Having a httyd marathon rn (movie and tv show) and I never used to like Astrid’s whole aggressive and man-handling behaviour in the first movie. But I just realized that, unlike the rest of the gang, she needs to pass the exam and to have the right to kill a dragon. Because in ‘Fright of Passage’ she revealed that her family name is literal shambles, nobody respects it after her uncle’s confrontation with the Flightmare.
So, in the first movie, Astrid is literally fighting to bring back respect to her family name. Being the only child, she probably thinks the responsibility is all on her and so she pushes herself harder than anyone else. Not that it excuses her being a bit of a bitch, but the over-achieving attitude in her dragon training exams makes a lot more sense.
so apparently it’s an annual thing that i rewatch the trilogy and get super sad inspired and paint a landscape. trying to work on my colour balancing and composition and pretty satisfied with how this turned out.
[Image ID: A moonlit scene of a hillside overlooking a cliff. There is a campfire at the top of the hill with the dragon riders from How to Train Your Dragon gathered around it. Meatlug and Toothless are sitting with the riders while Hookfang, Stormfly, and Barf and Belch are silhouetted in the distance. End ID]
Haven’t posted any art with Astrid for a long time, so here’s a drawing of her which I’ve been working on during school lessons instead of paying attention lol
So after two months of waiting (which is expected since I live in a far away country and thanks to the worldwide lockdowns), these finally came in the mail at last!
There are extra goodies provided too, such as these adorable and lovely stickers.
A huge thank you and hugs to @martabm90 for putting a lot of work and love in creating these. Not to mention she was so kind in updating me of any delays due to uncontrollable circumstances. It was worth the long wait and I encourage you all to check out her artwork on Instagram (as @mabumart). Not to mention her shop on Etsy has a lot of great stuff you can purchase from (once it’s open again in a few weeks).
