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Runk Snusgrop
Rivendell
Dec 23 2013, 3:15pm
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Nick Keller (of Weta Workshop) Hobbit Conceptual Art
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Don't know if this has been posted, but this guy has created some seriously impressive stuff.
There's not one of these I wouldn't love to have framed on my wall.
http://cargocollective.com/nickbkeller/The-Hobbit Nick Keller currently works as a senior concept artist at Weta Workshop in Wellington, New Zealand. Since 2006, He has worked on a number of film projects including ‘The Chronicles of Narnia’, ‘Under the Mountain’, ‘Avatar’, ‘Indiana Jones 4’, and most recently ‘The Hobbit’ trilogy. He spends his days at Weta working digitally in Photoshop and in his spare time enjoys painting with traditional media, creating fantastical and surreal imagery, mainly in oils. Such projects include collaborations with a variety of bands illustrating album artwork. Nick has contributed to Volumes I and II of ‘White Cloud Worlds’, a collection of science fiction and fantasy artwork from New Zealand. His recent film work can also be seen in ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Chronicles: Art and Design’ and ‘Chronicles: Creatures & Characters’
The Thorin one is particularly badass:
(Oversized image removed - Ataahua.)
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Anduril54
The Shire
Dec 23 2013, 3:58pm
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I especially love Thrain's armor designs. The red really makes them pop!
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Eruvandi
Tol Eressea
Dec 23 2013, 6:09pm
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not sure I'd want the wargs/orcs on my wall but the rest are beautiful
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That version of Azog's white warg especially is creepin' me out! Those eyes...those teeth...*shivers*...I've had nightmares about critters like that. Even still, the quality of the artwork is breath-taking and that's actually very close to how I pictured the wargs from Tolkien's description of them in the book!
I love the various concept art drawings for the dwarves as well, but I think my favorites in the collection are the drawings of the Rivendell Elves. This one in particular is my favorite:
That is the one I would love to have on my wall!
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Ataahua
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Dec 23 2013, 6:09pm
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I've removed the image as it's oversized.
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Feel free to resize it as set out in TORN 201 and repost it within this thread.
Celebrimbor: "Pretty rings..."
Dwarves: "Pretty rings..."
Men: "Pretty rings..."
Sauron: "Mine's better."
"Ah, how ironic, the addictive qualities of Sauron’s master weapon led to its own destruction. Which just goes to show, kids - if you want two small and noble souls to succeed on a mission of dire importance... send an evil-minded beggar with them too." - Gandalf's Diaries, final par, by Ufthak.
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sycorax82
Rohan
Dec 23 2013, 6:17pm
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Out of all of those images only Radagast's sled was fully realized from the art
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Why couldn't the warg riders look like that?? Peter always seems to like the orcs to look stupid rather than scary. If only we could have had a higher rating for these films and absolute kickass orcs.
Notice that the Fili concept art is clearly based on Rob Kazinsky's face. ;)
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Bard'sBlackArrow
Lorien
Dec 24 2013, 4:14pm
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The Thrain armor is in the AuJ Art and Design book. I hope we see more of Nick's work in the fourth Chronicles book, Cloaks and Daggers.
Nice to see some of this on the internet.
Thanks for posting.
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Gandy
Bree
Dec 24 2013, 4:30pm
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Anyone noticed "Thrain's prologue armour: Moria Gate Battle" and "Young Thorin's Armour at Moria Battle" and several other Moria related images??
Moria, huh? TABA? or cut from the film and our dreams?
EDIT:: Sorry totally forgot about the big battle scene in AUJ
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