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Mon May 22, 2017 5:59 pm

I'm sure joe will have way more detail on it, but I think that comes from the oil based inks that some printers use. Which have a different smell and texture to them. I think. I could be completely wrong.
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Tue May 23, 2017 7:04 am

See alot of people on forums etc. saying that the Burton FOTR looks kind of blah - the image is beautiful. The outer part of the print is lacking, but would look amazing in something like this (quick mockup). Definitely a print that needs a good frame-up.
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Tue May 23, 2017 8:22 am

I think it's a little blah for a poster. It certainly fits in perfectly with Alan Lee's style, and it would look great in a book. I guess I'm being totally inconsistent, lol.

Also, because the scene he chose is from the prologue and doesn't instantly signal "The Fellowship" to me, it would work better as an art print without the title and other text. Or as part of a portfolio of images from the book. As "the one" image for this story, it's not quite right for me.

But it's a big story, and it's great for people the play with different concepts. I'm sure plenty of people will love it. I'm pickier about Middle-Earth art even than I am about Star Wars art, so it's tough to find anything I really like. :) I actually wouldn't mind if someone (hint, hint) would create screenprints of some of Ted Nasmith's Tolkien illustrations. Those would be incredibly vibrant and beautiful as posters.
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Tue May 23, 2017 8:45 am

Burton is a great illustrator and this image is stellar because it's scene that has not been really done before in the poster scene before.

I mean, unless I'm forgetting it, this scene is in the Fellowship of the Rings movie, and book.
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Tue May 23, 2017 10:34 am

ethnosax wrote: Also, because the scene he chose is from the prologue
Each book has at least one well-developed visit to "Ancient Middle Earth History" if memory serves.
I think three such scenes would work very well together as a true LOTR Triptych.
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Tue May 23, 2017 10:51 am

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Tue May 23, 2017 10:55 am

jkw3000 wrote:Something something buy what you like, something something ignore the noise, hashtag blessed.

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Tue May 23, 2017 11:03 am

doesn't look like Super Troopers to me, easy pass.
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I'm a huge LOTR fan so I grabbed one.

Anyone know how I can go about getting my old account back? I used to be "black_towr" on here and had to get a new name because I couldn't log in. I tried getting in touch with an admin but nothing.
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Towr wrote:Anyone know how I can go about getting my old account back? I used to be "black_towr" on here and had to get a new name because I couldn't log in. I tried getting in touch with an admin but nothing.
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Tue May 23, 2017 5:56 pm

Sorry but did I missed anything ?
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Towr wrote:I'm a huge LOTR fan so I grabbed one.

Anyone know how I can go about getting my old account back? I used to be "black_towr" on here and had to get a new name because I couldn't log in. I tried getting in touch with an admin but nothing.
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Tue May 23, 2017 7:41 pm

ROOKIE wrote:Sorry but did I missed anything ?
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Tue May 23, 2017 10:28 pm

ROOKIE wrote:Sorry but did I missed anything ?
Yeah this is dope. That scene got me super hyped in the theater.
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Tue May 23, 2017 10:33 pm

Fitzgerald?
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