The Hobbit Sketchbook: A Richly Illustrated Epic Fantasy Book of Concept Art and Drawings

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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. Review: Beautiful book by a talented artist. - Recently acquired the newly published Hobbit Sketchbook by one of my favorite Tolkien artists, the great Alan Lee. Its the companion to his earlier The Lord of the Rings Sketchbook. This has got some beautiful sketches, both old and new. Alan Lee was one of the designers of the Lotr and hobbit movies and you can see from the sketches that much of his ideas were used in the hobbit movies. Loved this book. Sharing some pics from that with you guys. Review: Received in poor condition - Torn from upper right corner