内容简介
Asumptuouslarge-formathardbackcontainingsketchesandpaintingsfromtheillustratedLordoftheRings,togetherwithbrandnewandpreviouslyunseenmaterial.Inthislarge-formathardbackAlanLeerevealsinpicturesandinwordshowhecreatedtheimagesintheauthorisedillustratededitionofTheLordoftheRings.Theseimageswouldprovesopowerful,matchingperfectlywithTolkien'sownvision,thattheywouldeventuallydefinethelookofPeterJackson'smovietrilogyandearnAlanacovetedAcademyAward.Thebookisfilledwithover150ofhissketchesandearlyconceptualpiecestoshowhowtheprojectprogressedfromideatofinishedart.Italsocontains20colourpaintingsreproducedinfull-pageglory,togetherwithnumerousexamplesofhisconceptualartproducedforthefilmsandbrandnewpiecesdrawnspeciallyforthisbook.ItalsoincludesanexclusiveforewordwrittenbySirIanMcKellen.TheLordoftheRingsSketchbookprovidesafascinatinginsightintotheimaginationofthemanwhopaintedTolkien'svision,firstlyontothepageandtheninthreedimensionsonthecinemascreen.Itwillalsobeofinteresttomanyofthe100,000peoplewhohaveboughttheillustratedLordoftheRingsaswellasforbuddingartistsandillustratorsinterestedinunlockingthesecretsofbookillustration.
作者简介
AlanLeewasborninMiddlesexin1947.HisillustratedbooksincludeFaeries(withBrianFroud),CastlesandMerlinDreams,andhasworkedonsuchprestigiousfilmsasEriktheViking(TerryGilliam),Legend(RidleyScott),andtheacclaimedNBCminiseriesMerlin.HeisbestknownhoweverforhisworkonthebooksTheHobbitandTheLordoftheRings,andnowthefilmversion.