Character is power; it makes friends, draws patronage and support and opens the way to wealth, honor and happiness.

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• John Howe:

  My initial plan was to spend a year in France, go to some kind of school and learn a bit of French.

• John Howe:

  I think I was interested in history without knowing it and that became very clear when I arrived in

• John Howe:

  Information and inspiration are everywhere... history, art, architecture, everything an illustrator

• John Howe:

  I have a website because it's an interesting tool, very - and quite unexpectedly - useful for my wo

• John Howe:

  Dragons and bridges are very much something out of fairy tales and fantasy.

• John Howe:

  Occasionally projects just take off unexpectedly, sometimes you can work away at sketches and ideas

• John Howe:

  More often than not, however, the person who flatly states 'Elves aren't like that!' is hard presse

• John Howe:

  I have been illustrating Tolkien's books ever since I first read them, long before illustration bec

• John Howe:

  Drawing must seek interest, not admiration. Because admiration wears quickly.

• John Howe:

  I initially moved to Switzerland for work on an animated feature film, and have been here ever sinc