#A song of ice and fire illustrations series#

In a collaboration thatвЂ™s been years in the making, Martin has teamed with Elio M. This lavishly illustrated volume is a comprehensive history of the Seven Kingdoms, providing vividly constructed accounts of the epic battles, bitter rivalries, and daring rebellions that lead to the events of A Song of Ice and Fire and HBOвЂ™s Game of Thrones. At long last, it has arrived with The World of Ice and Fire.

MartinвЂ™s masterwork-the most inventive and entertaining fantasy saga of our time-warrants one hell of an introduction. This lavishly illustrated volume is a comprehensive history of the Seven Kingdoms, providing vividly constructed accounts of the epic battles, bitter riv If the past is prologue, then George R. So I chose to concentrate on CerseiвЂ™s expression rather than just Joffrey dying horribly.If the past is prologue, then George R.

Also, when I painted JoffreyвЂ™s death, it was more about the feeling of the scene than the harsh reality. The big fight between the Mountain and the Red Viper - I love that moment, and I really wanted to do that so I chose to show a little before all the blood and all that. What I like to do is to draw what happened just before or after the moment of violence.

#A song of ice and fire illustrations series#

#GameofThrones /W8UoOzZUWdД«ut has there been anything thatВ Villeneuve has been uncomfortable painting? This series is known for extreme violence, after all? There is a description for everything and everyone.ДЄ beautiful drawing of Cersei and SansaвЂ¦. ThereвЂ™s more for an illustrator to add вЂ¦ not so with Game of Thrones.

In that case, it is easier for me to insert details because Tolkien wasnвЂ™t about describing his characters. I do not have the impression IвЂ™m adding everything. That kind of thing doesnвЂ™t happen when the book isnвЂ™t that good. I guess when a book is as good as this one, it gives you really strong images you want to recreate. From what each character is wearing to page-long descriptions of meal, Martin paints a vivid picture that makes VilleneuveвЂ™s work easy. In any case, anyone whoвЂ™s read the Song of Ice and FireВ novels knows that MartinВ is a huge fan of details. We understandВ VilleneuveвЂ™s point about the personal relationships driving the story, but really, who wants to paint Cersei all the time? ThatвЂ™s the interesting part to me, not the war or the dragons as much. IвЂ™m someone who really loves to paint relationships and thatвЂ™s something I find fascinating in Game of Thrones and why I find myself so at ease in this universe.

I love how sophisticated and complicated they are. Most anyone whoВ looks atВ VilleneuveвЂ™s work would likely deem her work more than simplyВ вЂњokay.вЂќДЄnd in the wide world of Westeros, with its Seven Kingdoms and great Houses, what isВ VilleneuveвЂ™s favorite thing to paint? The members of House Lannister. IвЂ™ve done way more than one now.Дany receiving her eggsвЂ¦and her destiny. I was so excited that IвЂ™d be able to tell people I did one illustration for Game of Thrones. I have to say that day is a wonderful memory. I sent my portfolio in and вЂ¦ it was okay. I was thinking that it must be very cool to work on that and my husband said he thought my work compared favorably. One day I was in a library and I found that Fantasy Flight Games has published an art book showing all of their Game of Thrones illustrations. Her work is detailed and loving, but she admitted to InverseВ about not being confident in it initially. MartinвЂ™s intricate world to life through her illustrations.В VilleneuveвЂ™s recently contributed imagesВ to theВ 20th anniversary illustrated edition of A Game of Thrones. Weiss bring the words of A Song of Ice and FireВ to life onscreen, so does artist Magali VilleneuveВ bring George R.R.