Desolation of smaug art book

See more ideas about desolation of smaug, the hobbit and lotr. The desolation of smaug wikipedia, the free the hobbit. It built at a great pace and was a fun, actionpacked adventure. It was preceded by an unexpected journey in 2012 and followed by the battle of the five armies in 2014. Shop for desolation of smaug art from the worlds greatest living artists. As a bonus feature, unique to this book, there is a special foldout replica of the portrait of the master of laketown, played by stephen fry, exactly as it appears in the film. The movie tries hard to change the story wherever it can, reducing fanfavorite chapters to 5 minute scenes and writing new content that feels out of place. The desolation of smaug by falconer, daniel, weta isbn. The desolation of smaug is a 20 epic fantasy adventure film directed by peter jackson and produced by wingnut films in collaboration with new line cinema and metrogoldwynmayer. The book is filled from cover to cover with detailed concept paintings and sketches for the sets, backgrounds, characters and creatures. Written by daniel falconer, this is likely to be an amazing book. The ultimate celebration of the second hobbit movie reveals the full creative vision of the. This is the 3rd book in what will be a 6 book series of wetas chronicles of the hobbit trilogy. Nov 20, 20 were crawling closer and closer to the premiere of peter jacksons second entry in his trilogysized adaptation of j.

Other than the fact that a character in the movie is in fact a hobbit. This book features the character sketches, production design and concept art of the desolation of smaug. That makes it better than most scififantasy films by a. The desolation of smaugs concept art director alan lee and a foreword by the films set decorator ra vincent. Be sure to check out more of his work featured in the art books the hobbit. Torn got its first look at a similar book by falconer for the previous movie and it turned out to be as stunning as we imagined it might be. Check this selection of concept art made for the hobbit, desolation of smaug, including art for orcs, thranduil, smaug and tauriel. The book is filled from cover to cover with detailed concept paintings and sketches.

The desolation of smaug as peter jackson ventures further from j. Beginning of a dialog window, including tabbed navigation to register an account or sign in to an existing account. Pictures and is the second installment in the threepart film series based on the novel the hobbit by j. Dec, 20 this is the 3rd book in what will be a 6 book series of wetas chronicles of the hobbit trilogy. This 224 page book explores the design process and development of the environments, cultures, creatures and artifacts with over 1,000 images of concept art. See also the making of the hobbit desolation of smaug vfx. This lavish volume follows bilbo, gandalf, and thorins company of dwarves eastward, through hitherto unseen regions of middleearth, on their quest to reclaim the lost. Tolkiens the hobbit subtitled the desolation of smaug for the screen, which means an inundation of promotional material to herald its imminent arrival a new trailer, tv spots, countless featurettes, and so much more. J r r tolkien profiles the characters and creatures, detailing how each were realized for the film. All desolation of smaug artwork ships within 48 hours and includes a 30day moneyback guarantee. Smaugs design from concept to digital reality is marvelous. Starring ian mckellen, martin freeman, richard armitage, evangeline lilly and orlando bloom.

No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Keller is currently working as a senior concept artist at weta workshop. This artbook is still hardcover, 208 pages, and is as detailed and packed as the earlier hobbit chronicles books. The desolation of smaug is the second of peter jacksons the hobbit film trilogy based on j.

Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. The desolation of smaug, however, the careful pacing of the first film seems to have gone out the hobbiton window, leaving behind a film that is, in parts, jawdroppingly spectacular seriously, my jaw actually dropped. The desolation of smaug by weta workshop, daniel falconer hardback, 20 at the best online prices at ebay. The desolation of smaug, the second film in the trilogy adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece the hobbit, by jrr tolkien. The books goes in depth about every aspect of visual characterization, but particular emphasis is placed on the characters, creatures, and the variety of. This 224 page book explores the design process and development of the environments, cultures, creatures and artifacts with over 1,000 images of concept art, photographs and commentary provided by the films cast and. The book is wonderfully detailed with sketches, designs, concepts, and iterations of transforming smaug from the readers mind to visual splendor. By the way, theres going to be another artbook for this film coming out later called the hobbit. Tolkienrelated films, but it is still peter jacksons take on tolkien. Its full of gorgeous glossy shots from the film and promotional photos. The desolation of smaug is a 20 epic fantasy adventure film directed by peter jackson it was produced by wingnut films in. There are plenty of high quality images that fans of the film will be interested in. It doesnt hurt that desolation of smaug has a lot of really interesting design choices from mirkwood, the elves, dale, and even smaug who briefly appears at the end. Smaug is truly a magnificent incarnation on the big screen, seems a shame to have not a single shot of him in the book.

The film follows biblos and the dwards travels to reclaim the lost realm of erebor from the dragon smaug. Dec 19, 20 well i was left 100% satisfied, this book is a must own. Are you looking for a lastminute gift idea for your favorite tolkienfangeek. Choose your favorite desolation of smaug designs and purchase them as wall art, home decor, phone cases, tote bags, and more. Nov 29, 20 this time it is concept art work from the hobbit. The design of the book, from the cover to each individual page is beautiful. This is the 3rd book in what will be a 6book series of wetas chronicles of the hobbit trilogy. The movie tries hard to change the story wherever it can, reducing fanfavorite chapters to 5 minute. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Downside is no photos of smaug, apart from his eye. The dwarves, along with bilbo baggins and gandalf the grey, continue their quest to reclaim erebor, their homeland, from smaug. Concept artist nick keller has released a collection of concept artwork he created for the hobbit. Tolkiens original text, the source material becomes harder to pin down but. If you thought an unexpected journey strayed a bit too far from the book.

J r r tolkien profiles the characters and creatures, detailing. Highly recommended to fans of the film and concept art. May 17, 2014 conceptual illustrator, nick keller avatar, has updated his website with concept art that he created for peter jacksons the hobbit. The hobbit chronicles series 7 primary works 7 total works a series of companion books that detail the art and design process behind the film series of the hobbit. You can buy it on amazon here pegged to the release of the hobbit. Daniel falconer the ultimate celebration of the second hobbit movie reveals the full creative vision of the art and design teams with more than 1,000 exclusive images and photos, including designs and concepts that. With ian mckellen, martin freeman, richard armitage, ken stott. And the title is the hobbit the desolation of smaug after my viewing i believe they should have dropped the hobbit from the title entirely. That he could pimp out over the span of 3 movies for money. The desolation of smaug looks like the script writers didnt even know there was a book.