More often than not, however, the person who flatly states 'Elves aren't like that!' is hard pressed to describe how they really look.... as if Tolkien has summoned archetypes from so deep in our minds that we can only recall them incompletely.
I have been illustrating Tolkien's books ever since I first read them, long before illustration became my profession. - John Howe
I have been illustrating Tolkien's books ever since I first read them, long before illustration became my profession.
- John Howe
More often than not, however, the person who flatly states 'Elves aren't like that!' is hard pressed to describe how they really look.... as if Tolki… - John Howe
More often than not, however, the person who flatly states 'Elves aren't like that!' is hard pressed to describe how they really look.... as if Tolki…
What can make your work interesting is as much who you are, as how you draw. - John Howe
What can make your work interesting is as much who you are, as how you draw.
My initial plan was to spend a year in France, go to some kind of school and learn a bit of French. I went a year in an American college in the outsk… - John Howe
My initial plan was to spend a year in France, go to some kind of school and learn a bit of French. I went a year in an American college in the outsk…
Daydreaming with pencil and paper is a respectable form of meditation. - John Howe
Daydreaming with pencil and paper is a respectable form of meditation.
Drawing must seek for interest, not for admiration. Because admiration wears quickly. - John Howe
Drawing must seek for interest, not for admiration. Because admiration wears quickly.
All in all, Tolkien fans are as varied, remarkable and marvelous as the books and the worlds that they share. They make me feel a little like a Hobbi… - John Howe
All in all, Tolkien fans are as varied, remarkable and marvelous as the books and the worlds that they share. They make me feel a little like a Hobbi…
Information and inspiration are everywhere... history, art, architecture, everything an illustrator needs. Europe is, after all, the land that has ge… - John Howe
Information and inspiration are everywhere... history, art, architecture, everything an illustrator needs. Europe is, after all, the land that has ge…
Occasionally projects just take off unexpectedly, sometimes you can work away at sketches and ideas for years before they are published. There are a … - John Howe
Occasionally projects just take off unexpectedly, sometimes you can work away at sketches and ideas for years before they are published. There are a …
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