Tinfang Warble is a spirit, a fae, as I think Tolkien was calling them at the time, who plays the flute and the stars come out early, bright, and blue when he does. I think he’s in the Book of Lost Tales Part I. I especially like the poem with the refrain “the tunes of Tinfang Warble!” Apparently his music is so addicting it’s almost a physical need to follow him and hear more. I gave him extra-long ears because of his fae-ishness, and two pipes because those things are cool, and sitting on an (iridescent) giant mushroom over a pool based on an image in the poem. I think parts turned out rather well, although from this one and the last one you can see I’m no good at backgrounds. Oh, yes, and I didn’t give him a beard even though his name means “sparkly beard”. I’ve been working on a colour version, but it’s not progressed for about a year now.
Tinfang Warble
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