Ted nasmith is basically the bob ross of middleearth. Tolkien created a richly detailed fantasy world that captured the imaginations of millions of readers. Tolkien overview the tales of the silmarillion were the underlying inspiration and source of j. Ted nasmith sketches and drawings inside tolkien books. Ted, gifted from an early age, studied commercial art at torontos northern secondary school from 1969 to 1972, graduating with honours. Gorgeous uk edition from 2003 with illustrations by ted nasmith. A native of goderich, ontario, ted nasmith spent much of his young life on the move and lived for three years in france. Another major illustrator who has created extensive art inspired by the silmarillion and tolkien is general is ted nasmith whose landscapes are simply gorgeous he excels less with characters.
Tolkiens account of the elder days, the tales of the silmarillion are legends deriving from a much deeper past, when morgoth, the first dark lord, dwelt in middleearth, and the high elves made war upon. With kind permission from the artist, we are delighted to be using ted nasmith s tolkien captivating images on our website. In 2009 tolkien lovers will enjoy this calendar depicting scenes from the silmarillion. The silmarillion, signed by the illustrator, ted nasmith. The artwork and imagination of ted nasmith the official. Tolkiens the silmarillion get the 2006 hardcover silmarillion here. See more ideas about tolkien, middle earth and jrr tolkien. My goal is the to give you a quick view of the books so you can decide wewthrr to spend your hard earned cash on it or not. Hailing from canada, nasmith is famous for his wonderful drawings of the silmarillion. The silmarillion ted nasmith ted nasmith illustrator. When i placed the order, there was no information in the product description.
He doesnt really have a forte hes just as brilliant drawing fingolfins deadly fight with morgoth as drawing the beautiful lady galadriel. He has illustrated several tolkien calendars and robert fosters complete guide to middleearth but is perhaps best known for his work on the silmarillion. Tolkiens other works, forms an extensive, though incomplete, narrative that describes the universe of ea in which are found. This is a thin, hardback book, almost square in shape. The illustrator is ted nasmith, who originally created the pictures included here for the illustrated edition of the silmarillion published a few years ago. The silmarillion, houghton mifflin, 2004, signed by ted. Book cover symbol from the deluxe green edition of the hobbit j. Here we have, the silmarillion illustrated by ted nasmith, isbn. Books by ted nasmith author of tolkien calender 2002. The work that illustrates the cores of tolkiens fantasy world, it is the last and posthumously published the silmarillion that he considered his most important work. It was one of the search results for calendar and since i love both middle earth and ted nasmith s art, i hoped for the best. Buy the silmarillion illustrated edition by tolkien, j.
The silmarillion by ted nasmith and christopher tolkien and j. Along with them are paintings by other artists, ranging from halfdecent to just plain bad. Howe and noted tolkien artist alan lee served as chief conceptual designers for both peter jacksons the lord of the rings and hobbit movie trilogies, and he also reillustrated the maps of the lord of the rings, the hobbit, and the silmarillion. John howes and alan lees work can be found in various art books that compile. The website displays sidebyside illustrations by nasmith with later scenes in the lord of the rings films. Ted nasmith s most popular book is the silmarillion. Original art by world famous illustrator ted nasmith is on auction at ebay. It contains 12 illustrations, which need much larger pages to look their best. Tolkien 1998 1 ted nasmith illustrated the silmarillion 1st edition thus j. John howe is an illustrator best known for his work based on j. Nasmith, ted, tolkien, christopher, tolkien, j r r. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. He was soon hired by visual concept, a studio in which he was trained in architectural renderings, which he quickly excelled in, and then built a career upon. The silmarillion is an account of the elder days, of the first age of tolkiens world.
It is the ancient drama to which the characters in the lord of the rings look back, and in whose events some of them such as elrond and galadriel took part. This new edition of the silmarillion contains the revised and corrected second edition text and, by way of introduction, a letter written by j. Tolkien inspired original paintings for auction by ted nasmith. In addition to his tolkienrelated work, he has illustrated. Well, minus the almighty bob ross hair, but definitely including the softspoken manner and sage, genial warmth and overall friendliness. An introduction to the illustrations in the 2010 tolkien calendar and diary, by ted nasmith. Paintings of scenes from a song of ice and fire game of thrones by george r. See more ideas about fantasy, tolkien and middle earth. Tolkien in 1951, which provides a brilliant exposition of his conception of the earlier ages. See more ideas about tolkien, middle earth and lord of the rings.
His emphasis on light and shadow in particular, whether metaphorical or literal. Ted nasmith is a canadian artist, illustrator and architectural renderer. The silmarillion by tolkien, j r r shop for books, art. Ted nasmith has credted the fully illustrated silmarillion, jrr tolkien calendars, many tolkien books and scenes from the lord of the rings, the hobbit and more recently the illustrated guide to the universe of ice and fire by. Box cover symbol from the deluxe green edition of the hobbit j. See more ideas about tolkien, middle earth and the hobbit. See more ideas about middle earth, tolkien and earth. Tolkiens works the hobbit, the lord of the rings and the silmarillion. Jul 14, 2016 a favorite illustrator for tolkiens few main works.
Gouache on illustration board first appeared in the 1992 centenary tolkien calendar, published by grafton books. The uncredited lord of the rings films concept artist. Cons of this book include some bizarrely bad portraits by cor blok and others. Its a rather strange and extremely varied mix that features art by the three tolkien greats. I emailed ted nasmith quite a few times while i was working on the silmarillion primer and he gave me permission to include as many of his works as. One fan has created a website known as ted nasmith. The silmarillion by j r r tolkien, 9780618391110, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Ted nasmith limited edition tolkien prints available to post worldwide unframed. The silmarillion, houghton mifflin, 2004, signed by ted nasmith. Turgon and glorfindel by ivanalekseich on deviantart. In his classic tales the hobbit, the lord of the rings, and the silmarillion, j.
Full text of the silmarillion illustrated edition j. Ted is a canadian artist, illustrator and architectural renderer, best known as an illustrator of j. Its difficult to describe exactly what informs my interest in tolkien, but suffice it to say quite simply that i have a powerful affinity with his writing, so full of vast, lost, misty expanses and its unique mixture of the familiar and strange. Tolkien, ted nasmith and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. See albums limited edition prints for pricesize list.