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Tolkien only Section => Art => Topic started by: Anne on October 27, 2006, 04:04:34 AM

Title: Henning Jannsen
Post by: Anne on October 27, 2006, 04:04:34 AM

I found his site (http://www.henj.nl/) recently and there are some wonderful pictures on it - particularly like the Black Foe's Residence.  Looks like he exhibits too, although his current exhibition is in Holland. 

Title: Re: Henning Jannsen
Post by: EG on October 27, 2006, 06:40:01 AM

hmmmmmm........... can't decide if I like them or not :-\

Title: Re: Henning Jannsen
Post by: Lessa on October 27, 2006, 02:20:30 PM

I like the pencil drawings and the horses just look fabulous. The watercolours are not quite there yet IMO

Title: Re: Henning Jannsen
Post by: Beleriel on October 27, 2006, 04:00:32 PM

I like the pencil drawings! 

(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/beleriel/dood003.jpg)

I like the way he portrays elves, especially in the drawings!

HA  .... did you look at the costumes?  *cough*  they are pretty amusing!   :P

Title: Re: Henning Jannsen
Post by: Lessa on October 27, 2006, 10:41:30 PM

mmmmmmmmm yes I looked. very strange! :D

Title: Re: Henning Jannsen
Post by: EG on October 30, 2006, 03:49:03 AM

the elves arent tall enough.. but what got to me the most is that most of them had the same anime face :(

I hate anime faces :(  such a shame, since otherwise, he;s a great artist :( :-\


(plus you shoot a drawn bow from your chin, not your nose...)

Title: Re: Henning Jannsen
Post by: Beleriel on October 31, 2006, 07:32:28 PM

Yes, I know what you mean.  When I returned to look the Japanese influence is definately coherent.  Shame that cos the details are great!

Is he drawing that bow from the nose?  Looks like the ear to me!  lol   :laugh:

Title: Re: Henning Jannsen
Post by: Mithrandir on October 31, 2006, 08:02:13 PM

I'm impressed with the pencil and ink drawings (particular the patterns and the architectural renderings), I think they have a real spirit about them (especially this one (http://www.henj.nl/BW/images/charge2.jpg)). I agree with E.G. though, I don't like the faces of many of the characters, and I think the colour on the pictures actually spoils them and "cartoons" them to a certain extent.

Title: Re: Henning Jannsen
Post by: Lessa on November 01, 2006, 03:03:29 PM

That is my fabourite one as well Mith

Title: Re: Henning Jannsen
Post by: Beleriel on November 02, 2006, 02:29:08 AM

Quote from: Mithrandir on October 31, 2006, 08:02:13 PM

I'm impressed with the pencil and ink drawings (particular the patterns and the architectural renderings), I think they have a real spirit about them (especially this one (http://www.henj.nl/BW/images/charge2.jpg)). I agree with E.G. though, I don't like the faces of many of the characters, and I think the colour on the pictures actually spoils them and "cartoons" them to a certain extent.

Yes, I have to agree with you there, the colour definately spoils them and turns them into cartoons.

I like his architectural drawings too.... this one of Laketown from the Hobbit for example. 
(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/beleriel/Laketown.jpg) especially when they are NOT inspired by the films. 

Title: Re: Henning Jannsen
Post by: Lessa on November 02, 2006, 02:23:17 PM

So detailed you can just imagine yourself living there.

Title: Re: Henning Jannsen
Post by: EG on November 02, 2006, 04:11:49 PM

yes!  that is amazing!

Title: Re: Henning Jannsen
Post by: Theo on November 15, 2006, 05:53:51 AM

  I thought some of them were quite lovely..  Here are a couple that I particularly liked..

(http://www.henj.nl/watercolour/images/smaug01.jpg)
I thought this one was incredible..  Not "cartooned" at all..


(http://www.henj.nl/BW/images/Oak&Co.jpg)
I really liked the detail on this one..  Especially the celtic like knotting on their weapons, helmets, and shields..

Title: Re: Henning Jannsen
Post by: Ħoney In The Sunshine on November 15, 2006, 07:37:28 AM

There is so much work and detail in those! They are very good  :)

Title: Re: Henning Jannsen
Post by: Beleriel on November 22, 2006, 06:13:49 PM

Hmmmm, I do like that rendition of the dwarves  or is it dwarfs?  eek a source of eternal debate!  anyway I digress.................

Those dwarves are very like I imagined them when I first read the books.... all those centuries ago LOL   :laugh:

Still think the colour makes the pics look cartoony though.... bet that Smaug would be better without the colour... if you see what I mean. 

Title: Re: Henning Jannsen
Post by: Theo on November 23, 2006, 03:21:47 AM

  I can see what you mean about some of the pics and the color, but I don't think so about the one of Smaug..  I actually really like that one..

Title: Re: Henning Jannsen
Post by: Waelith on December 11, 2006, 06:13:23 PM

I really liked the one of Smaug. What amazing detail. I like the colours too. :)

Title: Re: Henning Jannsen
Post by: Theo on February 14, 2007, 09:57:14 AM

  HA!  Aeli agrees..  :D  I actually think Smaug looks like one mean S.O.B. in that pic..  8)

  But I will say, looking at his body, I am having a bit of trouble with it..  :8o  It doesn't look like he has much of a torso..  It looks like it goes straight from his neck to his ... tails?  ???  What part of his body are the brown leather-like rolly things?  :^

Title: Re: Henning Jannsen
Post by: shadowchueng on March 10, 2007, 06:47:49 AM

Quote from: Beleriel on October 27, 2006, 04:00:32 PM

I like the pencil drawings! 

(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/beleriel/dood003.jpg)

I like the way he portrays elves, especially in the drawings!

HA  .... did you look at the costumes?  *cough*  they are pretty amusing!   :P

i think the elf's movement is not very coordinated.pay attention to the way he stands and draws the bow.But th pic of Smaug is quite wonderful.