While the films balrog is far from shoddy and owns many similarities to alan lees concept design, as well as his original illustrations from the book itself, this drawing has a bestial quality that is somewhat lacking in the cgi version. Creature and character designer andrew baker has posted several of the concept art pieces he created for the hobbit. Also included are conceptual sketches for the nowiconic dust. The final result was an entire art of book jampacked with beautiful concept art and design techniques inspiring enough to cure you of creative block forever. The hobbit is a 1977 japaneseamerican animated musical television special created by rankinbass, a studio known for their holiday specials, and animated by topcraft, a precursor to studio ghibli. Check this selection of concept art made for the hobbit, desolation of smaug, including art for orcs, thranduil, smaug and tauriel see also the making of.
The enduring and immense popularity of the lord of the rings continues to inspire musical works, video games, short stories, feature films and lord of the rings art. Dive into the art of alan lee, a english book illustrator and movie conceptual designer. The hobbit as film is two hours and 40 minutes long, and encompasses only onethird of the book and mathematically speaking, we knew there were bound to. Tolkiens the hobbit, and he helped bring the greedy dragon smaug to life through his amazing digital artwork. Nick kellers mortal engines concept art designs making the.
Jun 03, 2014 alternate concept art designs for smaug from the hobbit zeon santos tuesday, june 3, 2014 at 1. This is a wonderful companion art book for the movie. Be sure to check out some of the art books ive created. Dragon concept design number out of 55 that ive created over period of 28 days of february this is the original gallery with turnaround sheet. If you dont already know, each of the hobbit films usually come with two companion books. The desolation of smaug concept art about 6 years ago by joey paur view fullsize one of the things i love most about peter jackson s middle earth films is the art, style and designs. An unexpected journey chronicles that is now for sale. Apr 02, 2012 in this video we see john howe and alan lee back to work on design the world of middle earth and the hobbit.
Written by daniel falconer, this is likely to be an amazing book. Alternate concept art designs for smaug from the hobbit zeon santos tuesday, june 3, 2014 at 1. The film is an adaptation of the 1937 book of the same name by j. This time they are having to work with the film and the concept art being in 3d. Costume design concept art for elven palace guards. Tolkien, with large portions of the trilogy inspired by the appendices to the return of the king, which expand on the story told in the hobbit, as well as new material and characters written especially for the films. Tauriel concept art tauriel, hobbit costume, the hobbit movies. The hobbit has been inspiring artists and readers for generations, ever since its publication 80 years ago today.
Tolkien is a high fantasy novel which started after the hobbit also written by him. Dec 12, 2012 hobbit concept art here are some fantastic concept art images by john howe and alan lee from the new book the hobbit. May 17, 2014 conceptual illustrator, nick keller avatar, has updated his website with concept art that he created for peter jacksons the hobbit. Conceptual illustrator, nick keller avatar, has updated his website with concept art that he created for peter jacksons the hobbit. Torn got its first look at a similar book by falconer for the previous movie and it turned out to be as stunning as we imagined it might be. In this video we see john howe and alan lee back to work on design the world of middle earth and the hobbit. This is the 3rd book in what will be a 6book series of wetas chronicles of the hobbit trilogy. The tolkien nerds guide to the hobbit peter jacksons blockbuster movie draws upon stories behind stories behind stories, just as j. Nov 29, 20 this time it is concept art work from the hobbit. So its awesome that weta put together a book that not only highlights the hobbit. The definitive guide to the design of the first of three hobbit films, directed, co written and produced by. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts.
This book features the character sketches, production design and concept art of the desolation of smaug. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. The official movie guide is the companion book closest to the excellent special features that feature on the lord of the rings and the hobbit dvds. There are plenty of high quality images that fans of the film will be interested in. This is another beautiful book by the weta artists that did all the costumes, sets and props for the hobbit.
See more ideas about lord of the rings, the hobbit and middle earth. Art and design was compiled by weta workshop senior concept designer daniel falconer. Alan lee was with john howe the lead concept artists of peter jacksons lord of the rings films and were recruited by director guillermo del toro in 2008 for continuity of design in the subsequent the hobbit films, before joining jackson when he took over. Getting it right special thanks to the companie of saint george images bestowing a level of integrity on any fantasy world means accepting aspects of it that you may never explore, constructing. The art of alan lee alan lee is an english book illustrator and movie conceptual designer. Be sure to check out more of his work featured in the art books the hobbit. Concept artist nick keller has released a collection of concept artwork he created for the hobbit. The book is filled from cover to cover with detailed concept paintings and sketches for the sets, backgrounds, characters and creatures. Artwise, ive always had a soft spot for the hobbit.
Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Keller is currently working as a senior concept artist at weta workshop. You get to see early concept drawings down to the final visual. Popular concept art books meet your next favorite book. The lord of the rings concept art done by alan lee and john howe is so detailed and breathtaking that its even better than the final movie product. The book showcases art by the films concept art directors alan lee and john. Dragon design by damirgmartin on deviantart deviantart is the worlds largest online social community for artists and art enthusiasts, allowing people to connect through the creation and sharing of art. They were the lead concept artists on the lord of the rings, and were in charge of helping create the world of. Alan lee was with john howe the lead concept artists of peter jacksons lord of the rings films and were recruited by director guillermo del toro in 2008 for continuity of design in the subsequent the hobbit films, before joining jackson when he took over the hobbit films project. Lord of the rings concept art that is just breathtaking. The ultimate celebration of the spectacular battle in the final hobbit movie reveals in stunning detail the full creative vision of peter jackson and the filmmakers, together with extensive commentary from the director, cast, crew, and almost 2,000 exclusive photos, illustrations and visual effects imagery.
Hit the jump to check out new videos that weta workshop and wired released for peter jacksons third and final installment of his hobbit trilogy. Andrew has also worked on films such as hercules, i,frankenstein, the hobbit. Illustrations for the hobbit, or there and back again. An unexpected journeys wondrous creations, but the actual artists that made it all happen. Lord of the rings concept art designs way better than what. The book is all art and there arent a lot of photos, so you wont find behind the scenes shots and there are only small thumbnails of the actors in makeup. Why is the hobbit movie so different from the book. Sep 21, 2017 the hobbit has been inspiring artists and readers for generations, ever since its publication 80 years ago today. The cinematography and the visuals were spectacular. The book is packed with more than 1,000 images of concept artwork.
The art of the two towers and other lotr movie books duration. This is a wonderful companion art book for the movie, the hobbit, and i like it far. They were the lead concept artists on the lord of the rings, and were in charge of helping create the world of the hobbit trilogy. I dont care much for the addition of tauriel to the hobbit movies, but this is an awesome picture. A subreddit for discussion about the hobbit and tolkiens works, be they books, movies, radio plays, music, art, you get the idea. The hobbit is a film series consisting of three high fantasy adventure films directed by peter jackson. Tolkien, and was first broadcast on nbc in the united states on sunday. The designs are wonderful and really set the tone for the movies. The artwork comes from brazilian artist mateus santolouco, who describes the journey of designing and pitching his concept for an entire tmnt netflix series. Concept artist and designer nick keller has released some great concept artwork that he created for the hobbit. This featurette highlights the work that concept art nick keller of weta workshop, wellington put into the design of mortal engines. One covers the concept art, which is this one, and the other covers the props, sets and the physical aspects of the film.
See more ideas about the hobbit, tolkien and lord of the rings. The battle of the five armies chronicles the art of war goes behind the. The book showcases art by the films concept art directors, academy. The ultimate celebration of the final hobbit movie reveals the full creative vision. Alternate concept art designs for smaug from the hobbit.
There are bilbo and his entourage of dwarves, trolls, goblins, and creatures. Thanks to imaginefx we can show you some of the beautiful concept art that artists john howe and alan lee created for the movie. Concept art and design for the mortal engines film philip reeve wrote the novel but it took a team of kiwis to bring it to life for the silver screen. In addition to the 1,000 pictures, theres also a foldout map complete with glowinthedark ink and a huge foldout of bilbos contract. Beginning of a dialog window, including tabbed navigation to register an account or sign in to an existing account. An unexpected journey, thror is portrayed by welsh actor jeffrey thomas, but has no lines in that films story line a significant departure from tolkiens version, as recounted by balin, thror leads the dwarves forces at the battle of azanulbizar, where the displaced dwarves of lonely mountain attempt to reclaim moria and. It is packed with more than 1,000 images of concept artwork, photographs. In creating the artwork for the hobbit, tolkien borrowed from a short story he had written for his son michael, titled roverandom. The majority are mostly character designs and the related, such as costumes, weapons and other props.
Hobbit concept art here are some fantastic concept art images by john howe and alan lee from the new book the hobbit. The book is packed with more than 1,000 images of concept artwork, photographs and development paintings by the artists working behind the scenes to. Jan 19, 2015 hit the jump to check out new videos that weta workshop and wired released for peter jacksons third and final installment of his hobbit trilogy. Torn got its first look at a similar book by falconer for the previous movie and it. There is a certain amount of creative license that enters into any film adaptation of a book. His list of film projects include the chronicles of narnia, avatar, indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull and most recently the hobbit trilogy. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Beautiful middle earth concept art for the hobbit geektyrant.