"In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort"
Book cover design for a well-known novel from childhood - the story of the adventures of the brave hobbit Bilbo Baggins from the Shire. He goes on an adventure with 13 dwarves led by Thorin Oakenshield and the famous wizard Gandalf.What danger awaits them during their journey to Erebor - the majestic kingdom of the dwarves of Middle-Earth...
Creating process
The color palette
The color palette consists mainly of green. This is symbolizes the Shire, the green land and home of Bilbo Baggins. It is the color of peace, harmony and hope. Blue is the color of the sky and allusion of the Blue Mountains - a place where the dwarves of Erebor were able to find refuge and a second home after the dragon Smaug attacked Erebor. The color symbolizes steadfastness and the predominance of reason over emotion, which well suits the leader of the company and the exiled king Thorin Oakenshield. The title made with ochre/yellow - the color of gold.
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again is a children's fantasy novel by English author J. R. R. Tolkien. It was published in 1937 to wide critical acclaim, being nominated for the Carnegie Medal and awarded a prize from the New York Herald Tribune for best juvenile fiction. The book remains popular and is recognized as a classic in children's literature.
