Michael

Michael is the "field commander" of the Army of God. His name is mentioned several times in the Bible (Book of Daniel, the Book of Jude, & the Book of Revelation), in which he leads God's armies against Lucifer's forces during his uprising.

Lucifer is part of 2 illustrations. The other is Michael, above.

Phase 1

I reviewed my illustrations & realized that Lucifer needs a nemesis of some sort. So, it's only the natural order of things that I'll be working on Archangel Michael.

Inspired by a striking Yoshitaka Amano sketch of Vampire Hunter D in flight, I borrowed this foreshortened angle/pose.

Phase 2

Modified the legs - the previous one looked slightly feminine for me.

Defined Michael's overall built.

Phase 3

Added hair, skirts.

Modified hands - the thumbs ought to be leading, not the little fingers.

Phase 4

Added wing - just one side for now (it'll be easy to mirror the wing on the other side later).

Added sword.

Phase 5

Outlined in ink.

Mirrored other wing.

Added background.

Phase 6

Rendered hair, head & body.

Phase 7

Rendered skirt & sword.

Phase 8

Blocked-in parts of background.

Phase 9

Rendered wings. Notice that the insides of the wings are shadowed - this gives the illusion of having the tips of the wings folded-over.

Phase 10

Rendered upper-left background. I used points in different weights to express fading light/shadow then horizontal lines to create variety among shafts of light.

Phase 11

Rendered the rest of the background. Again, I used points in different weights.

Added a few stars around with white ink.

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