Never laugh at live Dragons

7. The moon was shining in a broad silver crescent. He held up the map and the white light shone through it. “What is this?” he said. “There are moonletters here, beside the plain runes which say ‘five feet high the door and three may walk abreast.’”

Some snicky goblins have asked fervently for some Arwen and Aragorn illustrations. I had been inspired, so there is two other more to come 👀

— J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Frodo!!!! that is really a study of Joaquín sorolla’s Italian girl with flowers lol

The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers, J.R.R Tolkien

Based on Eugéne Grasset’s “Jeanne chevauchant au milieu des hommes d’armes” (1894)

The Dead Marshes for a long time, I was planning to draw this scene, didn't end up the way I expected, though, hm

The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers, J.R.R Tolkien

‘Hold up, Mr. Frodo!’ muttered Sam in Frodo’s ear. ‘Come back! Not that way. Gollum says not, and for once I agree with him.’

“I just think that the more realistic and specific you are with the details, the more universal the story becomes.” — Viggo Mortensen