| Title | : | The Lord of the Rings: The Art of the Return of the King |
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| ISBN | : | 0618430296 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780618430291 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 |
| Publication | : | First published January 1, 2004 |
The Art of The Return of the King illustrates the creative development of the film from sketch to special effect and features 600 images, most appearing nowhere else. This fully authorized book includes pencil sketches by Alan Lee and John Howe, costume designes by Ngila Dickson, magnificent full-color paintings by Jeremy Bennett, and prop designs, concepts, sculptures and digital artwork from Weta Workshop and Weta Digital. From Minas Tirith to Mount Doom, from the Army of the Dead to Shelob the monstrous spider, all the spectacular landscapes, characters and creatures are covered in stunning detail, including concepts that did not make it into the final film.
To accompany this wealth of imagery, detailed and informative commentaries appear by all the featured artists and designers, together with a special afterword by Peter Jackson. Their personal thoughts and explanations offer unique and fascinating insight into how The Return of the King was brought to life. An artistic journey begun in 1997 reaches its glorious conclusion within these pages, giving the reader a unique chance to witness the creative process that led to one of the most spectacular movies of all time.
The Lord of the Rings: The Art of the Return of the King Reviews
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And so the series draws to a close and I guess it has a similar feeling to that when I sat in the theatre watching the final credits roll at the end of The Return of the King. Reading through this trilogy you get a sense of enormity of the film series and the sheer amount of work that went in to it - both in front and behind the camera.
I guess there are many unsung heroes of any film but one as impressive as this deserve recognition and this book is an incredible monument to their abilities.
To me looking through the rough sketches and concept work you could almost ignore the film and read the book all over again referring to the pictures in these pages and what a vivid story they would paint.
Now this is one impressive series of books, which I am so pleased to have found but I do feel that at first publication the price would have been too high. Especially since at the time where were so many books where printed about Lord of the Rings you do wonder if material was repeated many times over just to fill the pages of the next book. Possibly but not the case here, or in the two previous volumes either. No this series of a feast of visuals and for anyone who loves the story (and the films) its a great way to lose yourself in the world of Middle Earth. -
4.5⭐️ La opinión que tengo sobre este libro es muy parecida a la que di sobre el segundo. El primero se me hizo muy lento (sobre todo la primera mitad, el libro primero), pero los dos siguientes se me han hecho mucho menos pesados al estar más metida en la historia y también debido a que me he acostumbrado a lo largo de la lectura a la forma de escribir de Tolkien o a que quizás divaga menos (aunque siga haciéndolo) en sus descripciones. Sé que a mucha gente le gusta y a otra mucha no, y yo pertenezco al segundo grupo. Tantas descripciones de paisajes, direcciones y rumbos se me hacen pesadas.
En cuanto a la saga en general me ha gustado bastante pero sin llegar al me encanta. Como ya también dije, la historia sí me encanta pero no puedo darle 5⭐️ a un libro que a ratos se me ha hecho tan lento. -
Just unbelievable how much time, thought, and care went into these films. Literally every piece had intention and a design process. From Barad-Dur to the chairs in Minas Tirith, each element is special and adds to this incredible world.
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These art books have each been great in their own way, and its especially been a treat to read along as I watch through the trilogy.
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Me gustó mucho la historia que se presenta en este libro y me dejó muy motivada para ver la película. En “La comunidad del anillo”, nos introducen con la historia y se presentan los personajes principales, en “Las dos torres”, se explica (detalladamente) cómo van con la misión que se encomendaron y en “El retorno del Rey” nos muestra el desenlace de todo este viaje, por lo que fue agradable saber cómo terminaba todo y en qué quedaba la historia de cada personaje. A mi gusto, un final feliz, con ninguna duda o situación pendiente que me quite el sueño. Quedé muy conforme con el desenlace y lo disfruté bastante; sobre todo, sabiendo que al fin terminaba esta saga logrando cumplir una de mis metas de vida en lectura.
Debo aclarar que tuve algunos momentos tediosos con la lectura, sobre todo en el inicio con lo descriptivo de la narración, además de la cantidad de personajes o distintos nombres con los que se refería a sólo una persona. muchas veces tenía que devolverme y releer para entender y casi anotar los nombres de personaje para no perderme en la narración, sin embargo, entiendo que es un libro escrito hace mucho tiempo por lo que no tiene la misma forma que los libros más modernos. De todas formas, lo recomiendo para aquellos que les gustan las historias de fantasía y/o aventura. -
Hasta ahora mi favorito de los 3, y aún así el más pesado para mi, me dio bastante dificultad por que tenía narraciones muy tediosas
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Well, well, well. This is the last and final book in the Lord of the Rings series. The climax of the whole series is finally here. Throughout the book, the book is full of suspense. Before Frodo reached Mount Doom, he was confronted with extreme obstacles and other characters, whether evil or good. Before the final climax of the book, the author's tone is always suspenseful, doubtfull. J.R.R Tolkien written the book this way so that readers can understand how treacherous the task is for Frodo and Sam. "End? No, the journey doesn't end here. Death is just another path... One that we all must take. The grey rain-curtain of this world rolls back, and all turns to silver glass... And then you see it." This part of the book shows that death is inevitable in the journey of the Ring.
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This book is beautiful I love it
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One of my favorite tidbits was how during the design process for Shelob they wanted to make her as monstrous as possible by adding spikes, horns, and other fearsome accouterments until she resembled something akin to a mutated crab. Eventually, they decided nothing is scarier than a normal spider, so that’s what they ultimately went with.
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Well I really liked it. Just to see what the used and what they drew to make it into a movie.
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The ending of the most legendary trilogy of all times, it leaves you breathless and amazed and sad that there is no more.
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My father and my brother watched this serie and thanks of them I like read books about the nordic series. :3
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Mi must read, cada año, la razón por la que amo leer JRR Tolkien, la fantasía definitivamente es uno de mis géneros favoritos
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This story is definitely amazing.
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It was very emotional and descriptive filled with new environments. The story has many interesting facts and settings but as the story continues, i happen to lose control what happened before. The setting changes quickly but overall the book was interesting to read. If you like magical environments and shared emotions upon a amazing journey, take time to read this book.
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The Art of The Two Towers is one of the three art books for The Lord of the Rings. The other two being
The Art of The Fellowship of the Ring and
The Art of The Two Towers. Also available in one condensed edition of these three art books is
The Art of the Lord of the Rings.
The review you read here will be roughly the same as the ones for other books.
The three volume collects over 500 images each, consisting pencils sketches, paintings and sculptures. These are the art from conceptual to execution stage. The principal designers are Alan Lee, Paul Lasaine, John Howe, Grant Major, Richard Taylor (head of Weta Workshop) and Nigila Dickson among other talented artists. A full list of credits is provided.
The books focus on the set and environment designs of the various Middle-earth locations, including character and creature designs from the region. While there are also weapon designs, you should turn to The Lord of the Rings Weapons and Warfare for more comprehensive coverage.
The commentary and depth of the books are great. There are captions for every sketch and illustration provided, both from the artists and Gary Russell. These includes the various iterations from the discarded to the final designs used in the movies. The artists talk about the English and European influence on their sets and architecture, compositing photos and matte painting, techniques used to create the rich and seemingly authentic world, costume designs and other elements of the film.
The books provide a great insight into the amount of art and details required to produce a movie — three actually — of such massive scale. What you don't see in this book is talk on the production aspect, which is left to The Making of the Movie Trilogy and The Lord of the Rings Official Movie Guide.
The Art of the Lord of the Rings art book series is a great resource for fans as well as fantasy artists. -
This is the review I wrote for the Art Of The Two Towers, but it still very much applies. My favourite parts in this book were Gondor, the Mûmakil, Éowyn as a warrior/Éowyn defeating the Witch King & the Epilogue.
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Fabulous fast read, though this is not a book to be read in the most literal sense. This book is filled with over 500 concept sketches for the Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers. The only text are the short explanations by the artists, and the fore- and afterword.
But what a beautiful book this. I do so love concept designs and this book showed maquettes, colour studies, sketches, clothing designs.. pretty much everyhing. It was a good mix of digital and traditional art, and it was explained how the digital art was incorporated into the movie and you could also see the final product.
Everyone knows these Lord Of The Rings movies are exceptionally gorgeous, and so is the book. It suffices to say, if you love the special effects in the movie, you will love this book. -
Incredible look at the concept art behind "The Return of the King". If you like art at all, you will love this book. If you like the Lord of the Rings, you will love this book. If you like art and the Lord of the Rings like I do, then you will think this book is amazing.
Definitely would recommend this to anyone with even a passing interest in the Lord of the Rings. For those of us who are huge Lord of the Rings fans, and who also love art, this book is a must read. The only downside really is the price, as the book is hardcover and full color.
I checked this out from my public library, so price was no issue. I will definitely find the first two books in the series if I can, but I'm not sure I would spend the $35 retail for each. I'm sure I could find them used for a better price, but because I'm cheap, I'll be looking at the library. However, if you like large collector's editions of artwork and are not put off by the price, I would recommend picking up this book and the other two in the series. -
The final installment of The Lord of the Rings saga, The Return of the King, was the culmination of around 7 years of work for the cast and crew. With approx. 500 illustrations in this companion volume, fans can get a sense, not only of how much work went in to the final film, but also that no one involved was giving any less than their all to the process. No one stood back and said, "Well, we've got a bunch of stuff already done for the previous movies, let's just rehash some of that and finish this project up." Instead they kept advancing, kept developing, kept upping the ante, to make sure that RotK lived up to it's reputation and would continue to inspire future fans.
The art book does a great job of displaying a number of pencil sketches, landscape composites, paintings, and maquettes, with nice captions detailing how and why each piece of art mattered. -
I really enjoyed reading all three of these books focusing on the talented artists and the tireless work they did to help make Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings movie trilogy a reality! If you didn't get enough in the first two books, then get excited because this book is the LONGEST of them all! There are detailed sections on Ithilien, Minas Tirith, Dunharrow, the Paths of the Dead, Minas Morgul, the Siege of Gondor, Shelob's Liar, Cirith Ungol, the Pelennor Fields, the Black Gates, Mordor, and an Epilogue by none other than Peter Jackson the man himself! Can you tell that I'm a bit of a Tolkien nerd?? :) And yes, I definitely recommend this book to anyone interested in the movies or Tolkien's work. Enjoy!
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Definitely recommended to all fans of the LotR films as well as to people interested in film-making. The drawings and sketches by John Howe and Alan Lee are beautiful, even if they are supposed to depict evil places such as Mordor. I particularly enjoyed the detailed information and drawings presenting the costumes of Rohan characters such as king Theoden and Eowyn. The book primarily concentrates on the designs for buildings and landscapes, but cosplayers would also find some useful data here, which would allow them to get the look of the protagonists.
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Again, I am seriously amazed at how much behind the scenes work went on with this movie. I mean of course, I knew it was a lot of work, but NEVER did I imagine all of the countless pictures and paintings and ideas that led up to the finished product that we all know and love.
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Beautiful!! It was exciting to see all the stuff that the team worked on to make The Return of the King. I am eager to check out The Art of the Two Towers and The Art of the Fellowship of the Ring! Peter Jackson is a pure genius.
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it has been quite a while since I have seen this movie, so that may have took down my rating a bit. also, I came into this after reading about the making of the dark knight, my favorite movie trilogy ever, so I may have not given this a fair chance.
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Nothing to say. Should I?
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beautiful artwork
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Re-reading again and again...
