SF&F Picture 34 out of 82 by Mark Ivan Cole.

SciFi and Fantasy Art: Sketch - Goblin study

I've drawn many goblins over the years, trying to illustrate them as I've pictured them in my book, but they all seem to turn out too "cute." Awhile ago, I drew one that actually looked too NOBLE! Go figure. Imagine my surprise when, totally by chance, I happened to be in a bookstore where Alan Lee showed up and narrated a slide show of his work on the Lord of the Rings movies! I purchased his recently published sketchbook which he graciously signed. After reading in it how he considered his own goblins too "storybook" for the Uruk-Hai, I decided to try my hand again. This one came out nasty enough for me! Mechanical pencil; about 11x11". (By the way, Mr. Lee is a wonderfully humble man and treated each one of the packed house ndividually as a real person--a true gentleman.)

Categories Orc, Goblins, Trolls, Trollocs... Weapons, Bows, Swords, Blades, Rapiers... Book Illustration

Techniques Pencil/Graphite Pen

Date	Name	Comment
5 Mar 2006	Weazl	Loading... This one looks like he's going to kill someone, and the look in his eyes tells me he loves this fact.
5 Jan 2007	Taylor	Loading... Looks like louise hey
5 Jan 2007	Taylor	Loading... Looks like louise hey nd mel
6 Oct 2007	Marie	Loading... I like it. He looks like he's going to love whatever he's about to do (kill something) but, his eyes look too wise for a giblin
17 Nov 2008	Anon.	Loading... marie, maybe the goblins in his book are wise

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SciFi and Fantasy Art: Sketch - Goblin study