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Submitted: January 10
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One ring to rule them allby *acjub

Fan Art / Traditional Art / Drawings / Movies & TV

You do NOT have my permission to re-post this anywhere. If you want to do so, then ask me first.

One Ring to rule them all,
One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all,
And in the darkness bind them.

It's done!

I had so much fun drawing this one! I watched the Hobbit in December, and I just knew I had to draw something for it!
It's definitely one of, if not the most, time-consuming drawings I've ever done.
The size is A2. that is 420 x 594 mm (16.5 x 23.4 in)

LOTR is pretty much the most amazing film ever made, and the Hobbit was right up there.

Now for some thoughts from me about this image.
The idea was to show how the ring brings all these people together in it's evil way. I could have used Frodo instead of Bilbo, but i just loved Martin Freeman so much that i had to use him. At least it is a hobbit.

Mars Lumograph graphite pencils and Faber Castell Polychromos coloured pencils.

I hope you guys like it!

One pencil was killed in the making of this drawing, and one badly injured.

Critique by *devilbloody Jan 11, 2013, 1:27:25 AM

Hey, fellow deviant

I have to say that I am completely amazed by this piece of yours. I love the general idea of he composition and the place of the ring in the center. The while lines look to me like three parts of three separated books are put together. I really love this idea. I am not sure if I am right, but... you will tell me

What is more I really like how you have done the shading! It is amazing! When I saw your drawing I got stunned by the realism and the expressiveness of the faces of Gandalf, Frodo and Gollum. Gollum's eyes are just so piercing, I feel like he is looking at me right now while I am writing this and will judge me

I have to admit that my most favorite character is Gandalf. And I really really like how you have drawn him. The wrinkles on his face and the strands of his hair and the beard are just awesome

I also really like how you have drawn his hat - the texture is amazing

It looks like I can touch it

I really like how you have drawn Frodo also, and especially the textures of his clothes.

Something else that I really like is that you have drawn the ring in color and the rest of the drawing is in black and white. I really like this because thus, the contrast is very clear and the Ring pops out

I really love this technique and sometimes use it in my drawings also.

Simply, I can say that you have done a really really amazing job

Sincere congratulations from me. Keep up the amazing work

P.S. I do not know if you have read the book but if not, I would strongly recommend it to you

I am currently reading "The Lord of the Rings" and I love it

What do you think?

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Critique by *KuroKarasu Jan 11, 2013, 12:42:27 AM

Time consuming drawing? Totally worth however many hours you put into it. Seriously, this is amazing- every single minute you put into this was worth it. The ring is especially well-done. Everything looks like something that could have been made for the actual movie, down to the level of nigh-photographic detail in the images and the Elvish on the ring. Simply beautiful work!

That said, you wanted constructive criticism, and that's what I'm here for. There are two things that give me pause: The white edging and the lighting. These both deserve separate paragraphs, so here goes.

The first things that made me want to look again were the white lines that divide the image into three. As I looked closer, I saw that there was indeed a parchment edge in the white. My main issue is that it looks, well...drawn as opposed to the three pictures being torn out of book pages. It feels like they need just a tiny bit more depth to work- a shadow beneath the edge.

The other thing that struck me was the lighting. The lighting was done best on Bilbo, whose face is seemingly illuminated by the ring in the center. Perhaps a few more touches of white on Gollum and Gandalf would have made them pop- as if Gollum's eyes don't pop enough already. The dark background also makes Bilbo's face stand out more than the rest of him. It's hard to pinpoint what made Bilbo really pop out of the shadows, illuminated only by the One Ring, and the other two not so much. Work with it in something like Photoshop; I'd hate to wreck this with bad advice.

Don't get me wrong, though. This is still an excellent piece. It would make a stunning "collector's edition" cover after all three Hobbit movies are released on DVD. I'd buy it for the cover alone.