Kubo's Dragon
I SAW A DRAGON
What boy wouldn't want a dragon as a best friend? It's not easy to find magic in pairs. It's clear that friends can be different. Someone you can always be with, argue and agree with.
MAGIC IN PAIRS
The perfect reference for this piece, besides Kubo and the Two Strings of course, is Pete's Dragon. Not only about a boy and his dragon but the film also takes place in the Pacific Northwest, home of Laika Studios.
THERE'S ROOM FOR EVERYONE
To make room for the dragon, creating the world around him was key for proper environmental affects of light and shadow.
He's up a tree I think
Dragon whiskers, dragon toes...
A dragon tooth and a dragon nose...
Soon you'll see a golden stream of light
EVERY LITTLE PIECE
Using a scene from Laika's film as the back plate and a reference from Disney's, Pete's Dragon (2016), I integrated a dragon into the scene. To add more depth and further push my limits, I also added some godrays.
WE ALL HAVE PART OF THE PIE!
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