During The Last Month And A Half I’ve Been Working On Some “The Hobbit” And LOTR Illustrations

Saw a lotr movie marathon in theaters. Am obsessed now. Anyway here:

Expect samfrodo content soon

my heart melts when I think of ori knitting mittens/blankets and bofur making wooden toys for little frodo

Bilbo’s costume

Actor: Martin Freeman

Designer: Ann Maskrey

Made By: 3 foot 7 Costume Dept., Sword by Weta Workshop

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Post 11/21 from the Costume Trail in Wellington. Another reflective case. Message me if you’d like higher resolution photos or other detail shots (I have many- these are the highlights).

More costumes from the Hobbit here.

Thorin watching Thrór fall to gold-sickness vs. Fíli watching Thorin fall to gold-sickness

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey // The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

I don't know if this was obvious to everyone else, but I just realised that one of the reasons why the Hobbit is so effective as a children's book is that while Bilbo is an adult, the skills that make him a hero are all those of a child.

By human standards he's child-sized, which makes him unobtrusive and light on his feet. He can slip by unnoticed where bigger people can't.

He's good at playing games, and even cheats (successfully!) in a way that - let's face it - is not so different to how children try to cheat at games. He's polite in a way that's fully comprehensible to children (rather than, say, being able to perform courtly manners). He's quick-witted, but the trick of keeping the trolls talking is also one that would be achievable for a child.

He doesn't have magic powers, he's not a great fighter, and he's not some kind of Chosen One. There's not much that he does that couldn't be done by a ten-year-old, but the story shows just how valuable all those skills and traits are. It's very empowering.

Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

@tolkienweek day 2 ~ favourite location

from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Chronicles: Art & Design

Hobbits

unmentioned credits: MS - Matt Smith, Prop Designer BB - Bob Buck, Additional Costume Designer

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It’s going to take me a while to get through Thorin and Company’s pages, so in the meantime I figured I’d put up the hobbits

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING