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Just trying to copy stuff i really like, with no tracing, as a form of practise.

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So this is a big reason i have not been posting. This... took forever. Trying to turn a local landmark into a painting... geesh. And now i said yes to try and illustrate a children's book so... that is going to take up time.

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And now Odin the king of the aisir! Now this one js tricky as he can't look like Marvel Odin.... or Gandalf, as Gandalf literally looks like Odin just with both eyes. I decided to give him braided beard legit inspired by the Odin mask included in the picture, and yes you can go see it at Moesgaard museum in Denmark, i've seen it plenty of times, it's very cool. I just swapped out his staff for his spear and gave him slmr fairly historic accurately viking clothes in muted colors to make him look grey without going all Gandalf

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Freya and her twin brother Freyr or just Frey from Norse mythology.... Yeah so everybody knows who Freya is, and her poor brother is just left in the dust! He's only the God of kingship and fertility you guys. Once again I decided to just be a contrarian, usually Freya is portrayed with blond hair, so brown. I decided on purple eyes though to give it more of a magic mystic air, and of course a color scheme of Freya having purple-reddish clothes and Freyr having purple-bluish. Also them being twins i of course needed to play around with the sibling energy and actually try to have characters interact on page

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And here is Thor. Once again not everything is rendered because it's time consuming. Next god up will be Freya as i need some women practise. Buuuut... that is gonna be a while because I have another painting i need to try and do on family request.

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So this is what I have been working on for the last WEEK. And that is also why not everything is rendered as i Really do want to move on and do Thor. And this is for practise anyway. Not anything official. It was a really interesting challenge for myself as I wanted to make a character that looks like Loki, but cannot look like either Marvel Loki or this comic book version that is highly popular here in Denmark, made by Peter Madsen. I really think the limitations actually helped me and I really love my design. It's neat :)

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Just an older drawing i forgot to post. My idea of "snow white and the seven kappas."

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Once again. I am not bothering with rendering as I am literally just practising bodies and body poses for now. And thought I could have some fun re-designing Harley Quinn

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So I think i have faces pretty much down on a very serviceable level. So it's time to stop being lazy and practise actual bodies. I didn't really render much here because rendering wasn't the point. Training bodies and poses are for now.

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Jinx face practise. I kind of ended practising so many men, I realised when I tried to make a self portrait that I cant really do women as well so yeah. New focus.

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Practising face expressions with Strickler. Second sheet.

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My first real attempt at a light study

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Based on a fanfic i wrote about King Harold's backstory and how he first became human

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Batman the Long Halloween. 2021 Movie review.

The latest released from Warner Brothers. The latest direct to DVD release from Warner Media and their animated DC department. Over the years, there has been a continuous joke going on that these animated direct to DVD DC movies has been overall superior to any DC life action movie. Which is something I have to wholeheartedly agree with!

This is not to say that each and every direct to DVD feature is perfect. “The Killing Joke.” sadly was very underwhelming to say the least. And had other major flaws we can talk about in another review if there is any interest. Also what is interesting about these animated movies is that they all share one universe and one long continuity much like the MCU or the classic animated DCU I grew up with in the 90’s and 2000’s. What is interesting now though is that the animated DC direct to DVD features had a reboot this year. Titled "DC Rebirth"

Last year marked the end of the old timeline with “Justice league apocalypse dark.”

And we have now begun a brand new timeline starting with. “Superman Man of Tomorrow.” “Justice society world war II” and now lastly. “Batman the long Halloween.” which all share a brand new art style which is very reminisce of 80’s comic book. And I can only assume these movies all share a new collected continuity. ‘Batman The Long Halloween’ is based on a comic book series of the same name originally published in 1996. It takes place early in Batmans carrier. Approximately a year after Bruce Wayne originally became Batman.

The story starts with the nephew of local Mafia Falcone getting shot dead and now Batman, a newly promoted Captain James Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent prior to his days as Two-Face must work together to track down this killer who mysteriously only kills on Holidays and thus the plot takes place over the cause of one year where things only happens at the actual holidays.

The comic book itself actually has a very interesting legacy as it was the main inspiration for Christopher Nolans. “Batman the Dark Knight.” which by many is considered the best Batman movie.

And it is easy to see what plot threats that Nolan lifted from the comic book to put in his movie. Such as Harvey Dent being the shining light and hope of Gotham while Batman must work in the shadows and Jim Gordon acts at their mediator.

A scene where a giant pile of cash is being lithe on fire appears in both movies but the context is very different.

I myself am indeed a Batman fan. I grew up with the classic Batman The animated series. As well as it follow ups with “Justice League.” and “Batman Beyond.” for me that is the golden standard for Batman and I love those shows and Batmans representation in those shows dearly.

I am not as big a fan of Nolans movies. I recognize what they tried to do, and even understand why other people would love them. For me though they are not on par with the Batman I grew up with.

For this movie. “Batman the long Halloween.” I have to say that…. I loved it!

To me this was a perfect mix of what I liked about Batman Tas, as well as the darker more serious tone from the Nolan Batman universe.

This movie was dark, had a brilliant and tense atmosphere. It has an excellent mystery which has yet to be solved. It will be solved in Part two of “The Long Halloween.” which should be released on DVD in a month. July 27th. This movie had an absolutely gorgeous and dreading atmosphere, which truly felt Gothic like it should.

I found myself trying to guess along with the mystery, and was delighted as the movie itself tricked me and had me guess wrong.

Many often forget. One of Batmans main features is that he’s a detective. And his original appearance was in a magazine called. “Detective comics.”

So that his debut in this new universe should be in a story where we truly focus on his development to become the worlds greatest detective is delightful to me. That truly is something I have missed in any life action appearance of his.

I loved this movie. It was well paced, well written, wonderfully animated. Had an amazing atmosphere and I really hope that people will watch this movie. It truly deserves me.

So far. It’s my favorite animated feature of 2021. We are only six months in though. So there is time yet.

If there is an animated OR superhero movie you want me to talk about in the future. Please write in the comments :)

We can talk about. “The Killing joke.” some of the best episode of “Batman Tas.” perhaps a MCU movie. Or other animated movies such as “Raya and the last Dragon.” or my favorite animated movie of 2020. “Wolfwalkers.”