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Submitted: November 3, 2011
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Smaugby ~TurnerMohan

Traditional Art / Drawings / Illustration / Conceptual

I always imagined smaug as a real rooster among his species, a big, plumed male, with a high fanning crest and tendriled lizard-beard. after a few designs which featured a narrower, more bird like skull, i went with something that fattened out at the back to this broad crocodilian grin supported by a bulging, frilled gullet.

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~LujisB6 6 days ago

Really like the pose and the face

Does he have tatoos on his neck and shoulders ?

~TurnerMohan 6 days ago Professional General Artist

no those are supposed to be subtle, naturally occurring patterns on his scales, like a swirling celtic version of those marks cobras have on the back of their hoods (T think I've looked at one too many john howe paintings,

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Thanks so much!

*angelanovus Apr 14, 2013 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Nice drawing

~1Sariat1 Apr 13, 2013

Wow, really epic drawing! If I could some day draw this amazingly, I will cry of happines! That's gorgeous! Thinking: "Meat, finally some meat" Ok, he is so big that Bilbo wouldn't count as meat.. XD

~TurnerMohan Apr 13, 2013 Professional General Artist

ha! yeah bilbo's more like a cocktail weenie. thank you for such a lovely comment, and I like your work (that Saphira piece especially is pretty dead on)

~1Sariat1 Apr 14, 2013

No problem! And thank you very much!

~Amiryth Apr 12, 2013

I remember when I was very young I loved the hobbit cartoon, and after reading the book I had the urge to watch it again. Though the cartoon was disturbing as it is I always thought their Smaug should look like this instead.

~TurnerMohan Apr 12, 2013 Professional General Artist

I loved that cartoon too (still do actually, one day i'll have to do some fan art) and yeah I agree it's not how I picture Smaug (obviously) but I always loved his voice. i think sherlock will be hard pressed to match it for sheer awesome. thanks for commenting, means alot

~amlugwen Feb 19, 2013

so awesome!
that miffed look

does he smell hobbit?

~TurnerMohan Apr 12, 2013 Professional General Artist

ha, yeah probably

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