Nexius_Lobster@lemmy.worldM to Traditional Art@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoby John Howelemmy.worldimagemessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up1150
arrow-up1150imageby John Howelemmy.worldNexius_Lobster@lemmy.worldM to Traditional Art@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squarepymn@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoI believe this piece of artwork was a major inspiration for Gandalf’s appearance in the lotr trilogy
minus-squareJohnnyEnzyme@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 year agoHowe did this in 1989, so actually he was the one directly riffing on earlier artists’ versions of Gandalf, like Hildebrandt, Bakshi and Rankin-Bass. Or just iconic images of wizards that go back centuries…
I believe this piece of artwork was a major inspiration for Gandalf’s appearance in the lotr trilogy
Howe did this in 1989, so actually he was the one directly riffing on earlier artists’ versions of Gandalf, like Hildebrandt, Bakshi and Rankin-Bass. Or just iconic images of wizards that go back centuries…