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Hiccup and Toothless

How To Train Your Dragon is one of my favorite Dreamworks franchises. The dragon designs are so varied and beautiful. I had to do a little fan art.

Between the bw painting and this color version, I did a loose color overlay to get the lighting going and then layered on details.

Between the bw painting and this color version, I did a loose color overlay to get the lighting going and then layered on details.

That evil dragon head was so deadly looking, it was almost evil. I feel like the dragons in How to Train Your Dragon are designed as animals, so they might be fierce and lethal, but they don't have an evil agenda. Rounding off the chin fixed a lot.

That evil dragon head was so deadly looking, it was almost evil. I feel like the dragons in How to Train Your Dragon are designed as animals, so they might be fierce and lethal, but they don't have an evil agenda. Rounding off the chin fixed a lot.

A Quick bw painting to get a sense of lighting.

A Quick bw painting to get a sense of lighting.

I return to sketching and get the details in there. This is usually where I make the majority of my design decisions.

I return to sketching and get the details in there. This is usually where I make the majority of my design decisions.

Block it out roughly and light in Modo so that the forms are clearest.

Block it out roughly and light in Modo so that the forms are clearest.

Rough sketch. If I'm going to go into 3D, I keep it pretty rough since I'll tweak proportions and perspective with the 3D camera.

Rough sketch. If I'm going to go into 3D, I keep it pretty rough since I'll tweak proportions and perspective with the 3D camera.

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