Лучшие книги Алана Ли

Теософы признают, что Мир фей представляет собой часть скрытого мира духа, существующего параллельно с нашим материальным миром. Согласно теософическим воззрениям, основная функция фей состоит в том, чтобы впитывать ПРАНУ, или жизненную энергию, от солнца и перераспределять её в материальный мир. Таким образом, цветочные феи - это духи природы, обеспечивающие жизненно важную связь между солнечной энергией и минералами земли, некоторые феи в ответе за строение и окраску цветка, другие трудятся под землёй, у корневой системы. Есть феи, в ведомстве которых молекулярное строение на клеточном уровне; определённые виды фей способствуют развитию мира животных, растений и минералов.

От создателей оскароносных образов "Властелина колец".

In The Lord of the Rings Sketchbook Alan Lee reveals in pictures and in words how he created the beautiful watercolor paintings for the special centenary edition of The Lord of the Rings. These images would prove so powerful and evocative that they would eventually define the look of Peter Jackson's movie trilogy and earn him a coveted Academy Award.

The book is filled with more than 150 of his sketches and early conceptual pieces showing how the project progressed from idea to finished art. It also contains a selection of full-page paintings reproduced in full color, together with numerous examples of previously unseen conceptual art produced for the films and many new works drawn specially for this book.

The Lord of the Rings Sketchbook provides a fascinating insight into the imagination of the man who painted Tolkien's vision, first on the page and then in three dimensions on the movie screen. It will also be of interest to many of the thousands of people who have bought the illustrated Lord of the Rings as well as to budding artists who want to unlock the secrets of book illustration.

В продолжении успеха книги The Art of Faery (Искусство и феи) вышел альбом с коллекцией великолепных работ ведущих художников жанра, таких как Amy Brown (Эми Браун), Linda Ravenscroft (Линда Рейвенскрофт), Marc Potts (Марк Поттс), Josephine Wall (Жозефина Уолл) и многих других. Собранные в книге работы выполнены в самых разнообразных техниках – акварель, масло, пастель, графика (буквально - рисунок пером), а также компьютерная графика и фотография. Высокое разрешение печати позволило передать все нюансы и детали оригиналов. Сколько бы вам ни было лет, если волшебный мир фей привлекает вас, вы будете очарованы!
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Deluxe collector's edition.
A quarter of a century after its initial publication and with well over a million copies in print worldwide, Brian Froud and Alan Lee's Faeries is an unquestioned classic. Now, Froud and Lee return to their most enduring and beloved work, in this Deluxe Anniversary Edition. This ultimate collector's item includes eight frameable, limited edition prints as well as a signed facsimile of a personal letter from Brian and Alan. The book also includes 8 original, new pieces of art by Froud and Lee as well as the remarkable pencil drawings and watercolours of mythical creatures from faeries and goblins, to leprechauns and dwarves that started it all. Accompanied by brief descriptions of each creature's origins and powers, the images are enchanting and full of magical detail. More than just a reissue, this deluxe revised and updated edition also contains essays from both Froud and Lee on the influence of Faeries and an introduction by a name author in the Faerie community. The remarkable package will be a delight to fans of the previous title and those who are just discovering this stunning book for the first time.

A flight of fancy for readers of all ages, this book explores a whole new world charged with the wild beauty of creatures who do not live by human rules. Theirs is a realm of wonder, joy and enchanted danger. The two artists who created this book, Alan Lee and Brian Froud, have studied faerie history, myths, legends and folklore, and embodied their findings in 185 paintings and drawings. All the faerie types are identified and pictured - water faeries, elves, gnomes, pixies, leprechauns, tree faeries, dryads and more. Information on their favourite haunts, pastimes and ways of life are drawn from Celtic stories, oral tradition and from writers and poets. Among these sources are "The Ballad of Thomas the Rhymer", the great poet W.B. Yeats' "The Song of Wandering Aengus", and Christina Rossetti's poem "Goblin Market". Folk stories are traced to their origins, retold and illustrated.