The Lord of the Rings Sketchbook
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Illustrator: Alan LeeEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2005-10-19
ISBN: 0618640142
Number of pages: 192
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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Book Review: A Disappointment
Summary: 3 Stars
While there is absolutely no doubt that Alan Lee is a very talented artist, I was completely disappointed with the text. Let me make sure I am clear. The art is stunning. To see the "sketches" that led up to the color renderings (which are few) is very interesting and fun. What was disappointing was the narrative written by Alan Lee. The text is basically a much stripped down journal of his six years in New Zealand working on Peter Jackson's LOR. The same old adage, the book is better than the movie is even more applicable to the LOR. Given that, it would have been more "balanced" if the author would have included how he was inspired by JRR Tolkien's book and NOT by the movie. The author's sketchbook has the cart before the horse. It's as if the movie generated the sketches and NOT the JRR Tolkien LOR. The book material is of very good quality; glossy pages, beautiful artful compositions on every page with even a ribbon to mark your spot in the book though you could finish the book in an afternoon. The small sketchbook would make a good coffee table book for a small coffee table. The book publisher surely turned a profit on this book.
Summary of The Lord of the Rings Sketchbook
Alan Lee, the Oscar-winning conceptual designer for the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy, discusses his approach to depicting Tolkien's imaginary world. The book presents more than 150 of Lee's celebrated illustrations to show how his imagery for both the illustrated Lord of the Rings and the films progressed from concept to finished art. In addition, the book contains 20 full-color plates and numerous examples of the conceptual art produced for Peter Jackson's film adaptation.
The Lord of the Rings Sketchbook provides a wealth of background information and will be of interest to those who know and love Tolkien's work, from books to films to DVDs, as well as to budding artists and illustrators interested in how to approach book illustration.
The Lord of the Rings Sketchbook provides a wealth of background information and will be of interest to those who know and love Tolkien's work, from books to films to DVDs, as well as to budding artists and illustrators interested in how to approach book illustration.
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