Tolkien illustrators

[Aganzir]

Originally Posted by Rune Son of Bjarne

However I do really like her work, my only "complaint" is that there is something about the color scheme that doesn't quite sit right with me.

I suspect it might be at least partly due to her use of gouache which isn't the most rewarding medium when it comes to colour intensity.

Another artist I've discovered lately goes by the name jankolas, and while I don't take that much to Peter Jackson inspired works, she's also got some First Age stuff, and her Éowyn and Faramir are among the best I've seen.

And my most recent deviantart find is the Latvian Līga Kļaviņa. She does beautiful dreamy watercolours, and her Legolas was already at first glance more real to me than Orlando Bloom ever.

I like some of Alan Lee's and John Howe's works, but to my mind they're both overrated. Howe does beautiful landscapes and big scenes, but he's poor at portraying people. I like Alan Lee's style, but only a few of his pictures strike me in any way personally.