Meepo
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Post by Meepo on May 28, 2010 8:56:33 GMT -6
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capheind
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Post by capheind on May 28, 2010 9:01:32 GMT -6
It is awesome! Even if the spider does look like leggs and a head attached to a giant black checker piece.
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Post by crusssdaddy on May 28, 2010 9:33:19 GMT -6
Bilbo is a werewolf from the waist down...
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Post by snorri on May 28, 2010 9:41:34 GMT -6
Wonderful!
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Meepo
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Post by Meepo on May 28, 2010 9:44:21 GMT -6
This one could be the start of any game!  They're a bit corny but it's such a refreshing change from the current state of commercial fantasy artwork (IMO). |
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Post by irdaranger on May 28, 2010 9:53:05 GMT -6
Bilbo is a werewolf from the waist down... I like it, actually. It reminds me of a faun, and makes hobbits somehow more mythical and magical, rather than "short Englishman with more-hairy-than-average feet." The picture of Gollum (I think that's what it is) makes it harder to believe he's a hobbit that's been in the dark too long though. |
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Post by Finarvyn on May 28, 2010 10:30:07 GMT -6
Those are fun pictures. I'd love to see more, if there are any!
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Post by apeloverage on May 28, 2010 19:55:48 GMT -6
They're a bit corny but it's such a refreshing change from the current state of commercial fantasy artwork (IMO). Very true. There's nothing wrong with the Larry Elmore photo-realism style, but it's almost like it's the only 'proper' way to do it. For a genre which is meant to be about imagination and strangeness, fantasy can be very conservative. Vincent Baker is a guy who's around now who has an interesting style (he's been in Fight On!). For example:  But he doesn't seem very interested in promoting his artwork sadly. Anyway you might like the art from the supplement I'm working on. |
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noburo
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Post by noburo on May 31, 2010 6:10:37 GMT -6
On a vaguely related note, here's a link to the illustrations for the first Swedish and Finnish editions of The Hobbit... drawn by Tove Jansson (of Moomin fame). They were my introduction to Tolkien – and fantasy in general, I guess. Pretty neat as well! |
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Post by jjarvis on Jun 1, 2010 7:03:41 GMT -6
On a vaguely related note, here's a link to the illustrations for the first Swedish and Finnish editions of The Hobbit... drawn by Tove Jansson (of Moomin fame). They were my introduction to Tolkien – and fantasy in general, I guess. Pretty neat as well! Wow, just go back a level on the page you linked and there's tons of different versions of Hobbit art!!! pblancho.free.fr/ |
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Post by Zenopus on Jun 1, 2010 8:46:42 GMT -6
If you find the above art to be refreshing, you might like the 2011 Tolkien Calendar, with early 1960s art by Cor Blok: www.tolkienlibrary.com/press/930-Tolkien_Calendar_2011_Cor_Blok.phpThe Mumak of Harad:  The page linked above links to a full interview with Cor Blok, which is very interesting. Some choice quotes: "my main interest in undertaking this ‘Tolkien project’ lay in the experiment of telling a story in a kind of pictorial shorthand, using a limited repertoire of largely standardized means, omitting everything that is not strictly necessary to the narrative." "In a number of later paintings, particularly those of events taking place in a landscape setting, I admit to having deviated from this principle by adding more detail. Even then, however, I have attempted to steer clear of the obsession with detail which characterizes so many Tolkien illustrations, sometimes to the extent of suggesting ‘horror vacui’."
"What you call the unique style of my paintings is derived from a certain type of Medieval miniature and mural painting from Barbarusia. Barbarusia, of course, does not exist. It is an invented country somewhere in mid-ocean, invented to provide a setting for a fictional art history running from Palaeolithic cave paintings to a local version of 20th century Futurism."
"For one thing, ‘Barbarusia’ made me aware of the fact that a ‘style’ is in fact a set of rules like those of a game, which restricts your movements but challenges you to make the utmost of what is allowed, and in the most ingenious manner possible."
"Tolkien declared himself not in favour of coupling pictures with his texts – not even his own drawings; a point of view which I thought and still think absolutely justified. He did like my pictures, however, and even bought two of them afterwards (to which I added one other as a present)." |
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Post by kesher on Jun 1, 2010 9:31:26 GMT -6
This stuff is great, guys---thanks for posting it!
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Post by Falconer on Jun 1, 2010 11:44:44 GMT -6
As long as we’re branching out... My favorite is Tolkien himself (mainly his illustrations for The Hobbit). Another one I like is Anke Eissmann, who has been doing some very cool work (including a lot of First Age, which is a huge plus in my book). But Tolkien has inspired such a vast array of very talented artists (not just Lee, Howe, and Nasmith)! |
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Post by Thigru Thorkissen on Jun 2, 2010 8:39:52 GMT -6
I've always loved Cor Blok's rendition of LotR. There's something about the composition of his works that (to me) brings out the underlying feelings of the scene whereas so many other paintings while being more "accurate" seem like static set-pieces.
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Post by castiglione on Jun 7, 2010 22:07:14 GMT -6
I like the illustrations; they're evocative of Grimm's fairy tales IMHO.
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Post by ragnorakk on Jun 16, 2010 18:49:40 GMT -6
I can't be the only one who thinks this is awesome, can I? ;D Nope, you are not alone - that stuff is lovely! |
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