The Art of How to Train Your Dragon
General Information
Author:
Tracey Miller-Zarneke
Publisher:
Newmarket Press
Release Date:
February 1st 2010; March 2, 2010
Number:
1
ISBN:
9781557048639
Gallery
may be viewed here.
The Art of How to Train Your Dragon was released on February 1, 2010. It was written by Tracey Miller-Zarneke, who is also the author of "The Art of Kung Fu Panda" and "The Art and Making of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs".
Contents
- 1 Summary
- 2 Plot
- 3 Characters
- 3.1 Humans
- 3.2 Dragons
- 3.3 Dragon Species
- 3.4 Locations
- 3.5 Objects
- 4 Site Navigation
Summary
How to Train Your Dragon is the story of a scrawny teenaged Viking, Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third, who lives on the island of Berk in the North Sea. Hiccup is a member of a Viking tribe and wants to make his father, the chief, proud of him. Entering dragon training, Hiccup has a chance to prove his worthiness to his tribe and father. But then, in a world where Dragons and Vikings do not coexist peacefully, Hiccup encounters and ultimately befriends an injured dragon, at which point his world is turned upside down.
The Art of How to Train Your Dragon is a spectacularly designed, full-color insider’s guide to the creative process that went into turning Cressida Cowell’s popular book into a feature-length, animated film. Featuring more than 350 pieces of development artwork, including early character designs, story sketches, and concept paintings never before released by the studio, the book provides an in-depth look at the process involved in bringing mythical Dragon and Viking worlds to life.
Plot
On 160 pages, the book contains over 350 images of concept sketches, preliminary drawings, architectural plans, watercolors, oil paintings and digital artwork, providing an in depth look at the process involved with bringing both the dragon and Viking worlds to life with present-day cinematic energy.
The book is divided into roughly three parts, the dragons, the Vikings and the environment including the props like houses. Discarded art and characters are also included, like Hiccup's mother. Tracy Miller-Zarneke has collected interesting quotes and commentary from the production staff too, which makes the book an insider's guide to the creative process behind developing the story, the script and the characters. It also contains descriptions of the animating, rigging, surfacing and lighting process and the special challenges of working in the new Stereoscopic 3-D environment.
Nico Marlet and Simon Otto seem to be the lead character designers responsible for the concept art of the dragons and Vikings, although a good amount of designs shown are actually from Nicolas Marlet. The character digital paintings are great and the colors are really beautiful, kudos to Zhaoping Wei.
Characters
Humans
- Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III
- Astrid Hofferson
- Fishlegs Ingerman
- Snotlout Jorgenson
- Ruffnut Thorsten
- Tuffnut Thorsten
- Stoick the Vast
- Gobber the Belch
- Gothi
Dragons
- Toothless
- Stormfly
- Meatlug
- Hookfang
- Barf and Belch
- The Red Death
Dragon Species
- Night Fury
- Monstrous Nightmare
- Deadly Nadder
- Hideous Zippleback
- Gronckle
- Terrible Terror
- Red Death
Locations
- Berk Forest
- Berk Village
- Dragon Island
- Dragon Training Arena
- Blacksmith Shop
- The Great Hall
- Gothi's Hut
Objects
- Berkian Weapons
- Astrid's Axe
- The Book of Dragons
- Berkian Village
- Viking Longships
Site Navigation
Dragons: Rescue Riders: Hunt for the Golden Dragon • Dragons: Rescue Riders: Secrets of the Songwing • Dragons: Rescue Riders: Huttsgalor Holiday
GamesDragon Pets • Dragon Racers: The Dragon Berry Dash • Dragon Training Academy • Dragon Training Legends • Dragons Hero Portal • Dragons: Rise of Berk • Dragons: Titan Uprising • DreamWorks Dragons: Dawn of New Riders • DreamWorks Dragons: Legends of The Nine Realms • Dreamworks Dragons: Online Card Game • DreamWorks Dragons: Wild Skies • Flight of the Night Fury • Gobber's Dragon Training Games • How to Train Your Dragon • How to Train Your Dragon 2 • How to Train Your Dragon Mobile Game • Outcast Attack • School of Dragons • Tap Dragon DropCompanion and Related BooksThe Art of How to Train Your Dragon • The Art of How to Train Your Dragon 2 • The Art of How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World • Guide to the Dragons, Volume 1 • Volume 2 • Volume 3 • Book of Dragons • How To Train Your Dragon Mix and Match Book • Look And Find: How to Train Your Dragon • Volcano Escape! • Greatest Inventions • Storm Approaching! • Flying Machines! • DreamWorks Dragons: To Berk and Beyond! • World of Dragons • How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World - Fly Your Favourite Dragons! • How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World - The Movie Storybook • The Night Fury and the Light Fury • Journey to New Berk • Meet the New Dragons • How to Train Your Dragon Live Spectacular Souvenir Program Book • Ultimate Movie GuideMusic from the Motion PicturesHow to Train Your Dragon • How to Train Your Dragon 2 • How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World • How to Train Your Dragon: HomecomingLive ShowsDreamWorks Dragons Flight Academy • How to Train Your Dragon Live Spectacular • How to Train Your Dragon ON ICE • How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World Virtual TourInterviews and CommentaryHow to Train Your Dragon Film Commentary • Dreamworks Dragons Franchise Interviews • Where No One Goes: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon 2 (transcript) • How to Train Your Dragon 2 Film Commentary • How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World Film Commentary
Other MediaCartoon Network: Dragon Secrets • Dragonpedia • Dragons: Race to the Edge Interactive Map • Gobber's Guide to Battling Dragons • How to Train Your Dragon (film) Extras • How to Train Your Dragon 2 Extras • How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World Extras • How to Train Your Dragon: Legends • How to Train Your Dragon Website • List of Deleted Scenes • Racing For The Gold • Snoggletog Log