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The Argonath

Donato Giancola

Last year I was approached by an art collector, Luca Schroeder, to see if I was interested in pursuing a new commission along the theme of The Argonath, a rendering of the Fellowship as they pass beneath two large statues flanking the River Anduin from J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. Given that I had not yet illustrated this moment from the novels, I was more than happy to explore and see what kind…

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An experimental process: Laser Print Transfers

Rovina Cai

March 28, 2025 - Every once in a while, I venture off on a creative tangent and experiment with something completely new and different. I don't get to do this often enough, but every time I do, I discover a new method, material, or approach that I can add to my creative toolbox. Today I’m sharing one recent experiment that I tried out on a rare-for-me traditional piece! For this piece, I wanted to challenge myself to find a traditional process that closely follows my usual digital working process. I’ve tried several different approaches to traditional art, but nothing so far has quite clicked. One main issue is that I often want to preserve as much of my drawing as possible, while adding colour on top or underneath, but the drawn lines always get lost in the colouring process…

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