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Map of Middle Earth by JRR and Christopher Tolkien and Alex Johnson

Artists: JRR Tolkien (All) , Christopher Tolkien (All) , Alex Johnson (All)

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Map of Middle Earth by JRR and Christopher Tolkien and Alex Johnson Comic Art

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Artwork Details

Title:	Map of Middle Earth by JRR and Christopher Tolkien and Alex Johnson
Artist:	JRR Tolkien (All)
Artist:	Christopher Tolkien (All)
Artist:	Alex Johnson (All)
Media Type:	Mixed Media
Art Type:	Other
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	3,902
Likes on CAF:	1 2
Comments:	5
Added to Site:	8/25/2014
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Description

Okay, it's not really comic art and you could consider it tracing, but it is almost the only piece of art that I have ever created.

Back in the 8th grade, I took a drafting class. One of the things we learned was how to scale a drawing to make it larger or smaller. The general technique is to make copy, lay on it a grid of 1cm squares, take the target page and grid it with smaller or larger squares to scale the drawing.

Since I'm a big LotR fan (yes, I've bought, read, and enjoyed both the Silmarillion and Christopher Tolkien's History of Middle Earth), I decided in my youth to scale the map of Middle Earth from my the hardbound books to a piece of poster board.

I drew it in ink and colored it with colored pencils.

I lost it years and years ago. A few years ago, I mentioned losing it to my mom. My youngest brother says, "It's not lost, it's behind the couch in the living room." Sure enough, it was in an art portfolio stuck between the couch and the wall. It'd been there from 30+ years.

It's yellowed considerably from the acid in the paper, but that just makes the map look better.

I had it framed a couple of months ago and have decided to post it to the CAF. Take a look and let me know what you think.

Sadly, it's just a photo. I didn't want to spend the big bucks getting a good scan.

A few notes:
1) When I'd finished this, no one beat me on a ME geography quiz
2) There were no posters to buy at the time so this was my attempt.
3) The Additional Images give you a feel for the detail so check them out.

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	Alex Johnson Premium Gallery Owner
Joined:	January 2006
Last Login:	January 2026
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Website:	http://web.mac.com/alxjhnsn
Country:	UNITED STATES
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marc sans
Member Since 2013

Posted on 8/25/2014

Awesome work, Alex! What a find, after such a long time! :)

Matt S
Member Since 2006

Posted on 8/25/2014

Great Job Alex!

Anthony F
Member Since 2004

Posted on 8/25/2014

That's freaking cool, nice use of your (8th grade) skills! The aged paper really adds to it!

Timothy Finney
Member Since 2006

Posted on 8/26/2014

I tip my hat and bow to your greater nerd powers.

Eltanin C
Member Since 2012

Posted on 8/27/2014

Very cool! I can't imagine how long it took to draw a map so detailed.

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