Especially interesting are the architectural sketches and creature studies, but all of the work here is first-rate.
The book features his concept work for the films and Middle-earth artwork he has painted and sketched in the past, as well as new paintings and sketches.
He includes commentary on his experience working with Peter Jackson on the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit films. Howe’s written observations provide a sense of immediacy to the trip. As such, it’s jam-packed with sketches, many full-page, some two-page spreads as Howe takes the reader on a walking tour of Middle-earth, a place he knows very well indeed. This is a traveler’s sketchbook ranging through the lands that J.R.R. This attractive volume, with wrap-around cover art, offers glossy paper stock, sewn-in binding, and first-rate image reproduction of the well-featured art, especially the linework. Just when you thought another high quality tie-in book to the Tolkien Universe wasn’t possible, A Middle-earth Traveler shows up. Combining concept work produced for films, existing Middle-earth art, and many new paintings and sketches exclusive to this book, A Middle-earth Traveler will take the reader on a unique and unforgettable journey across Tolkien's magical landscape.Ībout the Author JOHN HOWE served as a chief conceptual designer for both of Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings and Hobbit movie trilogies, and re-illustrated the maps of The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, and The Silmarillion, along with numerous other fantastical worlds.A Middle-earth Traveler: Sketches from Bag End to Mordor, John Howe ( HMH 978-1-3, $28.00, 193pp, hc) October 2018. Sketches that have an 'on-the-spot' feel to them are interwoven with the artist's observations gleaned from Tolkien's books and recollections of his time spent in Middle-earth while working alongside Peter Jackson on the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit film trilogies. Events from Tolkien's books are explored-battles of the different ages that are almost legend by the time of The Lord of the Rings lost kingdoms and ancient myths, as well as those places only hinted at: kingdoms of the far North and lands beyond the seas. Tolkien's Middle-earth, visiting not only places central to his stories, but also those just over the hill or beyond the horizon. A Middle-earth Traveler presents a walking tour of J.R.R. Tolkien's most famous creation, with lavish art showing the many locations and characters the author described in his classic novels, along with notes on their importance to the world. Tolkien's most famous creation, with lavish art showing the many locations and characters the author described in his classic novels, along with notes on their importance to the world.īook Synopsis A Middle-earth Traveler is an illustrated guide to J.R.R.
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