The tiktoker Maisie_Matilda has gone viral for convert old book editions into works of art painting on their edges. The young woman, who gathers almost 115,000 followers in your account, share the process step by step.
In his latest video, which has reached more than 193,000 views, he shows his most recent artwork, the four books belonging to the saga The Lord of the rings with a different scene painted on each of them.
Starting by The Hobbit, where has illustrated in green tones The Shire, the home of the hobbits. For the song of The Fellowship of the Ring, the first book of the trilogy, has painted Rivendell, refuge of the elves; while for the second volume, The two Towers, has resorted to a darker scene, showing Gollum in a cave. Finally, the song of The return of the King shows the imposing city of Minas Tirith.
The artist often buys old second-hand editions of popular books, especially the famous JRR Tolkien trilogy. After, places them between two woods to be able to draw on the edge sheets comfortably. In each of them, it reflects a different moment that takes place in history.
The young woman began by doing book nooks, a kind of book dividers that are placed on the shelves and it gives the sensation of being small dreamlike corners or entrances to an alley. Shortly after, he began with the illustration of songs.
His most viewed video has 2 million views and in it he draws a very detailed version of Rivendell. But, in addition to Middle Earth, the tiktoker He has also painted in editions of Harry Potter and even of 50 shades of gray. After recording the process, upload the finished books to your Etsy shop.
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