Gustave Doré study.
Added Celestia in from another sketch.
CS3 for textures.
Ink (sakura micron pens) on 8.5" x 11" 110 lb. paper.
3+ hours.
EDIT:
Prints available here.
Added Celestia in from another sketch.
CS3 for textures.
Ink (sakura micron pens) on 8.5" x 11" 110 lb. paper.
3+ hours.
EDIT:
Prints available here.
That is. Man. I can't even. This rocks my socks. I used to watch my mom draw stuff just like this. Well, not watch so much as "spy on," and find packed away in her old college stuff. And Tom Sawyer had illustrations in this style. Ohhhhhhhhh there's the nostalgia right square in the brain, ow ow ow
A simply breath taking piece of ART!
The scene is so magic and peaceful
Jaw drop.
Then bite lip. Damn, you people are SO something I aspire to be.
But it wasn't until about two years ago that I decided to accept art (as my "special talent" as it were)... and to pursue it seriously.
Prior to that though... I took lots of random art classes while growing up. Ceramics, drawing, painting, art history, glassblowing, photography, writing... Both summer camps/programs and public school classes. My skillset is a patchwork of all the interesting little things I learned from all those art classes, stitched together with the effort of practice.
And now that I've accepted that art is really the only thing in my life that I'm any good at...
Make the effort to put in the time and the advancement of your skills will be measurable.
beautiful job
Interestingly, I have an ink drawing done by my grandmother (a long time ago), that looks very similar to Booth's work!
So thank you very much for giving me his name, as I wanted to try and search for the artist(s) that had inspired her!
-- Mitch
In the original by Doré, there was some lovely hatching in the distant background... emphasizing the shadows of the trees and evening out the midtones and darks.
I think it'd help if I picked better materials next time... The pen I was using was too large to replicate his hair-thin lines.
Thank you for the critique! <3
Really? The lines looked pretty thin to me in places, but there's nothing wrong with choosing a smaller pen next time if it would be an aid.
You're most welcome! Keep up the good work!
-- Mitch
"The Hobbit was animated by Topcraft, a now-defunct Japanese animation studio whose animation team would go on to re-form as Studio Ghibli alongside Hayao Miyazaki. Topcraft successfully partnered with Rankin/Bass on several other co-productions, including The Last Unicorn. According to Rankin, the visual style of the film took its basic cue from the early illustrations of Arthur Rackham.
While Topcraft produced the animation, the concept artwork was completed in the US under the direction of Arthur Rankin. Principal artists included coordinating animator Toru Hara; supervising animator/character designer Tsuguyuki Kubo; character and effects animators Hidetoshi Kaneko and Kazuko Ito; and background designer Minoru Nishida. The same studio and crew members were also used for The Return of the King."
(source: [link](1977_film))
i love your really loose sketching style