Gwendolyn and Mercedes

After doing that Thor picture, I couldn't stop thinking about Odin Sphere! It's been a couple of years since I drew these characters, but it still feels like the game just came out yesterday, heh. Tried a different painting style and it took a long time to kind of work it out. Looking back at the rough version now, I liked Mercedes' face more on the sketch! I guess I'm still trying to find 'my' Mercedes, since she looks different every time I draw her.

Thor

It occurred to me that Odin Sphere and Thor are both based on Norse mythology, and I started to imagine what Thor would look like in the Odin Sphere game.

I love the character designs in all of Vanillaware's games, because of the push and pull they do with body proportions. They do this thing with a lot of the "heavy" fighters in Odin Sphere where the characters are wide and bulky on the top, but with tiny hips and legs. It's a really cool aesthetic.

There's Odin's design from the game on the left. On the right is Thor the Mighty Avenger, which I based my Thor's design on. It's an awesome miniseries illustrated by Chris Samnee... forever the Thor of my heart!

BACK ON BLOGGER

Hi - it's been 3 years, but I'm going to start posting on here again! I've been putting some art on my tumblr account, but I miss the intimacy of blogger. I'll try to post more process-related type things here, as tumblr is more suited for showcase I think.

Some updates on where I am - MICA didn't work out, so I'm in Canada at the University of Toronto now! I'm double majoring in Cognitive Science and East Asian studies (odd combination, I know).

Here's something I drew on Wednesday night to warm things up: