LotR gilded landscape sketch cards

Lots of experimentation went into these tiny Middle-earth landscapes. All of them have handmade borders made from pieces of filigree, and then gilded in gold or silver with a few tiny crystals.

All cards measure 2.5×3.5 inches. Stickers, cards and shiny things of them can be found here. :)

 

For the ‘Shire’ card I went back to a technique I tried for the first time with a Star Wars set (for Topps here) but made even shinier with all the bright colours of Hobbiton. Crystal flakes, sequins, and individual bits of glitter were pressed into glass glaze.

Shire stained-glass effect gilded sketch card by Soni Alcorn-Hender

Shire stained-glass effect gilded sketch card

LotR sepia sketch cards 2017

Each one measures 2.5×3.5 inches and is a mixture of acrylics and pencils, except for ‘Arwen’ which is heavily gilded in Dutch leaf and 22k gold leaf.

If you found me at Comic Con Portugal… :D

For those of you whom I met in Porto last week, I was trying to explain what sketch cards are and give an idea of work I’ve done before. But it’s easier to show you. :)

Here’s a sample of sketches included with the trading card set for Topps & New Line Cinema Lord of the Rings:
There are more HERE and HERE.


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And some of the sketches for various Star Wars sets for Topps and Lucasfilm :
There are (many) more here for the Empire Strikes Back, and here for the animated Clone Wars series (which I really enjoyed), and here for all the Star Wars things before the new movies.

And here’s a sample of the tarot cards (major arcana only) I was asked to make for the Penny Dreadful set, based on the themes & symbols of the show, but not using the actors’ likenesses.
You can see more about these particular cards HERE, there are many more which I still need to upload to my site!

Penny Dreadful tarot cards, preview, Soni Alcorn-Hender

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And if you still want to know more, go here: https://bohemianweasel.com/about/
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Bag End sketch giveaway!

If you’d like to win this sketch of Bag End check out my Facebook post to see how! :)

Bag End painting by Soni Alcorn-Hender

And a hasty animation of its work in progress.

Bag End work in progress animation

Rohan finished~

Éowyn and Éomer among the simbelmynë flowers, in memory of their uncle.
9×11 inches. Painted with acrylics and gold media and pencils and inks and *everything* and the horse they rode in on.

Rohan Meduseld

Rohan Meduseld det1

And a rough animated gif of the progress of the painting from start to finish:

Rohan

 

 

Sam & Frodo Artwork for The Hillywood Show!

The talented parody sisters Hannah and Hilly Hindi asked if I could provide some sketches for the end credits of their LotR parody (to mimic the credits of Return of the King), but they specifically asked for Sam and Frodo ‘with all the feels’.

Here’s what I drew for them. (All 10.5×7″, graphite on watercolour paper)

And here’s their lovely video – make sure to have tissues handy!

Topps LotR Masterpieces II sketch cards (selection)

I did 106, and then another 53 at the last minute, almost all in pencil with white acrylic highlights, a few painted in full colour.

Starting with just the landscapes from the first 106 arranged as the completed puzzle: the scenes follow the story too in a clockwise spiral: Bag-end, Rivendell, Moria, Lorien, Rohan, Isengard, Gondor, Mordor, and finally in the centre the Grey Havens.

Topps Lord of the Rings 'Masterpieces 2' sketch cards by Soni Alcorn-Hender

Topps LotR ‘Masterpieces II’ sketch cards by Soni Alcorn-Hender

If you have any of these, leave a comment and let me know. I’d love to find out where they ended up. :)