Hobbit week pt. IV

Previous entries in "Hobbit week."

Pt. I - Introduction

Pt. II - Planning / Drawing

Pt. III - Color work

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The finished piece.

Bilbo, detail.

All of this leads us to the finished piece. I had such a good time on this project. But wouldn't you know it, just like so many good adventures, I wasn't finished yet.

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There was room in the budget for a piece for the back cover. And what a back cover. It's scene I have imagined again and again ever since I first read the book in high school. Tomorrow's post will cover this back piece in detail but until then here's a teaser:

Fire and water.