DreamWorks Animation: The Exhibition - Journey from Sketch to Screen was a special exhibit at the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture (MAC) in Spokane, Washington.
According to MAC:
“From the makers of Shrek, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda, How to Train Your Dragon and Trolls, comes an extraordinary exhibition celebrating over 25 years of DreamWorks Animation.”
How to Train Your Dragon is a trilogy (2010, 2014, 2019) which follows the adventures of a group of young Vikings as they grown from children to the future leaders of their village. The story is set on the Isle of Berk.
The trilogy was adapted by the Young Adult fiction books written by British author Cressida Cowell. According to the display:
“In adapting Cowell’s books for the big screen, the DreamWorks filmmakers made the relationship between the Vikings and the dragons far more adversarial. In the books, the adolescent Vikings must tame and domesticate a dragon in order to be accepted into the tribe. In the film, the Vikings and dragons are at war.”
Shown above is Grimmel Design by Carter Goodrich. Pencil, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, 2019.Shown above is Dragon Concept by Jean-Franҫois Rey. Acrylic on canvas, How to Train Your Dragon, 2010.Shown above is Dragon Concept by Jean-Franҫois Rey. Acrylic on canvas, How to Train Your Dragon, 2010.Shown above is Stoick Concept Design by David Soren. Pen, market, How to Train Your Dragon, 2010.Shown above is Cloudjumper by Nico Marlet. Pencil, marker, How to Train Your Dragon 2, 2014.Shown above is Gobber’s Attachments by Nico Marlet. Pencil, marker, How to Train Your Dragon, 2010.Shown above is Light Fury Eye Study by Woonyoung Jung (Painting) and Matt Paulson (Model). Digital painting, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, 2019.Shown above is Valka Design by Nico Marlet. Pencil, marker, How to Train Your Dragon 2, 2014.Shown above is Toothless Sihouettes by Simon Otto. Pencil, ink, How to Train Your Dragon, 2010.Shown above is Astrid and Stormfly by Nico Marlet. Pencil, ink, How to Train Your Dragon, 2010.Shown above is Eret’s Faces by Nico Marlet. Pencil, marker, How to Train Your Dragon 2, 2014.Shown above is Viking Kids by Nico Marlet. Pencil, marker, How to Train Your Dragon 2, 2014.Shown above is Light Fury Silhouette Explorations by Simon Otto. Ink, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, 2019.Shown above is Light Fury Concept Sketch by Simon Otto. Pencil, marker, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, 2019.Shown above is Hiccup Concept Design by Simon Otto. Pencil, marker, How to Train Your Dragon, 2010.
According to the display:
“When we first meet anti-hero Hiccup, he is a scrawny teen who can barely lift a battle-axe. Despite being teased by his peers as not being much of a Viking, Hiccup becomes renowned as a courageous expert on dragons. By the end of the trilogy, Hiccup has transformed into a tall, strong, and confident man and Chief, with powerful armor and flying suit.”
Shown above is Hiccup Flight Suit by Nico Marlet. Pencil, marker, How to Train Your Dragon 2, 2014.Shown above is Hiccup’s Armour Concept Sketch by Woonyoung Jung. Digital painting, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, 2019.Shown above is Drago Concept Design by Nico Marlet. Pencil, marker, How to Train Your Dragon 2, 2014.
