 Hobbit Illumination - Thorin Oakenshield Hobbit ‘Illuminations’: with European medieval illuminations and bookplates as an inspiration, this was an experiment to create illustrations that might look like they came from the books of Middle-earth itself. 16 x 24 cms, very mixed media on heavyweight, coldpress watercolour paper, finished with oil paints. |
 Close-up detail for the picture on the left. |
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 work in progress - The beginning of Thorin |
 work in progress - inking his majesty |
 work in progress - rowr? |
 work in progress - detail of the face |
 work in progress - Scan of the final ink stage, ready for painting :) |
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 Thorin with Thror's map speaks of the dragon. |
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 Moon Runes Elrond, Thorin, Gandalf, Bilbo, and Balin |