Ted Nasmith
From Tolkien Gateway
 |
|
| Ted Nasmith | |
|---|---|
| Biographical information | |
| Born | 1956, Goderich, Ontario, Canada |
| Style | Luminism, Victorian neoclassical |
| Images | Images by Ted Nasmith |
| Location | Toronto, Canada |
| Website | http://www.tednasmith.com |
Ted Nasmith is a Canadian artist who has done a tremendous amount of work involving Tolkien's masterpieces.
[edit] Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings
Many fans of Ted Nasmith have expressed disappointment in his lack of involvement in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings.
- "I was contacted by a producer in early '99. They invited me to be there with the others in New Zealand to help with conceptual art, and made me a nice offer. However, I was going through a personal crisis unrelated to my art, and in the end, being that it would also force me to abandon my freelance obligations and be away indefinitely, I reluctantly declined, settling the question in my mind after very careful deliberation. It was a difficult decision."
- – Ted Nasmith [1]
One fan has created a website known as Ted Nasmith: The Uncredited Lord of the Rings Films Concept Artist. The website displays side-by-side illustrations by Nasmith with later scenes in The Lord of the Rings films. Peter Jackson was inspired by Nasmith - as Alan Lee described:
- ""[T]here were certain pictures of Ted's that Peter quite liked. He actually bought one of Nasmith's originals --- a very striking picture of Mordor""
- – Alan Lee [2]
