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Aganzir · 06-10-2013, 11:08 AM

I thought so too. The biggest reason, I think, is what Zigûr said - there's only so much you can do with visual manipulation, and the actors already had to wear fatsuits.

However, there's also a risk of making dwarves look too stocky. Last summer at the Return of the Ring, Tolkien artist Jenny Dolfen told an anecdote about somebody suggesting that the width of a dwarf's shoulders should be five times their head (while normally the width is 2-3 times the head), effectively resulting in pictures that look like this:

(Yes I really just made it for you, I'm that bored.)

06-10-2013, 11:08 AM	#3
Aganzir Woman of Secret Shadow Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: in hollow halls beneath the fells Posts: 4,511	I thought so too. The biggest reason, I think, is what Zigûr said - there's only so much you can do with visual manipulation, and the actors already had to wear fatsuits. However, there's also a risk of making dwarves look too stocky. Last summer at the Return of the Ring, Tolkien artist Jenny Dolfen told an anecdote about somebody suggesting that the width of a dwarf's shoulders should be five times their head (while normally the width is 2-3 times the head), effectively resulting in pictures that look like this: (Yes I really just made it for you, I'm that bored.) __________________ He bit me, and I was not gentle.