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| | The Lord of the Rings Sketchbook | | | Music Style : | | General | | Record Label : | | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt | | Store Price : | | $35.00 | | Artistopia's Price: $23.10 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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 A Disappointment
Submitted on: 2009-03-16 |
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| While there is absolutely no doubt that Alan Lee is a very talented artist, I was completely disappointed with the text. Let me make sure I am clear. The art is stunning. To see the "sketches" that led up to the color renderings (which are few) is very interesting and fun. What was disappointing was the narrative written by Alan Lee. The text is basically a much stripped down journal of his six years in New Zealand working on Peter Jackson's LOR. The same old adage, the book is better than the movie is even more applicable to the LOR. Given that, it would have been more "balanced" if the author would have included how he was inspired by JRR Tolkien's book and NOT by the movie. The author's sketchbook has the cart before the horse. It's as if the movie generated the sketches and NOT the JRR Tolkien LOR. The book material is of very good quality; glossy pages, beautiful artful compositions on every page with even a ribbon to mark your spot in the book though you could finish the book in an afternoon. The small sketchbook would make a good coffee table book for a small coffee table. The book publisher surely turned a profit on this book. |
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 Great transaction. I love the book. Great condition.
Submitted on: 2008-12-13 |
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| Great service. Quick shipment. The book was exactly as described. The book was in excellent condition. Thanks for the wonderful opportunity so I could own this book. |
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 Sketch
Submitted on: 2008-12-07 |
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| I baught this for my friend. I recommend it for any artist or sketcher as a great reference for different looks. |
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I expected it to be good
Submitted on: 2008-11-27 |
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| Simply a brilliant piece to my lotr collection. Not only are the sketches great, they also give an insight to how the movie came to be as it did and if it hadn't been for Alan Lee then the movie would have been the poorer for it. The text by Alan Lee is a useful tool to be taken into the magic that was in the creation of the movie. Great book! |
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awesome story telling
Submitted on: 2008-11-20 |
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| This book was amazing and offers a mystical wonderland that is both intriqing and adventurous. |
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