The Hobbit Cosplay/Art References

The Hobbit, J. R. R. Tolkien

Dori being fussy during family photos

i love reading tolkien’s descriptive passages. there’s just something about them that makes them so vivid

also all the em dashes lol

I don't know if this was obvious to everyone else, but I just realised that one of the reasons why the Hobbit is so effective as a children's book is that while Bilbo is an adult, the skills that make him a hero are all those of a child.

By human standards he's child-sized, which makes him unobtrusive and light on his feet. He can slip by unnoticed where bigger people can't.

He's good at playing games, and even cheats (successfully!) in a way that - let's face it - is not so different to how children try to cheat at games. He's polite in a way that's fully comprehensible to children (rather than, say, being able to perform courtly manners). He's quick-witted, but the trick of keeping the trolls talking is also one that would be achievable for a child.

He doesn't have magic powers, he's not a great fighter, and he's not some kind of Chosen One. There's not much that he does that couldn't be done by a ten-year-old, but the story shows just how valuable all those skills and traits are. It's very empowering.

I love these two so much I just want to get lost in the woods to find them </3 Tom Bombadil bringing his lovely wife some water lilies.

Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins and Sean Astin as Samwise Gamgee THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING 2001 | dir. Peter Jackson

Bard’s costume

Actor: Luke Evans

Designer: Bob Buck

Made By: 3 foot 7 Costume Dept., Chainmaile by Weta Workshop.

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Post 1/21 from the Costume Trail in Wellington. Sadly Bard’s costume was in a super glare-y position. It was really difficult to get good photos. Message me if you’d like higher resolution photos or other detail shots.

More costumes from the Hobbit here.

new sketches :)

Oin’s costume

Actor: John Callen

Designer: Ann Maskrey and Bob Buck

Made By: 3 foot 7 Costume Dept.

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Post 15/21 from the Costume Trail in Wellington. Message me if you’d like higher resolution photos or other detail shots. 

More costumes from the Hobbit here.