Loki

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Two of two pieces created for the 2021 Thorki Bang.

I was partnered with the wonderful ravenbringslight. She was very patient with me when I was slow to start, was a wonderful cheerleader once I got started, and was so kind to let me finish after the artist deadline. Fortunately, I was able to finish before our posting date, which happens to be the first day of posting for the Bang!! Anyway, really enjoyed creating the portraits of Loki and Thor for her story, "You Fall I Fall".

 

The composition for this piece was based on the study Head of Saint John the Evangelist by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres. When I started painting the piece, I realized some of his features weren't correctly laid out. Then I realized when I blocked the features on his face, I used the Ingres study as my roadmap. Ah well, still came out really well and has enough of Hiddleston's features to sell the illusion.

 

Mediums: Watercolor, colored pencil, and gel pen on 10" x 14"Arches cold press watercolor paper. Frame digitally added.

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