{"id":78516,"date":"2013-09-05T23:25:38","date_gmt":"2013-09-06T04:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=78516"},"modified":"2013-09-05T23:25:38","modified_gmt":"2013-09-06T04:25:38","slug":"what-smaug-might-look-like-a-concept","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2013\/09\/05\/78516-what-smaug-might-look-like-a-concept\/","title":{"rendered":"What Smaug might look like – a concept"},"content":{"rendered":"

Continuing the speculation of what Smaug will look like in The Hobbit: \u00a0The Desolation of Smaug, 13 year old Ringer Manuel sent us his vision of what Smaug will be, based on the glimpses we’ve had so far.<\/p>\n

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What Smaug might look like: A concept<\/h3>\n

By: Manuel\u00a0Ferreira<\/p>\n

I wanted to make an animation starring Smaug which harmonises between Peter Jackson\u2019s films and my own imagination. But for that I needed references. Right now, we don\u2019t have many, but the ones we have are enough for a concept \u2013 a concept that I wanted to share with you!<\/p>\n

\"Diapositivo1\"With The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug trailer, we got a clear picture of Smaug\u2019s muzzle and eyes. In The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, we saw Smaug diving into Erebor\u2019s treasure, and although we cannot see Smaug himself, we do see his horns covered in gold. Assuming that Smaug\u2019s look won\u2019t change between the films, we know that he has four horns in each side of his head and one spike in the middle. Joining the horns to the muzzle we saw in the trailer gives us an idea of what his entire head would be like. I drew them together but took some precautions: Smaug was diving so his horns got \u2018\u2019stretched\u2019\u2019 and blurry during the picture (after all, he was at movement) so I gave them a shape. For his neck, I simply followed the spikes assuming they\u2019re in some sort of sequence.<\/span><\/p>\n

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For the side of his face, I did the same thing, only picturing the horns side on.<\/p>\n

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\"Diapositivo4\"Another body part of Smaug that we clearly see is his tail. It\u2019s visible when he breaks the gates of Erebor, and one feature that caught my attention was that the tail is forked.<\/p>\n

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\"Diapositivo3\"There are almost no images of Smaug\u2019s body, but we can (just) see the proportions of his wings, neck and tail with his head. Mixing that with elements of the common adaptations of Smaug with a realistic tone gives us a really cool dragon. As for the color, I personally think that he is a really dark red with purple\/dark tone, and exposing the color of the trailer\u2019s Smaug to daylight, my thoughts were confirmed. This is a concept of what we can expect for the next films, but I honestly hope that PJ\u2019s Smaug, is way cooler than mine!<\/p>\n

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For my animation I added Benedict Cumberbatch\u2019s voice to this Smaug. You can see it here:
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