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Our resource section is a mix.  It has articles from New Line Cinema's press releases, it has links for finding pictures, it has a few how-to-do research articles as well.  All should be tool that help you either create a costume from the Lord of the Rings universe or to just research for the joy of it.

This web is gathering more articles all the time so  check out this section often.  

Studio Details

• From Hobbits to Elves: the Costumes and Make-up
  • read some of the amazing work that went into creating their world of costumes.
• Of Masks, Men and Vast Designs: Weta gets to work
  • find out the details used to create the armor and prosthetics from the folks at Weta.

• Many Cultures of the Ring: the Cast and Characters
  • Peter Jackson and his team have created an complete world.  Well executed costumes (like these) do not exist in a vacuum.  Here is a summary of the cultures that inhabit Middle-earth.

Links:

• Research Links
  • Jump start your research.  We've gathered together links to picture galleries from all around the web.  Come research.  Just be prepared to loose many hours surfing around.
• Articles on the Web
  • More LOTR articles on costumes and makeup
• Community Links
  • If you're interested in find out more about the worlds of J. R. Tolkien, including the elvish language, come explore here.

Research assistance:

• Researching Sources for Movie Costumes
  • What tools should you use to figure out how to recreate a costume.  What is the value of one vs. another.
  • Pointers for beginning your costume research.
• Lord of the Rings Armour
  • A detailed look at armor, it's construction, inclusion breakdown by age and race.
  • Dictionary of terms - need to describe a piece of armor?  Find it here.
• Lord of the Rings Movie Books Reviews
  • A quick review of the official movie books from the Costumer's point of view.

Other spots:

Check out other spots for more help links...

• Construction Tips

If you would like to contribute a article, please write us.  It can be LOTRs specific or about recreating costumes.

Never use just one source if you are really trying to get the details right.

Sewing Machines

• Link for reviews: http://www.patternreview.com/cgi-bin/mainpage.pl

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