We’ve been teased with bits of Smaug in various Hobbit trailers but now we get to see him. There’s a catch. He’s turned up in an unexpected place – New Zealand. In particular, in the skies of New Zealand painted onto the side of an Air New Zealand plane. The plane is 54 metres long […]
Short film: Song of the Knight
Really pleased with your new +3 magic sword? I wonder if that’s easy. It has a personality. Does that come into play often? What if this was a famous singing sword… would that have any drawbacks? Steven Ray explores these issues in a short animation made at the Ringling College of Art and Design. Time […]
The Blue Kraken and motherboard dragons
The Blue Kraken is the online store for deviant artist Amanda Rethman. Amanda creates some fantastic fantasy jewellery out of circuit boards and metal. As she says; this is material that others have ceased to find useful. Check out some of these dragons.
How to Train Your Dragon 2 Poster
DreamWorks are teasing us with more goodies for How to Train Your Dragon 2. I don’t think the movie will follow the books. This isn’t Hiccup with the Vikings – but Hiccup and Toothless, five years later, exploring the world. America Ferrera is back as Astrid and Game of Thrones’ Kit Harrington enters as a […]
David Seguin’s Dragon’s Den
David Seguin is an artist who draws stunning fantasy art scenes, the female form and sometimes both together. Dragon’s Den is an example of his beautiful use of soft colours and the juxtaposition of beauty and beast. Seguin has an impressive gallery of art up on CG Hub. One worth following. Via Joey Paur on […]
Dragon guards a d20 birthday cake for one lucky DM
DM Adam’s a lucky guy. The picture was shared by u/Nateosis to Reddit. Did they bake the cake? Nope; their sister did. Nevertheless, thanks to Nateosis the rest of us can enjoy the visual feast. As you can see it’s more than just a d20 birthday cake. The whole thing, dragon and all, is cake.
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug trailer
This is The Desolation of Smaug trailer we’ve been expecting to air today. What we weren’t expecting was two and a half minutes that ooze Middle Earth and features certain elves. What do you think? Tempted? Re-energised for the trilogy?
Kawaii dragons and beasties to keep your dice safe
The Dragons and Beasties Etsy shop warns that it usually empty because creations sell out very quickly. As I write this blog post there’s nothing for sale. The good news is that Becca Golins’ archives her fantastic work at her Deviant Art page. This blogger has subscribed to the Etsy RSS. Never bought from Etsy […]
The little royal icing dragon and his cake friends
This too cute royal icing dragon is good enough to eat. He was created by The Evil Plankton, aka cook and deviant artist Rita from Canada. Rita clearly has a skill when it comes to tasty dragon cakes. Check out the rest.
Real: The Dragon with the Girl Tattoo
You may have read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo or seen one of the films. Perhaps this shouldn’t be a surprise – but The Dragon with the Girl Tattoo is a real book too. Written by Adam Roberts, The Dragon with the Girl Tattoo follows Lizbreath Salamander, a dragon with a tattoo of a […]
