I my third Illustration assignment in my intro course was to make a poster for a film, band, personal gallery show, event, or cause. Of course, being the person that I am, I went ahead and designed posters for Battle of the Five Armies! To say the least, I don't think I've spent this much time researching and referencing and actually paying attention to detail than I have for this assignment.
Within the three posters, each important character was represented, as well as an item of value. For Thorin, I chose his crown. Why? I feel that returning to Erebor and becoming King of the Mountain was such a huge part of Thorin's character, and his motives. Once the gold sickness sets in, he's rarely seen without his crown. It becomes integral to his character, despite him not being able to see what he has become.
The background motif was also chosen to be geometric because of how ornate - but still geometric - everything was in Erebor, and on clothing decorations. The geometric patterning was representative to the dwarves, and it made a nice background without becoming too complex.
And the quote of course is important! He says it in the trailer, and, like mentioned above, becoming King and finding the Arkenstone is what his mentality begins to become.
Within the three posters, each important character was represented, as well as an item of value. For Thorin, I chose his crown. Why? I feel that returning to Erebor and becoming King of the Mountain was such a huge part of Thorin's character, and his motives. Once the gold sickness sets in, he's rarely seen without his crown. It becomes integral to his character, despite him not being able to see what he has become.
The background motif was also chosen to be geometric because of how ornate - but still geometric - everything was in Erebor, and on clothing decorations. The geometric patterning was representative to the dwarves, and it made a nice background without becoming too complex.
And the quote of course is important! He says it in the trailer, and, like mentioned above, becoming King and finding the Arkenstone is what his mentality begins to become.
In regards to Thranduil, the second poster, I paid more attention to the natural elements of Mirkwood, as well as his iconic crown. The swirly background for his poster was based off of the nature element of Mirkwood, and creating organic shapes to mimic that. His design my be simpler than Thorin's, but I still think it is just as powerful. His simple grace is what is most representative of the Elves as a people; the quote is also extremely important to his character as a whole.
Finally, Bilbo's poster was incredibly simple as well, yet powerful. Hobbits are such seemingly serene beings, and yet Bilbo was burdened with so much during his journey. The acorn motif not only plays a part in his relationship to Thorin, but to his home as well; the motif is found within his Hobbit Hole in Bag End; Hobbits are mainly farmers, and there are many great, tall trees that grow around the Shire. The repeated motif suits the environment of the Shire.
