The Art of The Return of the King：The Lord of the Rings

WithPeterJackson'sAcadamyAward-winningepicmotionpicturetrilogydrawingtoaspectacularandtriumphantclose,GaryRussell'sdetailedresearchtakesusbackintotheworldofMiddle-earth,toreliveallthevisualdramaandexcitementofTheReturnoftheKing.TheArtofTheReturnoftheKingillustratesthecreativedevelopmentofthefilmfromsketchtospecialeffectandfeatures600images,mostappearingnowhereelse.ThisfullyauthorizedbookincludespencilsketchesbyAlanLeeandJohnHowe,costumedesignesbyNgilaDickson,magnificentfull-colorpaintingsbyJeremyBennett,andpropdesigns,concepts,sculpturesanddigitalartworkfromWetaWorkshopandWetaDigital.FromMinasTirithtoMountDoom,fromtheArmyoftheDeadtoShelobthemonstrousspider,allthespectacularlandscapes,charactersandcreaturesarecoveredinstunningdetail,includingconceptsthatdidnotmakeitintothefinalfilm.Toaccompanythiswealthofimagery,detailedandinformativecommentariesappearbyallthefeaturedartistsanddesigners,togetherwithaspecialafterwordbyPeterJackson.TheirpersonalthoughtsandexplanationsofferuniqueandfascinatinginsightintohowTheReturnoftheKingwasbroughttolife.Anartisticjourneybegunin1997reachesitsgloriousconclusionwithinthesepages,givingthereaderauniquechancetowitnessthecreativeprocessthatledtooneofthemostspectacularmoviesofalltime.