03-08-2002, 01:43 AM | #1 |
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Artist's Inquiry
I have the opportunity to draw some Middle-Earth scenes to be engraved by laser into a piece of wood... they're pretty cool, if you've ever seen them. For now, I'm tracing some pictures for this guy that engraves them, but once I'm finished with that I can do any I wish. I've already decided on a few titles and scenes from Middle-Earth that I love:
"Bard's Black Arrow" - where Bard is about to fell Smaug "Aure Entuluva!" - Hurin's final battle; day shall come again "The Fall of Fingolfin" - Fingolfin challenges Melkor I already have what I'd like them to look like and such, but I want to do more. Any suggestions? I'd like to do one with Gandalf, but I haven't thought of anything I'm content with yet.
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03-08-2002, 01:52 AM | #2 |
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How about Gandalf finding Thrain in the dungeons of Dol Guldur.
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03-08-2002, 02:12 AM | #3 |
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Or Gandalf in front of the Balrog, "You shall not pass!" of Gandalf in front of the Moria gate. . .
Or the White Rider. . . er, I haven't read The Hobbit yet. But, the wood engravings sound really cool!
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03-08-2002, 03:17 AM | #4 |
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This one's not about Gandalf but how about Merry sneaking up on the Morgul King while it gloats over Eowyn.
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03-14-2002, 06:16 PM | #5 |
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Good suggestions... I'm designing what I want them to look like now... Morgoth's gonna be tough. I'll probably pull a P.J. balrog.
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03-14-2002, 09:16 PM | #6 |
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Merry and Pip as Gandalf and co. find them in chapter eight:TTT.
Bill, Burt, and Tom arguing over how to cook 13 dwarves and a hobbit. Sam sees an oliphant "Name the Terms" Gandalf speaking with the mouth of sauron
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03-14-2002, 09:38 PM | #7 |
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I like the second and fourth. I think the oliphaunt one is a little overdone by artists.
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03-14-2002, 11:12 PM | #8 |
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Aragorn and the ringbearers on the field of cormellan
Galadriel giving Gimli hair (something denied to Feanor by the way!)
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03-15-2002, 04:44 AM | #9 | |
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Is there anyway we'll get to see some of these ideas as finished products? You know that all things Tolkien (especially those created by mooters) are of interest to us.
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03-15-2002, 05:33 PM | #10 |
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How about Frodo on Asfaloth?
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03-15-2002, 05:36 PM | #11 |
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Gil-galad in Mordor (when he's still alive!) and Elrond as his standard bearer. .
Okay, it's not Gandalf, but. . .
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03-15-2002, 09:40 PM | #12 |
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I'll indubitably take pictures when they're finished.
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03-15-2002, 10:19 PM | #13 |
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Oh, good--
I really want to see them!
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03-16-2002, 06:30 AM | #14 |
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yes! Me too! How on earth did you get such an opportunity?
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03-16-2002, 08:23 PM | #15 |
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My brother's friend has very little artistic talent and asked us to trace some things for him. Wild life stuff. Bears and moose and others. After I finish those, I can do any I like. I should be drawing them up soon.
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03-17-2002, 07:56 AM | #16 |
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You're one lucky man, Nibs. Don't forget to show us the results!
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09-17-2002, 07:40 PM | #17 |
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whatever happened with this?
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09-17-2002, 07:52 PM | #18 |
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OMGoodness!!! This sounds really neat! What beautiful scenes people have thought of! SO ... what happened?
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