Hobbit Illumination: Dwalin
Hobbit Illumination – Thorin Oakenshield
Hobbit Illumination: Thranduil
Hobbit ‘Illuminations’: with European medieval illuminations and bookplates as an inspiration, this was an experiment to create illustrations that might look like they came from the books of Middle-earth itself.
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Closeups:
Hobbit Illumination – Thorin Oakenshield (detail)
Hobbit Illumination: Dwalin, (detail)
Hobbit Illumination: Thranduil (detail)
Hobbit Illumination – Thorin Oakenshield
Hobbit Illumination: Dwalin
Hobbit Illumination: Thranduil
All three are 16 x 24 cms, very mixed media on heavyweight, coldpress watercolour paper. Thorin however is finished in oil paints.
To see the work-in-progress images for Dwalin and Thorin, click here.
For work-in-progress pics for Thranduil, click here!
Bohemian Weasel 
morrighansmuse
/ Thursday 25, July, 2013So utterly gorgeous! How can I get my own Thorin? ;)
morrighansmuse
/ Thursday 25, July, 2013Reblogged this on Love, Sex & Other Dirty Words and commented:
Utterly gorgeous work!
Adrianka
/ Thursday 1, August, 2013I would buy the Thorin one right away for a friend (except I guess it’s not for sale). :-) BEAUTIFUL, beautiful work. Love the “medieval illustration” feel so much!
Soni Alcorn-Hender
/ Monday 5, August, 2013Hi Adrianka and Morrighansmuse, thank you for your lovely comments! This Dwarf Prince already has a destiny to go to, but if I can find a worthy printers here I’d like to make a few prints. :)
If either of you have a preference between the finished coloured version, and the monochrome work-in-progress version (Here https://bohemianweasel.com/2013/07/04/hobbit-illuminations-work-in-progress-2/thorin-wip-inks/) Then do let me know, it may help me decide which one to go for. :)
helenvader
/ Monday 5, August, 2013Yay! That would be cool! I love both, but I have a slight preference for the WIP version. :-)
Soni Alcorn-Hender
/ Monday 5, August, 2013Interesting, thanks for letting me know! :D
Btw, do you have a wordpress site too? Your name links to the gravatar site, and I wanted to be nosey. I mean, supportive, heh. ;)
helenvader
/ Monday 5, August, 2013I don’t, but I occasionally write for a friend’s site, DeepGirlDesign.com, hence the gravatar. My own website is http://www.helenvader.com, no blog attached as yet as I’m still not sure if I want one. :-) The line between liking the finished and the WIP version is very thin I admit; there is something about the WIP one that “speaks” to me, but it’s hard to explain. :-)
helenvader
/ Monday 5, August, 2013Oops, it’s http://www.helenvader.NET, not com.
Liz Smith
/ Tuesday 31, December, 2013Absolutely love it! I’m interested in purchasing a copy of the final-work for Thorin, if you’d possibly have prints at the time?
Soni Alcorn-Hender
/ Saturday 4, January, 2014Hi Liz, I think I’ll be bringing out a small batch of prints of both versions in mid-February if all goes to plan; and if so, I’ll leave a reply here. :)
Thank you for your lovely message!