Tolkien Artwork Request Thread

Locksley · Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2005 12:35 pm

This is the 'official' thread where links can be posted to Tolkien artwork upon request. So if there is a pic you are looking for, ask here and hopefully ye shall receive: grin

Brought over from original thread:

Grey Havens (various artists)

John Howe - The Grey Havens

Ted Nasmith - Departure at the Grey Havens (my personal fav)

Hildebrandt Brothers - The Grey Havens:

Dan Staten - The Grey Havens

David Wyatt - The Grey Havens

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Blessed Lands, and/or Aman-related - mostly by Ted Nasmith and Roger Garland:

Earnedil Searchs Tirion - Ted Nasmith

Light of Valinor on the Western Sea - Ted Nasmith

The Shores of Valinor - Ted Nasmith - another personal fav pic!

Voyage of Earendil - Ted Nasmith

Lamp of the Valar - Ted Nasmith

Melkor Morgoth and Ungoliant before the Two Trees - John Howe

Ungoliant and Melkor - John Howe

The Gates of Morn/The Tale of the Sun and Moon - Roger Garland

The Voyage of Earendil - Roger Garland

Two Trees of Valinor - Roger Garland

The Chaining of Melkor Roger Garland

The Last Shore - T. Kirk

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Legolas

Legolas Inger - Edelfeldt

'Legolas draws the Bow of Galadriel' -Michael Kaluta

Legolas and Gimli - John Howe

(Note that the fair-haired Legolas pic is by John Howe, who as we know worked with the films wink

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Alqualonde

Haven of the Swans - Garland

Locksley: "This one is of the kinslaying at Alqualonde (Ezpeleta) - but I really dislike it:"

Kinslaying - Ezpeleta

Maury:

"There is this image from an artist name Sue Porter for David Day's Tolkien Bestiary of Alqualonde. Maybe it is the image you have seen before? Pardon the quality of the picture, I could not find this image or artist online, so I just took a picture of the book! I edited out my toes, which were holding the book flat for you to spare you all the sight of my naked feet!"

http://webpages.charter.net/maury/Alqualonde.jpg (note: link currently not working)

Locksley: LOL Maury!!!! Scary! grin

While I was searching for something else, this pic came up that just cracked me up.
Not only is Feanor VERY tall, but I think he's related to the 6-pack abs guy, John Basedow

http://img-fan.theonering.net/rolozo/images/canova/feanor.jpg

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TUOR

Tuor, Gelmir, Arminas - Ted Nasmith

Tuor - Ted Nasmith

Tuor reaches Gondolin - Ted Nasmith

Tuor - Michelucci

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TURIN

Turin begs leave of Thingol and Melian - Eiszmann

Turin and his band led to Amon Rudh - Ted Nasmith

Finduilas is led past Turin at the Sack of Nargothrond - Ted Nasmith

Turin stands before Glaurung - Price

Turin slays Brandir - Landelius

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FINROD

Finrod is reminded of his Oath - Eiszmann

The Oath of Finrod to Barahir - Eiszmann

Finrod listens to Ulmo's counsel- Eiszmann

Death of Finrod - Eiszmann

Finrod among Beor's men - Ted Nasmith

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Other Silmarillion Art by Ted Nasmith

Morgoth punishes Hurin

Fingolfin leads the host across the Helcaraxë

Luthien escapes upon Huan
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Smaug and Glaurung

Smaug - John Howe

Smaug - Alan Lee

fast Asleep - Donato Giancola

Ireful Flames - Jeffrey Reitz

Smaug - Michael Hague

Smaug (Leucaruth ahunt) - Stephen Hickman

Dragon's Hunger - Stephen Hickman

Scouring the Mountain - Ted Nasmith

Searching Eye - Ted Nasmith

Rumor of Wealth -Quinton Hoover

Smaug At Home - Quinton Hoover

The slaying of Glaurung - Nasmith

The slaying of Glaurung - Sweet

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Glaurung, first of the dragons - Roger Garland[/url]

Nienor and Glaurung - John Howe

The death of Glaurung - Inger Edelfeldt

Rowiel · Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 1:02 pm

Can I post some of my work, pls?

I ahve an Arwen drawing...

Locksley · Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 6:51 pm

Sure you can. smile

Arvenstar · Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2005 12:21 am

Dear Locksley,
Since I was one of those who asked for this thread, I am truly grateful
to you for having come up with so many beautiful (an less) images,from the celebrated, to the newer painters. I was given a copy of Sillmarilion
illustrated by Ted Nasmith, and I am ever so pleased to look at his pictures. However, noone can surpass John Howe, imho, smile

...he seems to breathe Tolkien into his pictures. I like that you have taken pictures from the older tales...I cannot access all of these pics, due to some belonging to a special Picture site...maybe some have told you this. This was practically all that had to do with Tuor, made by Nasmith.. Don't know why but now you know. smile

Appreciating, Ingrid

Locksley · Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2005 8:44 pm

You are most welcome, Arvenstar.

I'm able to access all the links in the thread, including all the Tuor pics. That's odd that you cannot. If you tell me exactly all the links that don't work for you, I'll try finding them on another site so you can see them. let me know. smile

Krazy_Kris · Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 12:12 am

i saw once this painting/drawing... of Boromir's death, had Boromir propped against a three, three arrows in him his horn cut in haf beside him, several orc laying dead in the background and Aragorn kneeling beside Boromir. i cant remember who did it. Can someone help me find it again? Plllleeeeeeeeaaaassseee????

Locksley · Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 3:52 pm

Do you mean this one by Ted Nasmith?

Last Words of Boromir

lotrfotrttrotk · Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 12:59 am

Does anyone know of a pitcite by Tolkien or any artists of the broch that the Dunedain led by Halbarad in the Grey Company (ROTK) wore? it is said to be "a brooch of silver shaped like a rayed star"

or just a picture of the meeting of Theoden's men and Halbarad's men?

Locksley · Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2005 5:19 pm

I'm not aware of any professional pics showing that, lotr, but I'll check about.
Maybe Passo knows. smile

lotrfotrttrotk · Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 1:06 am

okay, thank you. smile

Passo Largo · Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 5:13 pm

Sorry, lotr, I can´t help you there. If you find the site. Let me know because I would love to see both too. smile

lotrfotrttrotk · Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 12:51 am

alright. i'll keep looking

highlyeccentric · Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 12:38 pm

smaug by john howe produces a 404 error- may be my computer only, sometimes the uni net has problems with certain sites.

torania comes up as 'can't be found' in all instances,

and edoras-art is locked

Lorna36 · Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 4:52 pm

Hello! I brought this up in my thread in Galadriel's Mirror, but now I know about this sticky and so it is more appropriate here. smile

I found a picture by John Howe of Frodo and Sam in Mordor on the council of Elrond site- I have not seen it anywhere else-not even on Howe's official site. Too me it looks like it may be part of a larger painting-perhaps showing the rest of Frodo. Can you tell me if it is part of a larger painting?-is it viewable online somewhere? Here is the link http://www.councilofelrond.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=My_eGallery &file=index&do=showpic&pid=11618&orderby=titleA Thanks wink

jancey · Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 8:24 am

Hi
Hope you can help me...
I am trying to find a copy of the Hobbit that was lost when I was a child. I am looking for a copy that has a picture of Smaug on the front, standing on top of the mountain with one front claw raised. He is majoritavely red in this version.
I have hunted high and low (being a librarian this is pretty extreme) to no avail.
Can anyone help me find out who produced the art work? Or even an isbn of the book?
Thank you!!!!!!!!!

Jancey

Laurelin · Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 9:27 am

Maybe it is among these? Have a look. smile

Locksley · Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 11:56 am

Great link, Laurelin. I really enjoyed looking at all those covers. smile

Laurelin · Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2005 8:37 am

Sometimes a quick Google-search comes up with really nice websites... grin

My list of bookmarked sites continues to grow... smile

Btw - does anybody know nice (!) pictures of Laurelin and Telperion - I mean nice, withouth Morgoth or the big ugly spider... smile

lotrfotrttrotk · Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2005 11:57 pm

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/mithrandircq/images%20small/TwoTrees.jpg

found this on Google, don't know how "nice" it is, but it's not with melkor or ungoliant. smile

Locksley · Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 4:08 am

That's a Roger Garland work, and one I rather like. smile

Here's a few other 'trees' ones:

http://fan.theonering.net/rolozo/search?hide=-1&filename=&title=trees& archive=.

Laurelin · Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 6:56 am

Quote:

found this on Google, don't know how "nice" it is, but it's not with melkor or ungoliant.

<- In case you hadn't realised... (see Avatar) lol

Thanks Locks... Some of the pictures I knew... I sometimes do look on Google... but the result is never quite what I imagine they should look like, *sigh* I really regret that I cannot draw or paint - The one with the soft colours looks quite nice, but not yet as I would imagine the trees... lol, guess I will have to wait and continue looking... maybe one day ... smile

Locksley · Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 9:14 am

I don't think any of them are exactly as I'd imagine the trees either (nor did I expect any of them to be lol), but think Garland's attempt is at least a decent one. smile

lotrfotrttrotk · Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 9:55 am

haha oops. I think the one i saw had a darker light on it, so i didn't recognize it immediately. heh. I knew there was something vaguely familiar about it. tongue

Laurelin · Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 10:11 am

Lol, lotr... I had to shrink it quite a bit... so the colours look slightly different

Locks, yes Garland's picture is the best I've come accross so far as well (though the colours did look very strange to me in the beginning, now I've grown used to them), but I think it would be nice to have some pictures to choose from ... John Howe's could be nice if he hadn't decided to focus on Melkor and Ungoliant *shudder* - I like the story of the two trees in their youth and it would be wonderful if Howe or Lee (just to name two) could paint a picture of them. When I got the illustrated Silmarillion I did check first whether there was a picture of the trees... plenty of wonderful paintings but sadly none of the trees... but then, probably it is as you say, even if there were more pictures of them, none might look even remotely as beautiful as I imagine them to be. smile

Maybe one day I'll find a nice picture drawn by a Tolkien fan. smile

Valar · Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2005 4:44 pm

i was looking in a book once and saw a picture of sauron looking over his army in mordor, i'm not sure who made it, and i can't find it on the internet, so if anybody could help, it would be very welcome. smile

PieEyedDragon · Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 6:32 am

John Howe illustrated this version of a megalithic feature at the western edge of Valinor: The Door of Night (or, the Dragon-door of Night).

http://www.john-howe.com/portfolio/gallery/details.php?image_id=320

Passo Largo · Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 5:37 pm

What a great illustration. not worthy

Valar · Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 3:26 am

although, it looks great, it's not the one. it kind of had a reddish color to the whole thing, if you know what i mean.

PieEyedDragon · Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2006 4:36 am

There are some nice pictures (by various artists) in "A Tolkien Bestiary" by David Day.

Shireling · Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2006 11:43 am

PieEyedDragon wrote:

There are some nice pictures (by various artists) in "A Tolkien Bestiary" by David Day.

OOOhhh, I have that! grin

I got it at a used book store, along with Day's The Hobbit Companion.

Both have lovely work in them. And I've been struck by his depictions of hobbits, especially in light of the recent hominid finds in Indonesia. The likeness between his drawings, and the restoration of one of the skulls is uncanny! jaw