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Loki
Loki was the son of the giants Farbauti (father) & Laufey (mother). He was not an Aesir, but he lived in Asgard after Odin had taken him in & made Loki Thor's blood brother. Loki was quite a sorcerer - he had the ability to transform himself into other beings, including animals. His time with the Aesir did not seem to influence Loki with their high regard for honor & benevelonce. Loki was just not to be trusted! He was full of mischief & as time went on, he became more & more crafty & scheming. Because of this, Loki often got the gods at Asgard in trouble, though he could also make amends on some occasions & make right what he had done wrong. Did you know, Loki was described as being quite handsome! * Above text researched from Norse-Mythology.com
Loki is part of 2 illustrations. The other is Thor, above.
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The Making of Loki
How'd I do it? Watch how I work! Here are scanned images of the illustration in development! See Loki in the works, from preliminary pencil sketch to the final pen & ink drawing! These phase-by-phase drawings may also give you some ideas for your own drawings!
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Phase 1I was looking forward to drawing Loki's face. I had it all planned in my mind even as I was drawing Thor! So, composing his face only took a minute. The pose, however, was another story. I tried about 3 poses before finally deciding on this one! |
Phase 2Added costume & accessories. Loki can never really be without horns, can he? Other notable additions to his get-up: I gave him a braid, a tough looking wand & fur-lined boots. |
Phase 3I built background effects around Loki's figure. I’m trying out a tilted bird’s eye view to make the overall picture interesting & dynamic. In Norse Mythology, we all know Loki as the instigator of discord; He’s always in the midst of chaos. Whenever I encounter the word “chaos”, an image of a full-blown storm & crashing waves almost immediately come to my mind. So, I illustrated Loki on a pillar, enveloped by raging waves of - not water, but active plasma! |
Phase 4Outlined in ink! |
Phase 5Rendered pillar by adding cracks & shadows Blocked-in reverse side of cloak Shaded hair & flesh |
Phase 6Rendered costume (except cloak) & wand I'm experimenting with blacks on shiny metal surfaces - I'm using Philippe Druillet's shadow & highlight techniques as reference! |
Phase 7Shaded-in Loki's cloak & the waves splashing around him - That's easier said than done! It took 5 hours tops to shade them both! |
Phase 8Blocked-in background except the spheres around Loki's wand & hand, where I used points/dots. Finished! |
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