Have you discovered the art of Lord of the rings? It is actually practically pointless to point out that Lord of the Rings is, in itself, one of the best artworks in present day literature. Through Tolkien’s vision of grand events in his fantasy world, a whole genre came to light, unleashing an array of paintings, illustrations, and all forms of visual works showing scenes, locations, and characters in the history of Middle Earth. The art of Lord of the Rings demonstrates the creative vision influenced by the books–ripples in the art world which are still felt today.

The relatively unhailed heroes of Lord of the Rings-inspired art are the many painters whose works were first revealed in exhibitions, magazines, and television. Anyone who has ever read the books can imagine, visualizing Tolkien’s words can be delightful but additionally mind-bending. There’s already so much detail that often, there is little room to improvise. However, that didn’t prevent these artists from creating spectacular original work.

Arguably the best artist to ever draw inspiration from Tolkien is Ted Nasmith. His paintings are some of the most explorative tributes to the books. He takes that small space for improvisation and bends it to his will; it’s much like he’s telling the history of Middle Earth originating from a different point of view. Nasmith’s compositions can easily hang besides contemporary high-art pieces. The fact is that, his action sequences and landscapes are so great that some suggest his works of art influenced visuals in Peter Jackson’s trilogy–definitely a possibility.

Peter Jackson in fact looked to another surprisingly good fantasy painter to directly draw inspiration from: Ted Nasmith. This fact is most notable in Nasmith’s work, “At the Ford”, which depicts the scenario where Arwen summons the swell of the river to beat pursuing Nazgul. Check out the art work and you will definitely see exactly what we are discussing. Nasmith painted a number of other scenes from the history of Middle Earth, a lot of them making their way into Jackson’s motion pictures.

Even with being really derivative, probably the grandest visual spectacle drawn from Tolkien’s work is Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings film trilogy. Through the Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King, Jackson and his producers executed what both fans and critics have acclaimed as the ideal film adaptation of the books. While not everyone may possibly agree, in some sense, it’s true. Though there have been plenty of Lord of the Rings-inspired artworks and even animation way before the movies, Jackson’s trilogy rekindled cult and mainstream fascination with the book, and inspired and even necessitated the creation of more art about Tolkien’s works.

Some state that Tolkien is too wordy a writer to be interesting. The reason his books are so incredibly wordy is because he had such a complete vision of his world. He even dealt with crucial weapons like characters, each with its own history of wielders, outlasting human beings, elves, dwarves, and hobbits during sometimes ages of existence. Of course, virtually any variation of his books, be it paintings, movies, animation, or actual swords, demonstrates his passion for story and detail. You can bet that the story and art of Lord of the Rings will continue to inspire large numbers in the future.

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