Hela

Hela

I've been meaning to draw Hela, Norse Goddess of the Dead, as represented from "Thor" comics, for quite a while.  And, with the release of the "Thor: Ragnarok" a few weeks back, now seemed as good as time as any.

In this case, as much as I liked her appearance in the trailer, I thought I'd bump up the Jack Kirby Quotient about 72%, going for the more classic look for Hela.

And there are sooooo many "Hela Good" and "Hela-va Trailer" puns I'll just leave on the ground and not bother to pick up.  Some are too easy even for me!  Well, not really, since I still mentioned them in the previous sentence...

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STEP ONE:  Here is the super-scratchy, scribbled layout rough for the character.

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STEP TWO:  And here's the black-and-white digital painting, mostly using the chalk brush.

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STEP THREE:  Using a Multiply Layer, I colorized the painting, then added the highlights and additional coloring over top on a new layer.  Since Hela was the subject, I thought I'd keep the highlights and colors muted. 

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Done digitally in Photoshop.

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