A sumptuous large-format hardback containing sketches and paintings from the illustrated Lord of the Rings, together with brand new and previously unseen material. In this large-format hardback Alan Lee reveals in pictures and in words how he created the images in the authorised illustrated edition of The Lord of the Rings. These images would prove so powerful, matching perfectly with Tolkien's own vision, that they would eventually define the look of Peter Jackson's movie trilogy and earn Alan a coveted Academy Award. The book is filled with over 150 of his sketches and early conceptual pieces to show how the project progressed from idea to finished art. It also contains 20 colour paintings reproduced in full-page glory, together with numerous examples of his conceptual art produced for the films and brand new pieces drawn specially for this book. It also includes an exclusive foreword written by Sir Ian McKellen. The Lord of the Rings Sketchbook provides a fascinating insight into the imagination of the man who painted Tolkien's vision, firstly onto the page and then in three dimensions on the cinema screen. It will also be of interest to many of the 100,000 people who have bought the illustrated Lord of the Rings as well as for budding artists and illustrators interested in unlocking the secrets of book illustration.

艾倫•李（Alan Lee）

英國插畫大師。生於1947年，尤擅水彩與鉛筆素描。曾為眾多文學經典創作插圖，以《伊利亞特》獲得英國童書最高榮譽格林納威奬，更以《霍比特人》獲得世界奇幻大會年度最佳藝術傢奬。

“托爾金創造的世界，艾倫•李讓我們看見。”李的插畫是托爾金筆下宏大世界的視覺化基礎，得到全世界讀者與影迷的承認和熱愛。憑藉為電影《指環王》作齣的卓越貢獻，李榮膺2004年奧斯卡最佳藝術指導奬。