Super Cool Tolkien Art

[gorboth]

http://breathing2004.deviantart.com/

This guy is astonishingly awesome, to me.

G.

[Zhar]

What you posted looks too much like "manga meets the medieval". Sorry, but when it comes to Tolkien artwork I'm an Alan Lee purist.

[Strider]

I didn't love them as presented either, but imagining them as stained glass windows set in a stone wall...

Thanks for sharing them, G.

[gorboth]

Ah ... I don't restrict myself to realism. What that guy did was fully stylized and interesting. Tolkien himself liked best some of the most abstract interpretations of his work from visual artists.

G.

[Cherek]

I really like the style! Finally some fantasy art that does not have the same "photoshop airbrush" type of look that basically all other fantasy art. has I could see myself having a painting like that. Most of his other work was also really nice.

[Zhar]

I really like the style! Finally some fantasy art that does not have the same "photoshop airbrush" type of look that basically all other fantasy art. has I could see myself having a painting like that. Most of his other work was also really nice.

If you want more good fantasy art that isn't your typical thing I suggest looking up John Blanche or Adrian Smith. The works this guys create are astounding and occupy opposite spectrums with Blanche's works veering towards surreal while Smith's toward realism (Blanche = more art, Smith = more craftsmanship).

[Kitriana]

I would agree -- it definitely had me invisioning stained glasses windows with all the outlines. Or.. would be really awesome as silk dyed art. That would be pretty cool as well.

Nice medium.

[Kas]

Stained glass windows or murals was my first thoughts. Cool though.

[Recoba]

http://breathing2004.deviantart.com/

This guy is astonishingly awesome, to me.

G.

Nice stuff!!