The Art of How to Train Your Dragon 2 was released on May 6, 2014. It was written by Linda Sunshine.
Summary[]
“ | Filled with more than 300 images, the official illustrated tie-in to the second chapter of the DreamWorks Animation critically acclaimed Academy Award® nominated How to Train Your Dragon trilogy is based on the characters in Cressida Cowell’s bestselling series and features an introduction by the voice of Stoick the Vast, Gerard Butler.
Mirroring the style of the bestselling The Art of How to Train Your Dragon, this outstanding insider’s guide introduces fans to the creative process behind the film, from the story and the characters to the visual development art and animation, to the rigging, surfacing, and lighting. The Art of How to Train Your Dragon 2 includes more than 300 concept sketches, preliminary drawings, architectural plans, and digital artwork that reveal how teams of artists bring the Dragon and Viking worlds to life with modern cinematic energy. |
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— Harper Collins Publishers |
Plot[]
From the Back Cover
Here is a look behind the frozen fjords and ice caves of Berk at the making of the sequel to a beloved animated classic. This full-color, lavishly illustrated book features more than 650 paintings, drawings, sketches, models, film stills, lighting studies, color keys, story boards, and photographs. Along with quotes from all the principal filmmakers there is also an introduction by the writer/director Dean DeBlois and a foreword by Gerard Butler, the voice of Stoick.
In this brilliantly conceived sequel, we are on a journey of exploration to new lands, four-winged dragons, long-lost love, vicious and powerful enemies, and ginormous Bewilderbeasts.
How does a movie of such imagination and magnitude come into creation? Well, you begin with an incredibly talented team of artists, writers, engineers, animators, modelers, and tech wizards and you let their creativity soar. The result is a stunning, original vision—bigger, better, and fiercer than ever—of an earth-shattering, fire-breathing sequel to the legendary story of Vikings and dragons in the frozen north.
Hold on to your dragons, fans and friends, you're in for the ride of a lifetime!
Characters[]
Humans[]
- Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III
- Astrid Hofferson
- Snotlout Jorgenson
- Fishlegs Ingerman
- Tuffnut Thorston
- Ruffnut Thorston
- Stoick the Vast
- Valka
- Gobber the Belch
- Eret, Son of Eret
- Drago Bludvist
Dragons[]
- Toothless
- Stormfly
- Hookfang
- Meatlug
- Barf and Belch
- Skullcrusher
- Cloudjumper
- Grump
- Valka's Bewilderbeast
- Drago's Bewilderbeast
- Clawlifter
- Valka's Seashockers
- Scuttleclaw Hatchlings
- Soaring Sidekick
- Defender Dragons
Dragon Species[]
- Night Fury
- Deadly Nadder
- Monstrous Nightmare
- Gronckle
- Hideous Zippleback
- Rumblehorn
- Hotburple
- Stormcutter
- Bewilderbeast
- Timberjack
- Thunderdrum
- Scuttleclaw
- Seashocker
- Snafflefang
- Shovelhelm
- Hobblegrunt
- Windgnasher
- Thunderclaw
- Raincutter
- Red Death
- Submaripper
Locations[]
Objects[]
- Hiccup's Prosthetic Leg
- Saddle
- Inferno
- Hiccup's Flightsuit
- Hiccup's Insignia
- Astrid's Kransen
- Astrid's Axe
- Fishlegs' Dragon Cards
- Stoick's Axe
- Sheep Launcher
- Great Horn
- Eret's Ship
- Eret's Swords
- Valka's Staff
- Valka's Shield
- Drago's Traps
- Drago's Bullhook
- Dragon Armor