A sumptuous large-format hardback containing sketches & paintings from the illustrated Lord of the Rings together with brand new & previously unseen material In this large-format hardback Alan Lee reveals in pictures & in words how he created the images in the authorised illustrated edition of The Lord of the Rings These images would prove so powerful matching perfectly with Tolkien&s own vision that they would eventually define the look of Peter Jackson&s movie trilogy & earn Alan a coveted Academy Award The book is filled with over 150 of his sketches & early conceptual pieces to show how the project progressed from idea to finished art It also contains 20 colour paintings reproduced in full-page glory together with numerous examples of his conceptual art produced for the films & brand new pieces drawn specially for this book It also
Includes:: an exclusive foreword written by Sir Ian Mc Kellen The Lord of the Rings Sketchbook provides a fascinating insight into the imagination of the man who painted Tolkien&s vision firstly onto the page & then in three
Dimensions on the cinema screen It will also be of interest to many of the 100000 people who have bought the illustrated Lord of the Rings as well as for budding artists & illustrators interested in unlocking the secrets of book illustration