The Lord of the Rings Sketchbook

ISBN-13: 9780261103832 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 192 str.

J R R Tolkien

Opis

In this large-format hardback Alan Lee, production designer on The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy, discusses his approach to painting the pictures in the authorized illustrated edition of The Lord of the Rings. The book contains over 100 of his sketches and rejected pieces to show how the project progressed from concept to finished art. The book also contains 25 colour paintings reproduced in full-page glory.

Recenzje

'Alan Lee's artwork has a beauty and lyricism about it. His art captured what I hoped to capture with the films.'
Peter Jackson

'Among the greatest works of imaginative fiction of the 20th century.'
Sunday Telegraph

'An extraordinarily imaginative work, part saga, part allegory, and wholly exciting.'
The Times

'A grand piece of work in both conception and execution.'
Daily Telegraph

O autorze

Alan Lee was invited to illustrate the centenary edition of The Lord of the Rings, which led to further Tolkien editions, including The Hobbit and the three 'Great Tales': The Children of Húrin, Beren and Lúthien and The Fall of Gondolin. He worked as Conceptual Designer and Set Decorator on both The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film trilogies, receiving the Academy Award for Best Art Direction for his work on The Return of the King.