This picture was an exercise in illustrating a book. I chose The Lord of the Rings - primarily because of the wealth of fantastic opportunities within the book and also it had always been a book I had loved. This picture was produced using a Rotring pen of various grades and took me a while to complete. It shows Shelob in her lair.

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All illustrations © Gould 2001