The Lord of the Rings Sketchbook
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Summary
In The Lord of the Rings Sketchbook Alan Lee reveals in pictures and in words how he created the beautiful watercolour paintings for the special centenary edition of The Lord of the Rings。 These images would prove so powerful and evocative that they would eventually define the look of Peter Jackson's movie trilogy and would earn him a coveted Academy Award。
The book is filled with over 150 of his sketches and early conceptual pieces to show how the project progressed from idea to finished art。 It also contains a selection of colour paintings reproduced in full-page glory， together with numerous examples of previous unseen conceptual art produced for the films and many new works drawn specially for this book。
The Lord of the Rings Sketchbook provides a fascinating insight into the imagination of the man who painted Tolkien's vision， firstly onto the page and then in three dimensions on the cinema screen。 It will also be of interest to many of the 100，000 people who have bought the illustrated The Lord of the Rings as well as for budding artists interested in unlocking the secrets of book illustration。
The book is filled with over 150 of his sketches and early conceptual pieces to show how the project progressed from idea to finished art。 It also contains a selection of colour paintings reproduced in full-page glory， together with numerous examples of previous unseen conceptual art produced for the films and many new works drawn specially for this book。
The Lord of the Rings Sketchbook provides a fascinating insight into the imagination of the man who painted Tolkien's vision， firstly onto the page and then in three dimensions on the cinema screen。 It will also be of interest to many of the 100，000 people who have bought the illustrated The Lord of the Rings as well as for budding artists interested in unlocking the secrets of book illustration。
Reviews
Melody Schwarting
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A fascinating look at Alan Lee's LOTR artwork， and contributions to the film set。 My copies of the books have Lee's artwork on the covers， so he's always helped my imagination along in the world of Middle-earth。 The text isn't overly detailed， but I did learn a bit about the process of building the sets and miniatures that brought the series to life。 Most of the images are pencil sketches， while a few are finished watercolors。 Lee has a remarkable knowledge of the lore from which Tolkien drew fo A fascinating look at Alan Lee's LOTR artwork， and contributions to the film set。 My copies of the books have Lee's artwork on the covers， so he's always helped my imagination along in the world of Middle-earth。 The text isn't overly detailed， but I did learn a bit about the process of building the sets and miniatures that brought the series to life。 Most of the images are pencil sketches， while a few are finished watercolors。 Lee has a remarkable knowledge of the lore from which Tolkien drew for Middle-earth， which makes his vivid imaginations of that world all the more wonderful。Lee references Sam's verse about the Oliphaunt， connecting Tolkien's appreciation for riddles with the Exeter Book。 These are the types of details that make Lee just the right person for visioning Middle-earth。 Lee contributes his own riddle:Dug up from the earth and sealed in a coffin，sold for less than my true worth，hacked by sharp blades and dragged over a wide meadowbehind a pale charioteer，leaving， I hope， some evidence of the crime。Now shrunken in size，having lived my life backward，my slow demiseanother's conception。What am I？ （119） 。。。more
Ell Eastwood
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Not surprised this has a high rating because the kind of person who would pick up this book is of course gonna love it。 Very nice and cozy， and gives me the same feeling that watching the extra material on the DVDs: that the great tragedy of my life is that I didn't get to work on these movies in any capacity。 Not surprised this has a high rating because the kind of person who would pick up this book is of course gonna love it。 Very nice and cozy， and gives me the same feeling that watching the extra material on the DVDs: that the great tragedy of my life is that I didn't get to work on these movies in any capacity。 。。。more
❄ Nina ❄
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I am one of those people who absolutely loves poring over the many， many， many hours of bonus material on the Lord of the Rings movies 。。。 and this book was just as good！ While the Hobbit Sketchbook had been more about the progress of the creation of Alan Lee's art itself， the LotR Sketchbook delved deeper into tidbits about filming the iconic movies and his vital contribution to the masterpiece。The detail of the fine lines of his artwork is mind blowing！ There's so much rich texture， from the f I am one of those people who absolutely loves poring over the many， many， many hours of bonus material on the Lord of the Rings movies 。。。 and this book was just as good！ While the Hobbit Sketchbook had been more about the progress of the creation of Alan Lee's art itself， the LotR Sketchbook delved deeper into tidbits about filming the iconic movies and his vital contribution to the masterpiece。The detail of the fine lines of his artwork is mind blowing！ There's so much rich texture， from the faces to the amour， to the architecture， to the landscapes 。。。 Alan Lee makes Middle-earth feel strikingly real。You know， the one thing I loved most about that bonus material？ It was sensing， feeling and hearing how passionate every single person involved in the process of creating these films were about Tolkien's Middle-earth 。。。 and it became just as apparent in this book。 。。。more
Mayu Vargas
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Sigo leyendo "El señor de los anillos" y tenía que revisar este libro y lo he encontrado genial！， una joya de Alan Lee。 Siempre he dicho que mi ilustrador favorito de la Tierra Media es John Howe， y lo mantengo， pero Lee también es muy bueno en lo que hace， su trabajo para "La caída de Gondolin" es de mis favoritos。 Y este libro es un excelente ejemplo de lo buen dibujante que es， sus bocetos son de una calidad en detalles increíble， muchas veces prefiero el boceto al pintado final con acuarela Sigo leyendo "El señor de los anillos" y tenía que revisar este libro y lo he encontrado genial！， una joya de Alan Lee。 Siempre he dicho que mi ilustrador favorito de la Tierra Media es John Howe， y lo mantengo， pero Lee también es muy bueno en lo que hace， su trabajo para "La caída de Gondolin" es de mis favoritos。 Y este libro es un excelente ejemplo de lo buen dibujante que es， sus bocetos son de una calidad en detalles increíble， muchas veces prefiero el boceto al pintado final con acuarela que es la característica en sus trabajos。 Éste libro esta escrito durante el tiempo que Howe y Lee trabajaron en la película como asistentes， tiene muchos bocetos y Lee nos cuenta su inspiración y como fue creando estos conceptos y anécdotas del tiempo del rodaje， libro más hermoso no he visto en mucho tiempo。 。。。more
tin tuc
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'Xúc tích' hay 'súc tích'？ 95% người Việt trả lời sai câu hỏi cơ bản nàyTrong cuộc sống hàng ngày có rất nhiều cụm từ quen thuộc chúng ta thường sử dụng nhưng vẫn luôn có người sai。 Điển hình như， "xúc tích" và "súc tích"， một trong những cặp từ gây ra sự nhầm lẫn nhiều nhất。 Vậy "xúc tích" hay "súc tích" mới đúng chính tả？https://tintuc。vn/xuc-tich-hay-suc-ti。。。 'Xúc tích' hay 'súc tích'？ 95% người Việt trả lời sai câu hỏi cơ bản nàyTrong cuộc sống hàng ngày có rất nhiều cụm từ quen thuộc chúng ta thường sử dụng nhưng vẫn luôn có người sai。 Điển hình như， "xúc tích" và "súc tích"， một trong những cặp từ gây ra sự nhầm lẫn nhiều nhất。 Vậy "xúc tích" hay "súc tích" mới đúng chính tả？https://tintuc。vn/xuc-tich-hay-suc-ti。。。 。。。more
Joaquín Compungido
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Imprescindible tanto para los fans de la obra de Tolkien， su trilogía fílmica como para ilustradores y artistas。 Y con unos comentarios del mismo Alan Lee que son oro。10/10
Lu_Lost_in_Bookland
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Alan Lee zvolil iný koncept sprievodnej knihy ku svojim ilustráciám ako John Howe v prípade jeho A Middle-earth Traveller。 Kniha síce takisto obsahuje ceruzkové skice， prvotné nápady， ale popisy sú jeho komentáre k vlastnej tvorbe， ako pracuje， čím sa inšpiruje， čo uňho funguje。 Pripája aj spomienky z natáčania， čiže taký bonusový materiál k rozšírenej edícii DVD， no v knižnej podobe s kresbami。
Garret Macko
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This book review comes， like most of those that I write， with an accompanying story; one which will likely engulf my review of the book itself。 And so to save you， my dear reader， from once more getting caught in this wave， I will abridge my story。 Here’s the Sparknotes version: Several Christmases ago， when I was a Sophomore in High School， my parents gave me the Blu-ray extended edition box set of the Lord of the Rings trilogy。 I have always loved the trilogy--in fact， for nearly a decade now， This book review comes， like most of those that I write， with an accompanying story; one which will likely engulf my review of the book itself。 And so to save you， my dear reader， from once more getting caught in this wave， I will abridge my story。 Here’s the Sparknotes version: Several Christmases ago， when I was a Sophomore in High School， my parents gave me the Blu-ray extended edition box set of the Lord of the Rings trilogy。 I have always loved the trilogy--in fact， for nearly a decade now， we’ve partaken in an annual tradition of watching the Lord of the Rings Trilogy every New Year’s Day。 It is a day that is always filled with excitement， heartbreak， joy， appetizers， and family; memories I know will warm my heart for as long as I live。 Contained within this box set is a lengthy series of appendices， countless hours of footage following the making of each of the films--one that I watched in full after receiving the gift。 These documentaries mark my first and last encounter with Alan Lee; last， that is， until I read this book。 I honestly don’t remember much from the film’s appendices: I have flashes of certain behind the scenes looks， interviews， juicy facts （such as the infamous scene where Viggo Mortensen actually breaks his toe）， identifying cameos， and， it just so happens， a few of Alan Lee and how he came to be associated with the film。 He rehashes all of this briefly in the book， but in the first appendix that accompanies the Fellowship of the Ring， if my memory serves me right， there are interviews with Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh in which they explain their decision to call upon Lee to help with the film， as well as footage， again， if I’m remembering correctly， of the group actually meeting for the first time at Lee’s humble abode in The Middle of Nowhere， England。 The appendices give credit where credit is due， and so I was made well aware of just how massive of an impact on the style of the films Lee and his illustrations had。 This book offers readers another， more personal window into the journey the films took from Tolkien’s hand to Lee’s， and finally to the screen。 Accompanying each of the illustrations are charming insights and tidbits about both the films and Lee’s own creative process。 Fascinating and， for fans of the films， well worth taking a look at。 。。。more
Briar Rose
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The narrative of this sketchbook was very well thought out and takes you on a journey through the main events and places of the Lord of the Rings movies。 The personal and behind the scenes bits were really enjoyable to read and think about。
Mika
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an absolute must for everyone that loves the lord of the rings series a bit too much。 not surprising: the book is filled with amazing sketches on high quality picture paper。 alongside some stories and thoughts of the brilliant artist Alan Lee， bless this man， that really gave the book this touch of comfort。 100% recommended， it's a treasure and a phanomal addition to your collection！ an absolute must for everyone that loves the lord of the rings series a bit too much。 not surprising: the book is filled with amazing sketches on high quality picture paper。 alongside some stories and thoughts of the brilliant artist Alan Lee， bless this man， that really gave the book this touch of comfort。 100% recommended， it's a treasure and a phanomal addition to your collection！ 。。。more
Kim Leen
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Amazing artwork <3
Jimaka
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This book is really good
нєνєℓ ¢ανα
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A celebration of the classic！
Grant Jossi
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Charming， beautiful， and unpolished in the best way。 I really enjoyed it。
Sakshi Rawat
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Good
Daniel Carey
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All fans of the books and movies should have a copy of this on their shelves; great art with interesting insights into the creative process。
Benjamin Geweke
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[3-MINUTE-BLITZ-REVIEW] Collection of Alan Lee's sketches he made during preproduction and production of the movie trilogy。 He and John Howe， the other concept artist， fully fletched the whole look out themselves。 Based on their previous work that millions of readers saw in the novels。 Their talent is out of question and this is a wonderful collection。I especially liked sketches of the Ringwraith and landscapes。 [3-MINUTE-BLITZ-REVIEW] Collection of Alan Lee's sketches he made during preproduction and production of the movie trilogy。 He and John Howe， the other concept artist， fully fletched the whole look out themselves。 Based on their previous work that millions of readers saw in the novels。 Their talent is out of question and this is a wonderful collection。I especially liked sketches of the Ringwraith and landscapes。 。。。more
Victoria Schreiber
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The book offers both a multitude of sketches that show the process behind the design of the film and also plenty of background information on the art-to-film process。 I was absolutely amazed by the amount of background information about the film and the art behind the film that this book offered！ I bought this mainly as a way to explore the amazing sketches of Alan Lee and it absolutely surpassed my expectations。Next to the awesome sketches， there is also a thorough explanation of how the art wa The book offers both a multitude of sketches that show the process behind the design of the film and also plenty of background information on the art-to-film process。 I was absolutely amazed by the amount of background information about the film and the art behind the film that this book offered！ I bought this mainly as a way to explore the amazing sketches of Alan Lee and it absolutely surpassed my expectations。Next to the awesome sketches， there is also a thorough explanation of how the art was included in the film making process by the WETA workshop。 This makes the book an exciting read for any fans of the movies and anyone who wants to explore an epic film process！ 。。。more
David Sanz
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El arte de Alan Lee y su opinión como ilustrador de la obra de Tolkien y como director artístico de las películas。 Imprescindible， un pedazo de historia en tus manos。
Freddie
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5/5 - A phenomenal book that takes the reader through Alan Lee’s illustrative ability as well as his astounding vision。 Lee and Howe’s visions as illustrators on-set in the Lord of the Rings serve as the foundation for everything the audience sees onscreen。 It is extremely impressive。
Kathryn Ryder
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Beautiful sketches。
Don Jaucian
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This just reminds me of how amazing The Lord of the Rings is as a cinematic work and a stellar example of how to adapt a beloved literary masterpiece to the big screen。 The amount of hard work， attention to detail， and the sprawling task of visually translating Tolkien’s world is just astounding。 Alan Lee’s sketches are amazing as always。 There are a few full color paintings here and there。 I initially was looking for these but I came to appreciate the finer details of Lee’s sketches for the fil This just reminds me of how amazing The Lord of the Rings is as a cinematic work and a stellar example of how to adapt a beloved literary masterpiece to the big screen。 The amount of hard work， attention to detail， and the sprawling task of visually translating Tolkien’s world is just astounding。 Alan Lee’s sketches are amazing as always。 There are a few full color paintings here and there。 I initially was looking for these but I came to appreciate the finer details of Lee’s sketches for the film sets， sculptures， props， and others。 His short notes are written well， too。 Anyway， a rewatch is in order！ 。。。more
Silvana Zago
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Podría pasarme la vida dentro de los bocetos de Alan Lee。Este libro es una colección maravillosa que ahonda en sus procesos creativos para la ilustración de las obras de Tolkien tanto para papel como para la pantalla。La manera en la que sus bocetos de lápiz parecen cobrar vida en el papel es asombrosa y el prefacio escrito por Ian McKellen。。。eso no me lo esperaba。
Margaux Mannessier
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This book a true masterpiece all fans of the book and/or movies should have in their library ！ Alan Lee explains with great humility how he gave shape to the Middle Earth， trying to respect the slimest details of Tolkien's work。 I enjoyed every single page！ This book a true masterpiece all fans of the book and/or movies should have in their library ！ Alan Lee explains with great humility how he gave shape to the Middle Earth， trying to respect the slimest details of Tolkien's work。 I enjoyed every single page！ 。。。more
Milan
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Prelepa knjiga， da ne kažem crteži u istoj i velika šteta što nije malo veći format。
Roos
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The sketches are beautiful！！！Now I just want to do 2 things:1） （re）read the books2） rewatch the movies
Tearese
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I got this book as a companion to John Howes' book， "A Middle-Earth Traveler" that I had purchased the previous year。 I have been a fan of both artists since long before the LOTR movies were made， and love seeing the drawings of each artist， and how they compliment each other and inform the style of the movies。 There were some interesting differences in the text of the two volumes。This book of Alan Lee's artwork includes text that focuses mainly on the work of the movies， and what the artists ha I got this book as a companion to John Howes' book， "A Middle-Earth Traveler" that I had purchased the previous year。 I have been a fan of both artists since long before the LOTR movies were made， and love seeing the drawings of each artist， and how they compliment each other and inform the style of the movies。 There were some interesting differences in the text of the two volumes。This book of Alan Lee's artwork includes text that focuses mainly on the work of the movies， and what the artists had to do in aid to their creation。 This book would be a great addition to the library of any LOTR book or movie fan。 。。。more
Marko Vasić
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Alan Lee is an magnificent artist who revived and depicted many of Tolkien's work， as well as The Mabinogion。 This scrapbook is for those who already possess some of illustrated The Lord of the Rings editions to gain an insight how many of these marvellous illustrations were gradually developed。 And much much more。 Alan Lee is an magnificent artist who revived and depicted many of Tolkien's work， as well as The Mabinogion。 This scrapbook is for those who already possess some of illustrated The Lord of the Rings editions to gain an insight how many of these marvellous illustrations were gradually developed。 And much much more。 。。。more
Tomás Sendarrubias garcía
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Pues otro libro para fans acérrimos del mundo de Tolkien， en este caso obra de Alan Lee， uno de los ilustradores más vinculados a la Tierra Media， y que fue， entre otras cosas， diseñador conceptual de las películas de la saga。 No es nada del otro mundo， pero muy bonito de tener， lleno de （como su nombre indica） bocetos y dibujos a lápiz que demuestran la habilidad de este ilustrador。
Victorhugo
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