Portrait Assignment- J.R.R. Tolkien

For my portrait assignment I'm choosing to attempt to illustrate J.R.R. Tolkien (John Ronald Reuel Tolkien). He lived from 1892-1973. He wrote the Lord of the Rings trilogy, of which the final volume was published in 1955. Not only did he write the Lord of the Rings, but he created entire languages, species, cultures, and mythologies in his world of Middle Earth. Tolkien was not only an author and creator, but also a husband, father, professor, and devout Catholic. Basically, he was awesome. I really admire him and his mastery of his craft.

(The image is very old so there isn't a direct source, but I got this image from NNDB http://www.nndb.com/people/511/000022445/)