Cool Art: 'Line of Durin' by Adriana Melo

'Line of Durin' by Adriana Melo.

Cool Art: 'The Battle of Five Armies' - "The Last Stand of Thorin Oakenshield" by Lucas Graciano

'The Battle of Five Armies' - "The Last Stand of Thorin Oakenshield" by Lucas Graciano.

This 'The Hobbit' inspired painting is 30" x 40" Oil on Masonite and is the cover art for The Battle of Five Armies board game from Ares Games.

"One of my first illustrative drawings when I first started attending art school was the iconic scene of The Battle of Five Armies from the book The Hobbit. It was a decent effort, but an ambitious image to tackle, especially for a new art student. I had always wanted to illustrate the scene again at some point. So, when Ares Games emailed asking me to illustrate their The Battle of Five Armies board game cover, I jumped to the opportunity." - Lucas Graciano

Head over to Lucas' blog for a couple of closer detail shots plus the final cover.

Cool Art: 'The Hobbit' by Carlos Lerma

'The Hobbit' by Carlos Lerma.

Cool Art: Two New 'The Hobbit' Stained Glass Style Posters by Jian Guo

More stained glass style illustration, inspired by JRR Tolkien's 'The Hobbit' by Jian Guo, 'Riddle' and 'Battle Of Five Armies'. Both are also available as prints through his Deviant Art Store.

'Riddle'

'Battle Of Five Armies'

Release Dates For The Hobbit Films Announced

With Peter Jackson recently announcing that his The Hobbit films were now to be a trilogy instead of the originally planned two movies, Warner Bros and MGM have now announced the release dates for all three films.

The first film of the trilogy, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, kicks things off on December 14, 2012. The second film, now titled, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug opens on December 13, 2013. The final film of the series, The Hobbit: There and Back Again - which was originally the title of the second chapter - will be released on July 18, 2014, a change from the usual winter scheduling.

So with Peter Jackson exploring through The Lord Of The Rings appendices that expand on the original The Hobbit tale, I'm fairly looking forward to seeing these films.
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