{"product_id":"the-lord-of-the-rings-sketchbook-alan-lee","title":"The Lord of the Rings Sketchbook (Alan Lee)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA sumptuous large-format hardback containing sketches and paintings from the illustrated Lord of the Rings, together with brand new and previously unseen material.\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eIn this large-format hardback Alan Lee reveals in pictures and 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 and earn Alan a coveted Academy Award.\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eThe book is filled with over 150 of his sketches and 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 and brand new pieces drawn specially for this book. It also includes an exclusive foreword written by Sir Ian McKellen.\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eThe Lord of the Rings Sketchbook provides a fascinating insight into the imagination of the man who painted Tolkien's vision, firstly onto the page and then in three dimensions on the cinema screen. It will also be of interest to many of the 100,000 people who have bought the illustrated Lord of the Rings as well as for budding artists and illustrators interested in unlocking the secrets of book illustration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlan Lee was invited to illustrate the centenary edition of \u003cem\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/em\u003e, which led to further Tolkien editions, including \u003cem\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/em\u003e and the three 'Great Tales': \u003cem\u003eThe Children of Húrin\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBeren and Lúthien\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Fall of Gondolin\u003c\/em\u003e. He worked as Conceptual Designer and Set Decorator on both Middle-earth film trilogies, receiving the Academy Award for Best Art Direction for his work on \u003cem\u003eThe Return of the King\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Hardcover), Englisch, 192 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65761428668765,"sku":"K030729631","price":21.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/3072963100001A.jpg?v=1788230927","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-lord-of-the-rings-sketchbook-alan-lee","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}