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More M.Freeman/The Hobbit fan art
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Basic info
size: A4
media: a pencil for the outlines, white gel pen for the highlights in the eyes and lots of COFFEEEEEEEEEEEEE.
time: 10h
reference photos: imageshack.us/a/img827/3430/im… [credit to dittolove.blogspot.com/2012/06… ] imageshack.us/a/img20/5439/ste… img811.imageshack.us/img811/74…

About the subject
Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins, the main character of Tolkien's book and Jackson's movie.
This is my entry for coffee contest I picked The Hobbit fan art for the theme of my entry, because I'm in love with this movie. I read the book about a decade ago, just after my obsession with Tolkien's magic world has begun. I drew a lot of actors of LOTR's cast. So I wasn't surprised when I left the cinema with the huge [as huge as Kili's parasites ] grin on my face. Secondly, I felt that Mr. Baggins and brownish tones of coffee would look great together. Since the hobbit's adventure starts in his home and the aim is to reach Erebor, I decided to depict these two places in my painting.

About the painting
I went through every type of mood while painting this piece: starting from joy through indifference to anger. I find painting with coffee trickier than painting with watercolours [but at least it allows you refine mistakes]. I had serious problems with obtaining the dark colour, I used so much coffee that now we're running out of it at home I tried 3 different types of coffee, the instant one turned out to be the best, but I had an out-of-date one, so it stank horribly! Nothing pleasant.
There's plenty of shortcomings, but I will keep telling myself it was my first attempt at using coffee as a medium.
Don't look at his hand. Don't look at his face. Don't look at anything.

Description
IlojleenArt at Facebook

More M.Freeman/The Hobbit fan art
:thumb330847943::thumb357689315::thumb367579307:

Basic info
size: A4
media: a pencil for the outlines, white gel pen for the highlights in the eyes and lots of COFFEEEEEEEEEEEEE.
time: 10h
reference photos: imageshack.us/a/img827/3430/im… [credit to dittolove.blogspot.com/2012/06… ] imageshack.us/a/img20/5439/ste… img811.imageshack.us/img811/74…

About the subject
Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins, the main character of Tolkien's book and Jackson's movie.
This is my entry for coffee contest I picked The Hobbit fan art for the theme of my entry, because I'm in love with this movie. I read the book about a decade ago, just after my obsession with Tolkien's magic world has begun. I drew a lot of actors of LOTR's cast. So I wasn't surprised when I left the cinema with the huge [as huge as Kili's parasites ] grin on my face. Secondly, I felt that Mr. Baggins and brownish tones of coffee would look great together. Since the hobbit's adventure starts in his home and the aim is to reach Erebor, I decided to depict these two places in my painting.

About the painting
I went through every type of mood while painting this piece: starting from joy through indifference to anger. I find painting with coffee trickier than painting with watercolours [but at least it allows you refine mistakes]. I had serious problems with obtaining the dark colour, I used so much coffee that now we're running out of it at home I tried 3 different types of coffee, the instant one turned out to be the best, but I had an out-of-date one, so it stank horribly! Nothing pleasant.
There's plenty of shortcomings, but I will keep telling myself it was my first attempt at using coffee as a medium.
Don't look at his hand. Don't look at his face. Don't look at anything.