SUP-Tember #1 - A Dragon of Sorts!

Hey everybody! Sorry it's been such a long while since i've posted; there have been a lot of changes in my life lately which include but are not limited to:

- Quitting my marketing job of 2.5 years

- Moving to North Carolina!

- Starting my first job in the video game industry at Imangi Studios

SO. Hopefully that I explains why I abandoned you all for such a long time. Anyway.

Here is a dragon painting that I worked on over the summer, after seeing How to Train Your Dragon 2:

I actually started this piece after seeing The Desolation of Smaug last christmas, but lost interest in it until June when the new How to Train Your Dragon movie inspired me to get it finished. Hope you enjoy!

-Jason

Month O' Monsters Day #9: The Pale Orc

"He began...by beheading the king."


Okay so let's be honest: pretty much everyone hated Azog's role in The Hobbit film, and I can totally understand why. His character is only briefly mentioned in the book (he's actually supposed to be dead long before Bilbo's quest), and his character was a pretty last minute addition to the film which resulted in some inconsistent CGI.

BUT. For some reason, I really enjoyed him. It was fun to have an orc in the film that was actually intimidating instead of just waiting around to get speared/decapitated/etc. The design of his character was really unique as well: I loved the ritual scars and wicked prosthetic arm. The way he carried himself with this sense of barely contained rage was very enjoyable in contrast to the usually-forgettable lesser orcs.

So whether or not you enjoyed Azog as much I did; I created a painting of him. Deal with it.

This is the culmination of probably 5 hours in photoshop CS6. Surprisingly enough, I didn't use a specific movie photo for this piece. I just kind of looked at a whole bunch of different photos and made this scene up. Hope you enjoy!

-Jason