I drew them together but took some precautions: Smaug was diving so his horns got ‘’stretched’’ and blurry during the picture (after all, he was at movement) so I gave them a shape. Joining the horns to the muzzle we saw in the trailer gives us an idea of what his entire head would be like. Assuming that Smaug’s look won’t change between the films, we know that he has four horns in each side of his head and one spike in the middle. In The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, we saw Smaug diving into Erebor’s treasure, and although we cannot see Smaug himself, we do see his horns covered in gold. With The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug trailer, we got a clear picture of Smaug’s muzzle and eyes. Right now, we don’t have many, but the ones we have are enough for a concept – a concept that I wanted to share with you! I wanted to make an animation starring Smaug which harmonises between Peter Jackson’s films and my own imagination. Continuing the speculation of what Smaug will look like in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, 13 year old Ringer Manuel sent us his vision of what Smaug will be, based on the glimpses we’ve had so far.
