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Submitted: February 28, 2011
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Smaug 2by *DanielGovar

Traditional Art / Mixed Media / Fantasy

Media: Copic ink sketch brush with ink washes on hot press Arches + Photoshop CS3 color

Size: 9 x 12in 600 dpi

Time: 5 hours total - 2.5 hours pen & Ink, 2.5 hours digital

Notes: I always saw Smaug as being more golden than a pure red, and closer in design to oriental dragons – very serpentine. The ink version:

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~amlugwen Dec 25, 2012

love your Smaug! he looks peaceful and warm - I'd rather cuddle up than steal a piece of his treasure...

those scales look great... want to touch them to see how they feel... and if the dragon would start to purr (or eat me ^.^) (supposed to mean: a damn real looking Smaug ; ))

if sleeping on a pile of gold had been his only intention, the dwarves could have hired him as an alarm system <3
those horns and claws do look intimidating...

alright, peaceful, warm and dangerous ... not wake him...

~Nashiil Dec 27, 2011 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Very well done! The detail is wonderful, reminds me of the oldschool book illustrations! The color job is fantastic!

*DanielGovar Dec 29, 2011 Professional Traditional Artist

merci beaucoup! Tolkien is near and dear to my heart as is the Hobbit in particular

~Nashiil Dec 29, 2011 Hobbyist Digital Artist

You're welcome. Yes, Tolkien is incredible!

~Angwilwileth Dec 26, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

Did you use Gurmillio Del Toro's description as a base for this? Very nice regardless

*DanielGovar Dec 27, 2011 Professional Traditional Artist

I didn't actually. I happen to be re-reading the hobbit and in particular the passage when Smaug is first described by Bilbo upon entering the Lonely Mountain. I would have liked to see Del Toro's take on the beast though, given his love of monsters in particular. I have a friend who has one of his pieces of art in Del Toro's monster art gallery.

~Angwilwileth Jan 6, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

nifty. The reason I asked is because there was a fairly recent interview with Del Toro where he described his vision of Smaug as being shaped "like a battleaxe". Your drawing reminded me of that.

*DanielGovar Jan 10, 2012 Professional Traditional Artist

Oh very cool - I had no idea, nor seen anything with the Smaug from the films to come, yet. I suspect we might not get a glimpse - that it will be a closley gaurded secret, as was the Balrog in the first film.

~mistergrinn Apr 20, 2011

Good goshness, the coloured version is amazing! I just noticed the horns across his brow... I really like that touch for some reason.

*DanielGovar Apr 25, 2011 Professional Traditional Artist

Thanks again! Yeah I think I'd like to take one final stab at Smaug before settling on my difinitive version of him, but this one is closer. I think I'd like there to be more of a "Ruff" or mane of scales making up his uppermost neck, but this is closer.

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