Wormtongue - Character from Lord of the Rings - A3 sketchbook.

Comments

Still very good at almost, Lewis.

Posted by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley on Tue 16 Jun 06:04:13

Your almost is far better than my best, great work. I think you are a perfectionist Lew and find fault in your on work too easily.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Tue 16 Jun 07:09:34

Agree with the others!

Posted by Heather Love on Tue 16 Jun 08:11:58

A couple of brilliantly drawn characters Lew, stunning eye for detail!

Posted by Alan Bickley on Tue 16 Jun 08:48:33

Top class as ever Lew. Your intensive knowledge of your characters is almost as thorough as your illustrating skills.

Posted by Jim Morris on Tue 16 Jun 09:31:00

Thanks to all for your comments. Very much appreciated.

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Tue 16 Jun 09:33:52

Fabulous illustrations Lewis

Posted by Russell Edwards on Tue 16 Jun 11:10:50

Excellent Lewis!

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Tue 16 Jun 14:20:56

Rohan works but Wormtongue looks weaker I feel Lewis.

Posted by John Graham Inkson on Tue 16 Jun 14:36:26

Thanks again for your comments. John, it's interesting that you say that...I don't like the King at all, and I agree about Wormtongue, I've missed a chance there. I think he should look a lot more weasely, more creepy, and the pose should be hunched over as though he's whispering poison in the Kings ear. I guess I just sat down and drew something in my sketchbook without thinking about it enough. Can't win 'em all.

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Tue 16 Jun 14:51:02

Wonderful Lewis. Love the fellow on the right with his blue tinged complexion.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Tue 16 Jun 18:48:41

I agree with Paul one can be too self critical. I think it is great as usual. :)

Posted by Frances Tuck on Tue 16 Jun 23:26:28

It's so good.

Posted by Maureen Sherman on Wed 17 Jun 15:53:12

Hang on Studio Wall

16/06/2020

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Wormtongue (a great name) gets the King of Rohan under his spell. The king becomes almost a husk. I wanted to show the king as ghostlike, but it didn't work out as I'd hoped. This looks better in grayscale, but that's not how I drew it. Two inktense pencils...bark and iris blue, white gel pen and a little 2b graphite. So...not quite there, but almost.

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Lewis Cooper

Self taught. Love drawing. Like to make pictures up, without using reference pics, often in cartoon style. I do other pictures where I do use reference. I'm knocking on a bit, born in 1940 in Greenwich, London. Retired, and loving it.

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