Middle-Earth Tours

Tour 3: The Artists of Middle-Earth

Art by John Howe, Part 1:
From The Fellowship of the Ring


In a horserace to decide best overall LotR artist, John Howe would win by a nose over Alan Lee and Ted Nasmith. Howe and Lee were the two artists chosen by Peter Jackson to work with the effects team preparing the upcoming LotR movie trilogy.



A Hobbit Dwelling

detail of Gandalf

Gandalf, one of the Istari

Gandalf Comes to Hobbiton

Black Riders in the Shire

The Black Rider

detail of hobbits

detail of Black Rider

Old Man Willow

detail of Sam

At the Ford

Descent to Rivendell

Escape from Orthanc

Approaching Caradhras

Detail of the Balrog

barrow wight

Saruman

Gandalf and the Balrog

detail of orcs

Gollum Flees the Elves of Mirkwood

Frodo

Boromir

Full-size versions of these pictures are on display at Rolozo Tolkien.