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Submitted: October 10, 2012
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Smaug's havokby *moonxels

Digital Art / Other / Fantasy

this is a personal work that I did after working on the Hobbit card game

other SMAUG/Esgaroth images from me here:

Critique by ~karu619 Oct 11, 2012, 7:32:04 AM

As usual, you have done it again... This is a perfect pic symbolizing destruction. The mighty city lies in ruins. Nobody can match up to a dragon after all.The flames on the buildings have been done well and the silhouette of the dragon is very nice too. The only flaw that i can point out in the pic is that there is not a single human carcass in sight.It wold have been more realistic to have a few human bodes lying around. It is otherwise a brilliant pic (as always) and i look forward to your next artwork. Great job Moonchild....

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~LOL2679 Jan 21, 2013 Student Digital Artist

I love how he's kept as a silhoutte. AWESOME

~irishtmike Dec 14, 2012

the destruction is beautiful, its stuff like this i imagine but cant draw

~ZenoRaziel Dec 5, 2012 Hobbyist Artist

Amazing!

~Theswordsman77 Nov 20, 2012 Student Digital Artist

Dang dude, I just read this scene a week ago! This is great; your works continue to be a big inspiration for me to keep practicing and refining my digital painting skills. Paint on, Moonchild!

*DameOdessa Oct 23, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Splendid! J'aime cette silhouette ethérée en arrière-plan, l'effet n'en est que plus saisissant!

~Greenhatman Oct 20, 2012

Of all the pictures I've ever seen of Smaug, I think this is my favorite. I really like how he's in the distance, without too much detailing, giving him a more mysterious and almost mythical quality. It would be quite beautiful, if not the wreckage and ruin that's much closer, reminding the viewer that this is a malevolent being. It really does feel like we, the viewer, is hiding, just daring to peek out and get a glimpse of this terrible monster, hoping he doesn't turn and see us.

Splendid work!

*moonxels Dec 15, 2012 Professional Digital Artist

great little crit!
thanks a lot
I'm glad that it worked

~DarkJackal32 Oct 19, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

I really like this more subtle presentation of the dragon, as if you were a spectator on the horrible event rather than facing the dragon yourself like the hero. There is realism to it.

*moonxels Oct 20, 2012 Professional Digital Artist

thanks a lot!
that was the idea!

*VertFaere Oct 13, 2012 Hobbyist Writer

That's a really good depiction of it.

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