12 Facts About Ted Nasmith

Ted Nasmith was born on 1956 and is a Canadian artist, illustrator and architectural renderer.

Ted Nasmith is best known as an illustrator of JR R Tolkien's works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion.

In 1972, Nasmith mailed photographs of some of his paintings to JR R Tolkien, including his gouache of The Unexpected Party.

Still a teenager at the time, this early feedback from Tolkien encouraged Ted Nasmith to strive for a more literal interpretation of Tolkien's works.

Ted Nasmith's artwork has appeared in these beloved calendars over the years, including several where he is the sole featured artist.

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In October 1996, Nasmith was asked by Tolkien's publishers to provide the artwork for the first illustrated edition of The Silmarillion, during which time Ted developed a strong working relationship with Christopher Tolkien.

In early 1999, representatives for Peter Jackson and New Line Cinema invited Ted Nasmith to join John Howe and Alan Lee to work on conceptual art for The Lord of the Rings film trilogy.

Ted Nasmith is considered a Tolkien scholar, well-read in ancient history, religion, and other areas.

Ted Nasmith has worked on a musical project entitled Beren and Luthien: A Song Cycle, with his friend Alex Lewis, and has a close friendship with one of the founders of The Tolkien Ensemble.

Ted Nasmith worked closely with the Ice and Fire author to design castles according to the author's specifications.

Ted Nasmith was commissioned by the video game developer Turbine and later Standing Stone Games to create the 'key art' of the major updates for the online game based on Tolkien's work, The Lord of the Rings Online in 2015 and 2017.

Ted Nasmith's artwork is being used as promotional materials, on the website and within the game as loading screens, notably for the Mordor expansion in 2017.