Cantina dutifully set foot beyond the Shire with Rings of Power, the epic series created by Amazon Studios, recreating the original maps, drawings, and sketches made by J.R.R. and son Christopher Tolkien.
We were bestowed the challenge of faithfully crafting the map of Arda, to be used throughout the series to guide the audience from place to place throughout Middle Earth, and across the Sundering Seas.
From the earliest discussions with VFX supervisor Jason Smith and producer Ron Ames, our stylistic direction quickly narrowed into focus with an aim to create a largescale leather map created entirely in CG, utilizing hand drawn features by artist Daniel Reeve.
We set out to create a map so real you could almost touch it, follow the contours of the carved linework, feel the bumps and imperfections, and brush dust from the aged patina of its surface.
