playful/careless way he is handling that gorgeous (if embittered) sword of his, and I think you conveyed Glaurung's ignorance of the whole situation very well (though I am partial to John Howe's look of Glaurung than any other, sorry... it's my prejudice, I will try to deal with it)

This leads to my favourite scene in all of the Sil (and any of Tolkien's works, for that matter) where we find out Glaurung's cruel secret concerning Turambar, and his tragic end... it's all tweaking the heart strings and getting me very nostalgic. Good job *sniffle*Thank you very much. Túrin is also one of my favourite characters, and I think that has a lot to do with the tragedy of the character, as you say. He is so human -- so brilliant, yet flawed, just as a classic hero or anti-hero should be. I'm really pleased that you appreciate one of my portrayals from his tale, it means a lot to me.

This is actually a very frightening piece of art! I love how the eye starts at Turin and then moves quickly to the dragon, scary effect. Oh and also, his left arm is incredible...so much character in just that one little arm. It's so perfect!Thanks a lot for the great comment. And I'm happy you like that arm too .

I just read this part...Hah. It's taken me a while to get around to reading the Silmarillion, but I've finally done it. And I just wanted to say how brilliant this is. Quite! Heh, right. So yeah, Glaurung is amazing (The scales are really cool), and the muscle-work in Turin's arms is impressive...(I like the position of his left hand, good shadowing ) Lovely piece, all in all.Thanks a lot. It's great you managed to get round to reading 'The Silm'. I hope you enjoyed it.

VERY impressive! This is close to the way i pictured Glorund the Worm in my mind's eye. It's a tossup between Turambar and Beren as to which is my favorite character.

Please keep drawing and posting these great pictures! My resolution this year is to finish all 12 volumes of the History of Middle Earth, and I will check back now and then to see what else you've drawn.

How about a drawing of Tuor in his Silver armor and winged Helm? (See the Fall of Gondolin). I believe Tuor's helm was the model for the helms of the Guards of the White Tree in Minas Tirith...Thank you very much. I actually have a few new pieces from Tuor's tale waiting in the ticket queue as I type this, so it shouldn't be too long before they're hopefully published.

Woah... niiiiice! Before I say anything else, I'm going to talk about that brook in your picture, because I think water is (arguably) one of the hardest things for an artist to portray realistically. I think you've done a great job with the water here. The wild water, Tolkien said, and wild indeed you have painted it. I like the way it flows and froths. Very real! Having said that, damn I love Turin's arms! I wish I had muscles like those. *Sigh!* Moving on... this is just my opinion, but Turin looks so pale, his skin colour is pretty vampiric! Just a little colour would go a long way, I feel. I like the Black Sword very much (aaargh! forgotten its name!). As usual, you stay very true to Tolkien's discriptions. And Glaurung looks awesome! The detail on his scales is VERY good. Hehe... not that its a bad thing, but it kind of puts my mind to Dragonheart... only more sinister. I think your depiction of Glaurung is almost perfect! If his lower jaw were just a liiitle bit shorter to match the upper jaw. I dunno, that's just my opinion. One last thing. Not a critique really, just an onservation. I notice that your portrayal of Turin varies from peice to peice. In your portrait, entitled 'Turin Turambar' he is relatively short-haired and stubbly, but not bearded. In 'Gwindor's Death' he is long-haired with a proper beard. Here also he is long-haired, but of course we can't see whether he sports a beard or not. Any particular reason? Just wondering. Great picture on the whole, I actually find it a bit hard to believe this is one of your earlier pictures.Again, thank you very much. I paint Turin with pale skin because Tolkien describes him so – perhaps it’s too overdone in this piece, but I kind of like how it contrasts with the darkness and harshness of Glaurung in the background. As for his many varying looks in my pictures, they're all based on the various stages of his life at the time. When he has 'shorter' hair and is stubbly, this is how I envisage him to look at the time that he returns to Menegroth having returned from the wilds of the North-marches of Doriath. Among the Outlaws, I imagine him to grow his hair and beard, since he is very much in the wilderness, and wouldn’t have time nor care too much for grooming. By the time he reaches Nargothrond, I'd imagine him to keep his hair long (but tidier), perhaps trimming and pruning his beard, at times shaving it all off in keeping with his new title amongst the elves of that realm, the 'Adanedhel'; that is the Elf-man. Again, from the sack of Nargothrond to the time he lives among the Men of Brethel until his death, I'd imagine his ways to be somewhat rustic once more (in comparison to dwelling in a Noldorin or Sindarin kingdom), and he'd again grow a fuller beard and stay relatively unkempt. All in all, I don't think Turin cared too much for his looks or attire throughout his life, but managed to get away with any look really, being 'the most beautiful amongst mortal men', according to Tolkien.

PS: This painting really puts my mind to John Howe's, of the same episode!