Glass, Randall :: Animation and Film

Hobbit 1977 - Gandalf & Lord of Eagles cel with background

Artist: Topcraft (All)

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Hobbit 1977 - Gandalf & Lord of Eagles cel with background Comic Art

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painted background (watercolors or gauche?)

frame grab of final film overlayed on cel

storyboard of scene

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Artwork Details

Title:	Hobbit 1977 - Gandalf & Lord of Eagles cel with background
Artist:	Topcraft (All)
Media Type:	Paint - Watercolor
Art Type:	Animation
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	439
Likes on CAF:	4 5
Comments:	6
Added to Site:	6/23/2024
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Description

Production Cel with matching painted Background from the 1977 Rankin Bass Television production of the Hobbit. (I caught it on VHS).

Gandalf and the (rather well spoken) Lord of Eagles express their gratitude to one another, while the wind-battered Thorin & Company share a quick respite along the edge of Mirkwood forest, "a terrible and dangerous place."

But it's short lived, as Gandalf has pressing business elsewhere:
"I am already late because of bothering with you people."
(pretty cold if you ask me).

Obtained this setup from a generous CAF member (Paul Bussolini), who saw my previous Hobbit storyboards and reached out (as they were originally his!). That said, I'm thrilled to have this wonderful art gracing my home.

This movie was animated in Japan by Topcraft (which later evolved into Studio Ghibli), based on character designs by Lester Abrams as interpreted by Tsuguyuki Kubo, with background designer Minoru Kishida.

Presenting this setup along with matching storyboard panel.

Also showing a frame from the actual film. Notice how much of the cel is cut out of the final image.

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	Randall Glass
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Last Login:	September 2025
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Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 6/24/2024

Great matching set! Putting them together would be quite tough and at best a long shot if they were separated, so congratulations!

Randall Glass
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 6/24/2024

Marcus Wai wrote:

Great matching set!� Putting them together would be quite tough and at best a long shot if they were separated, so congratulations!

Hey thanks! Your Fat Albert cast (with panning background) is pretty epic!

Randall Glass
Member Since 2004

Posted on 6/24/2024

Walt Simonson was friends with Lester Abrams and helped illustrate a coffee table book of the movie.

Ryan Royle
Member Since 2022

1 - Posted on 6/29/2024

Wonderful!

Matt Dicke
Member Since 2006

1 - Posted on 7/1/2024

This is stunning, and to have the storyboard to go with it, is magical. Pun intended. And that painted background is a work of art in and of itself. I hope more of these surface.

Randall Glass
Member Since 2004

Posted on 7/2/2024

Matt Dicke wrote:

This is stunning, and to have the storyboard to go with it, is magical. Pun intended. And that painted background is a work of art in and of itself. I hope more of these surface.�

Thanks for the comment. I also like the painterly quality of the backgrounds in this movie.

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