#How to train your Dragon

[otiksimr]

Salamanders your Fury.

[finchrambles]

Back on my rise of the brave tangled dragons bullshit! This is such amazing art!

Thank you to @sboochi @hijacksecrets! Both of you inspired me into creating my own AU, and I have been quietly working this for almost a year.

So, I like to present the idea of: CHAMPIONS OF ARCADIA AU

A world where this beautiful blorbos are reunited by the King of Camelot himself, to save Arcadia, and the magic of the realm.

[neztune]

astrid doing hiccups hair while heather is behind astrid doing astrids hair and dagur is behind heather doing her hair…….

Omg I haven’t drawn this many people actually interacting in one drawing in forever…

But it was so fun

[krikunjayvoice]

I took the muzzle of a moray eel as the basis for the dragon's muzzle

[apersonnamedel]

Genuinely, how is RTTE a kids show. If I took plot points or certain lines out of context you would assume it’s a pg13 or R rated show.

“Leave now and your men won’t have to find out what burning flesh smells like” out of context is INSANEEEE.

The character lines this man could have had if it wasn’t a kids show.

[wemlygust]

I hadn't heard about this, so I looked up the trailer expecting it to be awful and

This... looks fun actually? Toothless looks like Toothless. Still expressive and everything. It doesn't look like a Lion King situation in that sense. This trailer, to me, makes it look like they've changed the tone to a more serious one, but like the heart and emotion at the core of it may still be there. And the actor they picked for Hiccup seems like a good fit (I don't know hardly any actors though so idk who this is). It looks like How to Train Your Dragon: Gritty Lord-of-the-Ring's-ish Dramatic Fantasy Edition. Seems like a good time to me. Like the movie equivalent of an alternate universe fanfiction. I still won't see it in theaters. I'd still prefer more original films over this. I'd still prefer animated versions of live action originals, over yet another CGI/live action version of an existing animated movie that's perfectly good as it is. I'd prefer a new adaptation (animated or live) of the How to Train Your Dragon book (which I hear is VERY different than the movie) over this - that option was literally right there. They could've still tied it to the How to Train Your Dragon animated films in the marketing. It'd mean paying scriptwriters to adapt the book to film in a new way, but like. Scriptwriters are not even close to the most expensive part of filmmaking. They could have made it animated again and saved a bucketload of money. But still... as "live action" adaptations go, I'm actually interested in this one. I'm looking forward to it now. CGI, also, isn't even "live action", not really. I hate that this has somehow become the universal term for it. CGI is also animation, just really realistic and expensive animation. It has artistic value and also has a heck of a lot of potential beyond the ways it is most often used. There are so many cool things that could be done with it that get left on the table in favor of only "let's make this as realistic-looking and/or dark and gritty and scary as possible and put it next to human actors". It's been artificially limited from what it could be by corporate culture and decision-making (as have been many other things). Anyway, since Toothless - at least in the trailer, though granted that may not be representative - looks properly expressive in the usual animated fashion, this doesn't give me that "why are people treating animation as inferior" feeling as much as other such adaptations do. It does give me a bit of the "why do people treat realistic aesthetics as automatically better" feeling, but they're definitely doing this just because they (probably rightfully) expect they can make a lot of money for the investment required. And it looks fun so I can give that a pass, maybe. If it does well enough, it could hypothetically fund more originals that are bigger risks, the way mega-popular books have traditionally funded the risks publishers take on newer, riskier authors and books. But of course this is assuming the execs don't just pocket everything and then look for the next easy cash grab instead. (I've read that model in book publishing has been dwindling lately, too, but I've not looked into it much.) I am a bit concerned by the fact the 2nd trailer is almost identical to the first, though, because that leaves the possibility that they showcased the only good-looking bit and left out the rest. :P I do think there's a chance it'll actually be good though.

GUESS WHO EDITED SMTH AGAINNN

My thoughts of httyd live action as a whole

[autumndragon]

I know it's the wrong timeline, but imagine if in the lycanwing episode, they had gone to Viggo for help out of sheer desperation.

If Tuffnut doesn't accept any of their help, it's time to get more drastic. None of them can figure out what dragon caused that bite mark, but you know who might? An expert dragon hunter. So, Hiccup goes to Viggo, he lays out the deal and says they need help with a dragon they can't identify, and in exchange they might be willing to leave some of the hunters' ships alone for a while. Viggo, intrigued (and flattered Hiccup is recognizing his expertise) agrees, and goes back with them to the edge.

They go to the stables, where Tuffnut is locked in a cell. Tuffnut, being Tuffnut, sees Viggo and immediately starts wailing that they've SOLD HIM to the DRAGON HUNTERS, how COULD THEY, they're going to HAND HIM OVER to VIGGO. Hiccup tells him to just stick out his arm.

Tuffnut: FINE, i'll show him, and then you will all believe!!! he will prove the truth you are too blind to see! HERE IT IS

Viggo: oh, that's a canine bite

Tuffnut, Hiccup & Fishlegs:

Viggo: you can tell by the u-shaped pattern and the circular marks of the canine teeth next to the smaller imprints of the molars. i'd say it was a wolf, most likely.

Hiccup:

Viggo:

Hiccup:

Tuffnut: now that you mention it. it was large and furry and walked on four legs. it didn't have any wings either. i always thought that was strange for a dragon, haha!

Tuffnut: it would also explain the howling.

Hiccup:

Hiccup: are you fucking serious

[twillieblossom]

This was started as a New Year's piece, but it's still January so I say it still counts

My resolution is to make more than one piece of HTTYD fanart this year and actually learn how to draw these characters lol

(and also to remember to give my canvases a tumblr-friendly size when I'm planning on posting the final piece rip)

[space-dragon14]

Monstrous Nightmare sketch

comms open

[danilights2021]

This is cool❤️❤️

Tried making a night fury age chart :]

I’ve put the descriptions of the stages under a read more

Keep reading

[smalltowncryptidfucker]

Been reading the original HTTYD books, and I find it so fucking funny how WILDLY different Hiccup and Toothless are between the movies and the books, so I had to doodle them.

(Url on separate piece of paper so my irls don’t find my tumblr lmao. Also, I’m only in the middle of the second book, so no spoilers please!!!)

[mahoganyrust]

Hermes Dagur Epic Epic the musical. Hijack AU

Still obsessed with Hermes!Jack but for now Dagur is reigning supreme in my head. Just as good imo.

[krikunjayvoice]

I'm thinking about a skrill saddle.

[r-i-03-17]

Also its hilarious to me that he broke her axe because he was staring at her ass and not paying attention 😂😂. But that's also what I like about Hiccup, is that once he realizes he broke it, he repairs it and makes it better suited for Astrid, 10/10 scene all around, wish they could have kept it.

Gobber: Any plans for tonight?

Hiccup: No

Gobber: Loser

[lumiidragon]

Some Ghostlock headshot practice using some screenshots for reference~