The Hobbit Sketchbook

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.Author: Lee, Alan,author
Contributors: Lee, Alan,author
Binding: hardcover
Number Of Pages: 192
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Languages: English,Published,English,Original Language,Englis
Edition: 1
Published/Release Date: 14 Nov 2019
Format: Hardback
Publisher/Studio/Brand: HarperCollins Publishers
Author/Director/Artist: Alan Lee
Dimension (cm): 252x195x17 mm
Package Dimension (cm): 21x259x198 mm
Item Weight (g): 294
Package Weight (g): 820