I did some vocal warmups by reading Smaug’s dialogue from ‘The Hobbit’ and decided to record it and play around a bit. The pitch is a tad lower,... The post Smaug: More Screwing Around During Voiceovers appeared first on Mark Rude, Author & Artist.

Smaug, The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, Tolkien

"My armour is like tenfold shields, my teeth are swords, my claws spears, the shock of my tail is a thunderbolt, my wings a hurricane, and my breath death!" —The Hobbit, "Inside Information" Smaug was a fire-drake of the Third Age, considered the last "great" dragon of Middle-earth. He was drawn to the enormous wealth amassed by the Dwarves of the Lonely Mountain during King Thrór's reign. He laid waste to the nearby city of Dale and captured the Lonely Mountain, driving the surviving…

I always meant to get round to doing some proper renders of this guy, and finally have! (years later)... This collectible sculpt was a collaboration between myself and the super talented Gary Hunt ( https://www.artstation.com/garyhunt ) Being a dragon lover myself, this was really awesome to be able to work on.

This is my third digital painting I hope you like it

Description Smaug the Magnificent!...