This richly illustrated book celebrates in words and pictures the
beautiful work that award-winning artist Alan Lee produced for
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit, and includes dozens of brand-new
paintings and pencil drawings exploring the world of Bilbo Baggins.
Since The Hobbit was first published in 1937, generations of
readers have fallen under its spell. That magic was reignited sixty
years later, when Alan Lee was commissioned to produce a special
illustrated edition, and his delicate pencil drawings and beautiful
watercolour paintings have become for many the definitive vision of
J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. In this sumptuous, large-format
hardback Alan Lee reveals in pictures and in words how he created
these images, which would prove so powerful, matching perfectly
with Tolkien's own vision, that they would eventually define the
look of Peter Jackson's film adaptations and earn Alan a coveted
Academy Award. The Hobbit Sketchbook is filled with more than 100
of his sketches and early conceptual pieces that reveal how the
project progressed from idea to finished art. It also contains a
wealth of brand-new full-colour paintings and sketches drawn
specially for this book, which unlock the secrets of how Alan
creates his own magic and provide a fascinating insight into the
imagination of the man who breathed new life into Tolkien's vision.
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Splendid artwork!
Fri, 24 Jun 2022 | Review
by: Eon G.
Takes you on a nostalgic visual journey through Middle-earth with bigger-than-life illustrations and watercolor paintings. Along the way, Alan gives insights into his thoughts, process and experience working as a Conceptual Artist on The Hobbit film trilogy. Sturdy book - arrived in perfect condition :)
“Then something Tookish woke up inside him, and he wished to go and see the great mountains, and hear the pine-trees and the waterfalls, and explore the caves, and wear a sword instead of a walking-stick.”
- J.R.R Tokien, The Hobbit
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