and is accompanied by sixteen watercolour paintings from Alan Lee. Artist Alan Lee's lavishly illustrated volume tells the story of Frodo and the Companions of the Ring, who have been beset by danger. Buy Lord of the Rings, The 02 - The Two Towers (Illustrated)(Hardback) (J. The Two Towers: Being the second part of The Lord of the Rings (2) Tolkien, J.R.R., Lee, Alan on. The chapters are ordered according to Middle-earth locations as they are introduced in the movie, and each covers the conceptualization of structures, characters, creatures and/or objects involved. The second part of Tolkien's epic masterpiece 'The Lord Of The Rings', featuring new artwork from the celebrated Tolkien artist Alan Lee. It closes with an Afterword by Andy Serkis, actor of Gollum, describing his time portraying the character.Ī few illustrations and images of conceptual artwork appear also in Weapons and Warfare(a book written by the editor, Chris Smith). Commentary accompanies a sketch, matte painting sculpture, maquette, color study, digital art-piece, armor concept, or costume that someone was involved with. ContentsĪfter an introduction in which designers Christian Rivers, Paul Lasaine, and Jeremy Bennett tell of their duties in the making of The Two Towers, most of the book's text is commentary by members of Weta Workshop and Weta Digital, and Alan Lee and John Howe, who designed the majority of environments and buildings seen in the film.

This book follows The Art of The Fellowship of the Ring and precedes The Art of The Return of the King. It was published in 2003 by Houghton Mifflin (US), and contains over 600 preliminary sketches, paintings, and designs. The Lord of the Rings: The Art of The Two Towers, by Gary Russell, is a complete guide to the art direction of Peter Jackson’s 2002 film The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers telling the process of all behind-the-scenes conceptualization up to the computer-effects stage.

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