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10 months ago

HERMIT A DAY MAY - DAY 5

TinFoilChef x The Lord of the Rings (1978)

A drawing of Minecraft youtuber TFC sitting serenely on a stone inside a cave. He is looking off to his right, past his pickaxe, which is resting against a stalagmite nearby. The cave is illuminated from the center, making it look like TFC himself is the source of light in the image. Rest in peace, TFC.

For TFC, I chose Ralph Bakshi's animated 1978 adaptation of The Lord of the Rings. I picked this one for TFC because he always made me think of Tolkein dwarves (what with the beard and the love of mining) and I wanted to draw him content and taking a rest in a cave. Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings, with its beautiful painted backgrounds, was the perfect fit here. If you want to learn more about Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings and see my reference images, take a look under the cut! (And of course, don't forget about the fundraiser for Gamers Outreach! Today is the BONUS DAY DOLLAR DRIVE so go throw in a dollar if you can!)

Ralph Bakshi's 1978 The Lord of the Rings is the direct origin of many of the designs and visual concepts that would later be used in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings. While I love both adaptations, Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings is much lesser known now and overshadowed by the live-action movies, which is genuinely a shame. The movie covers the events of The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers but the final Return of the King installment was never made. The animation is visually interesting and a little strange, since it uses traditional cartoon cell animation in combination with rotoscoping. The animation is overlaid on a series of atmospheric painted backgrounds which creates a beautifully surreal viewing experience. I watched Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings as a kid with my family and I just want more people to see and appreciate it too.

Style references:

Gimli and Boromir are seated at a wooden table at the Council of Elrond, talking about what to do with the Ring of Power. Gimli, on the left, has a long red beard and a floppy yellow-brown hat and Boromir, on the right, has a brown beard and is wearing a fur tunic and horned helmet. He looks like a viking.

The animated characters don't have any shading in most scenes and stand out from the very dynamically shaded backgrounds. There is a wide range of character designs in the movie, but for TFC I followed the design choices seen in the human characters and Gimli.

A watercolor painting of a ruined stone bridge over a chasm deep in the Mines of Moria. The mines are illuminated in yellow and green with dark blue shadows.

The backgrounds for the movie are stunning. This image in particular is actually concept art for the Mines of Moria, but it is in line with actual backgrounds from the movie and I really liked it so I used it as my primary inspiration for TFC's cave.

A title which reads: J. R. R. Tolkein's ''The Lord of the Rings''. The title is in red lettering with a texture that looks like old, torn parchment. Beneath the title it says: A Saul Zaentz Production, A Ralph Bakshi Film. The entire title is on a white background.

The 1978 The Lord of the Rings title design

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This is one of my favourites so far I think I managed to reproduce the style very well The background was a challenge for me but really fun to play around with and I'm happy with the results TinFoilChef tfc hermitaday hermitcraft Rest in Peace TFC
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