Wellp I've been meaning to get around to getting a sketchbook rolling for conventions..but I really didn't want to juuust do a sketchbook and have folks draw Balaa or some other character in it. Don't get me wrong I love seeing interpretations of my character..and thats why I leave their designs fairly open ended..buuuut I really wanted to give my fellow artists even more room than that to..well play!

Ive been watching Lord of the Rings a lot and, well given the films are my favorite films...I felt it perhaps a suiteable homage to pay to such a great inspiration. Basically the sketchbook is painted to look like the Fellowship of the Ring dvd cover..liberty taken to various design elements..of course. Should subsequent sketchbooks come, the next will be Red and the following blue..as per film order .

Since the idea is hard to explain each time, I included an insert that will be found in the book and explain the 'mission' of said book..and here it is:

[link]

Will prolly move this to my scraps soonish, to those that don't watch my scraps..I stick a good deal of random goodies there as opposed to my formal gallery. Not because I value them less..sometimes..quite literally the opposite.