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Challenge Brief

Illustrate any moment out of Norse Mythology. Valhalla, Ragnarok, Loki insulting the gods, any moment is open! That's it!

Guidelines

- Illustrate a moment or character out of Norse Mythology.

- All types of illustration open. ( interior pages, card formats, book covers, magazine covers)

- Working File can be any size you want, finals to be no wider than 1000 pixels ( you can include detail shots if you want).

- Post FINAL image in FINALS THREADS ( to be posted later)

- Post your progress in this thread! Don't be shy!

Resources

About the mythology:

-http://www.norse-mythology.com/

-http://www.pantheon.org/areas/mythology/europe/norse/articles.html

-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norse_mythology

-http://www.akasha.demon.co.uk/norse.htm

About the craft:

-Creative Illustration - By Andrew Loomis

-The ArtOrder

-Muddy Colors

-James Gurney's blog

DEADLINE:

Big theme, big deadline!
12:00 AM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME , THURSDAY APRIL 14TH, 2010.

NOTE: Deadlines will change from now on. We will deliver finals on thursday!!!

Happy Illustratin' everyone!

--- Icon

tobz · 03-17-2011, 10:12 PM

ooh this is perfect!
I was actually going to start a personal project with Norse Mythology, good thing i hadnt started yet =)

Maybe i got some advantage, me being a swede and all

Good luck to all!

TwistedKitty · 05:12 PM

Sounds like a pretty sweet challenge...

A quick sketch of Odin and his ravens...going for more of a Valkyrie feel with the 'birds'

Biffo · 03-20-2011, 01:14 PM

Ok Ive not tried this before. I've chosen Odin bringing life to man and woman, from two old tree stumps.

MidnightIllo · 03-22-2011, 06:30 PM

Looks fun - I'll have a go.

I'll pick Thor battling Jormundgandr at Ragnarok.

Here's the sketch:

SimonFletcher · 03-23-2011, 02:39 PM

Fantastic idea! The mythology is so rich. I'm going to give this one a try...

destroyer · 03-24-2011, 03:33 AM

Wicked! This is a subject I've been researching for a while now. Here's some character ideation to kick things off.

destroyer · 03-24-2011, 03:34 AM

SimonFletcher · 03-24-2011, 04:55 PM

Here are a couple of concepts I am working on. The subject is the giant Wolfe creature Fenrir, who is destined to kill Odin at Ragnarok (Apocolypse). Odin is the former god of war, who helped trap him in an collar made of Dwarf-made ribbon. In the process of being trapped, Fenrir ate Odin's hand. Fenrir was chained by the Gods because of a prophecy that some day he would overthrow them. Anyway, here are the slketches. Please let me know what you think and which one you think I should develop. The first is rather straight forward, but the second Fenrir is already eating Odin, and the other gods are approaching him from behind, about to face him in battle. It is set in Hel, land of the dead, and you can see Syartalfeim land of the dark elves, as well as Muspelheim (home of the fire demons) and Midgard (earth).

Biffo · 03-24-2011, 04:56 PM

I've grey scaled the original pencil drawing and erased through to give a rough tonal image, just started on the colour bits.

TwistedKitty · 03-24-2011, 09:24 PM

After working on the original Odin sketch I decided to move back to my Freya piece instead. I just finished drawing this in and inking it with microns. I am moving into watercolors and plan to ink areas again with a brush once I am done.

MidnightIllo · 03-25-2011, 10:15 PM

A WIP - I've cleaned up the piece and begun defining the important shapes. The effects you could see in the previous colour thumb will come next.

Biffo · 03-26-2011, 11:07 AM

This is where Im up to progress left to right, starting with negative spaces working up to light direction and general colour

RaWIII · 03-28-2011, 08:18 PM

I would like to join in on the fun,
Redeem myself from my previous embarrassment, and hopefully add to my portfolio.

Will you have me?

destroyer · 05:52 AM

Odin this time.

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icon Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 151 Moderator My Mood: Thanks: 336 Thanked 190 Times in 71 Posts	Illustrated 09 \|\| Norse Mythology 03-17-2011, 07:57 PM presents Norse Mythology Challenge Brief Illustrate any moment out of Norse Mythology. Valhalla, Ragnarok, Loki insulting the gods, any moment is open! That's it! Guidelines - Illustrate a moment or character out of Norse Mythology. - All types of illustration open. ( interior pages, card formats, book covers, magazine covers) - Working File can be any size you want, finals to be no wider than 1000 pixels ( you can include detail shots if you want). - Post FINAL image in FINALS THREADS ( to be posted later) - Post your progress in this thread! Don't be shy! Resources About the mythology: -http://www.norse-mythology.com/ -http://www.pantheon.org/areas/mythology/europe/norse/articles.html -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norse_mythology -http://www.akasha.demon.co.uk/norse.htm About the craft: -Creative Illustration - By Andrew Loomis -The ArtOrder -Muddy Colors -James Gurney's blog DEADLINE: Big theme, big deadline! 12:00 AM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME , THURSDAY APRIL 14TH, 2010. NOTE: Deadlines will change from now on. We will deliver finals on thursday!!! Happy Illustratin' everyone! --- *Icon* Last edited by icon; 03-17-2011 at 08:00 PM.

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tobz Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 179 Moderator My Mood: Thanks: 263 Thanked 109 Times in 87 Posts	03-17-2011, 10:12 PM ooh this is perfect! I was actually going to start a personal project with Norse Mythology, good thing i hadnt started yet =) Maybe i got some advantage, me being a swede and all Good luck to all! __________________ CGHUB Sketchbook CA Sketchbook PORTFOLIO / BLOG Twitter DeviantArt Google+

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TwistedKitty Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 36 Member Thanks: 0 Thanked 18 Times in 14 Posts	03-19-2011, 05:09 PM Sounds like a pretty sweet challenge... A quick sketch of Odin and his ravens...going for more of a Valkyrie feel with the 'birds' __________________ XOXO...XXX! Blog Last edited by TwistedKitty; 03-19-2011 at 05:12 PM.

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Biffo Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 18 Junior Member Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts	03-20-2011, 01:14 PM Ok Ive not tried this before. I've chosen Odin bringing life to man and woman, from two old tree stumps. Attached Thumbnails

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MidnightIllo Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 9 Junior Member Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	03-22-2011, 06:30 PM Looks fun - I'll have a go. I'll pick Thor battling Jormundgandr at Ragnarok. Here's the sketch: __________________ Sketch blog: http://midnightillustration.blogspot.com Portfolio blog: http://midnightillustrationportfolio.blogspot.com

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SimonFletcher Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 7 Junior Member Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	03-23-2011, 02:39 PM Fantastic idea! The mythology is so rich. I'm going to give this one a try...

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destroyer Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 10 Member Thanks: 2 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	character ideation 03-24-2011, 03:33 AM Wicked! This is a subject I've been researching for a while now. Here's some character ideation to kick things off.

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SimonFletcher Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 7 Junior Member Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	03-24-2011, 04:55 PM Here are a couple of concepts I am working on. The subject is the giant Wolfe creature Fenrir, who is destined to kill Odin at Ragnarok (Apocolypse). Odin is the former god of war, who helped trap him in an collar made of Dwarf-made ribbon. In the process of being trapped, Fenrir ate Odin's hand. Fenrir was chained by the Gods because of a prophecy that some day he would overthrow them. Anyway, here are the slketches. Please let me know what you think and which one you think I should develop. The first is rather straight forward, but the second Fenrir is already eating Odin, and the other gods are approaching him from behind, about to face him in battle. It is set in Hel, land of the dead, and you can see Syartalfeim land of the dark elves, as well as Muspelheim (home of the fire demons) and Midgard (earth).

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Biffo Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 18 Junior Member Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts	Grey scale 03-24-2011, 04:56 PM I've grey scaled the original pencil drawing and erased through to give a rough tonal image, just started on the colour bits. Attached Thumbnails

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TwistedKitty Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 36 Member Thanks: 0 Thanked 18 Times in 14 Posts	03-24-2011, 09:24 PM After working on the original Odin sketch I decided to move back to my Freya piece instead. I just finished drawing this in and inking it with microns. I am moving into watercolors and plan to ink areas again with a brush once I am done. __________________ XOXO...XXX! Blog

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MidnightIllo Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 9 Junior Member Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	03-25-2011, 10:15 PM A WIP - I've cleaned up the piece and begun defining the important shapes. The effects you could see in the previous colour thumb will come next. __________________ Sketch blog: http://midnightillustration.blogspot.com Portfolio blog: http://midnightillustrationportfolio.blogspot.com

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Biffo Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 18 Junior Member Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts	Odin 03-26-2011, 11:07 AM This is where Im up to progress left to right, starting with negative spaces working up to light direction and general colour Attached Thumbnails

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RaWIII Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 26 Member Thanks: 3 Thanked 9 Times in 7 Posts	03-28-2011, 08:18 PM I would like to join in on the fun, Redeem myself from my previous embarrassment, and hopefully add to my portfolio. Will you have me?

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