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 john howe
john howe -lrb- illustrator -rrb-

john howe -lrb- born august 21 , 1957 -rrb- is a canadian book illustrator , living in neuchâtel , switzerland .
one year after graduating from high school , he studied in a college in strasbourg , france , then at the École des arts décoratifs .
he is best known for his work based on j. r. r. tolkien 's worlds .
howe and noted tolkien artist alan lee served as chief conceptual designers for peter jackson 's `` the lord of the rings '' movie trilogy , and howe also did the illustration for the `` lord of the rings '' board game created by reiner knizia .
howe also re-illustrated the maps of `` the lord of the rings '' , `` the hobbit '' , and `` the silmarillion '' in 1996 -- 2003 .
his work is however not limited to this , and includes images of myths such as the anglo saxon legend of beowulf -lrb- he also illustrated knizia 's board game -rrb- .
howe illustrated many other books , amongst which many belong to the fantasy genre -lrb- robin hobb 's books for instance . -rrb-
he also contributed to the film adaptation of the lion , the witch , and the wardrobe by c. s. lewis .
in 2005 a limited edition of george r. r. martin 's novel `` a clash of kings '' was released by meisha merlin , complete with numerous illustrations by howe .
howe has illustrated cards for the '' '' collectible card game .
for the `` the hobbit '' films , former director guillermo del toro and current director peter jackson have been in consultation with howe and fellow conceptual artist alan lee to ensure continuity of design .
howe is a member of the living history group the company of saynt george .
