The Art of How to Train Your Dragon 2

Filledwithmorethan300images,theofficialillustratedtie-intothesecondchapteroftheDreamWorksAnimationcriticallyacclaimedAcademyAward®nominatedHowtoTrainYourDragontrilogyisbasedonthecharactersinCressidaCowell’sbestsellingseriesandfeaturesanintroductionbythevoiceofStoicktheVast,GerardButler.MirroringthestyleofthebestsellingTheArtofHowtoTrainYourDragon,thisoutstandinginsider’sguideintroducesfanstothecreativeprocessbehindthefilm,fromthestoryandthecharacterstothevisualdevelopmentartandanimation,totherigging,surfacing,andlighting.TheArtofHowtoTrainYourDragon2includesmorethan300conceptsketches,preliminarydrawings,architecturalplans,anddigitalartworkthatrevealhowteamsofartistsbringtheDragonandVikingworldstolifewithmoderncinematicenergy.Starringthevoicetalentoftheoriginalcast—JayBaruchel,GerardButler,CraigFerguson,AmericaFerrara,JonahHill,ChristopherMintz-Plasse,T.J.Miller,KristinWiig—alongwithCateBlanchett,KitHarington,andDjimonHounsou,thisactionpackedcomedyadventurecontinuesthestoryofHiccupandToothlessfiveyearsaftertheyhavesuccessfullyuniteddragonsandVikingsontheIslandofBerk.WhileAstrid,Snoutloutandtherestofthegangarechallengingeachothertodragonraces(theisland’snewfavoritecontactsport),thenowinseparablepairjourneythroughtheskies,chartingunmappedterritoriesandexploringnewworlds.WhenoneoftheiradventuresleadstothediscoveryofasecreticecavethatishometohundredsofnewwilddragonsandthemysteriousDragonRider,thetwofriendsfindthemselvesatthecenterofabattletoprotectthepeace.Now,HiccupandToothlessmustunitetostandupforwhattheybelievewhilerecognizingthatonlytogetherdotheyhavethepowertochangethefutureofbothmenanddragons.