ChoW#225 :: Viking Berserker

[MasterStryke]

AWESOME topic

gonna collect some refs of real vikings and old germans


some ref for those who want to make a female one

[Partisan]

first WIP and concept

[Ironbyte]

Some possibly useful viking stuff

[Nikola Marinkovic]

first idea.

[Paolo13]

My start!!!
Ciao

[CrookedHorn]

count me in

[60"]

this is my start... and my choose

[dustin53545]

Sweet I'm doing this one. If anyone like heavy metal then listen to "Sons of Odin" by Manowar its about Viking Berserkers. It'll get you in the mind set.

[sourfruitjunkie]

Update. Definitely changing the weapons to fit the "viking/norse" period. Hope the rest is not straying from the brief.

[Jager]

Color update, I think I’m moving away from funny to a darker look. Not sure where to take it


sourfruitjunkie nice start
Paolo13 this looks majestic, I love it, looks like a chieftain. I like the loose vs. the details in the face, nice with the ornaments too. Looks Norse
B-Man nice one, I like the idea with the priests. Yepp, Janjager is my brother
Zilrion awesome mood in your pic , looking forward to see more
OliviaM haha not sure what’s going on but very funny , the facial expression is great
ChrisProof nice, the pointy hat and black beard almost makes me think of a pirate captain.
NoShot a different take, I like it, he really looks wasted.
ARRGH just awesome anatomy! Is that charcoal?
JanJager yeah that’s a real berserker jumping over the ship rail
tbaldree fantastic faces looking forward to see more

[Ian Barker]

General crit that applies to a few of the entries so far: The poses don't look particularly berserk or terrifying as the brief calls for. When I see a guy just standing there in a neutral pose, even if he's dressed in armor, berserker is not that word that comes to mind.

[zwei]

doodling doodling

[NoShot]

small update. I think I'm gonna stick with this pose and see how it turns out.

EDIT: replaced with slightly updated version.

[Dranyer]

some really cool stuff so far guys!

i've got a couple rough sketches, still figuring out what i wanna do

[Creedy]

a quick one...
never taken anything that far that fast

well, but still WIP

if you guys are interested in vikings, there's a pretty cool comic named "Northlander Vol 1: Sven the Returned"

and for the extra viking berserker mood: Amon Amarth^^ did help me a little...

for critique:
JanJager verrry dynamic! needs more viking and he's good to go (berserk that is of course...)

ChrisProof pirate viking. Think it's the beard and the skull on the chest

nicopen no viking. google some pictures. 13th warrior is a good movie if you want some slightly more realistic viking stuff. The axes are fantasy/dwarven and way too big

Zilrion yarrr... perhaps let him raise the other hand, too... dunno

B-Man Cool arrangement! You might want to take a closer look at his arms, especially the left one (with the sword) looks off to me (too long?)

reginanegra Oh noez! pelt-panties, they're so 80s! Outrageous! In the name of Odin get the poor man some proper clothes!

Partisan That is one epic guy! but sadly no berserker :'(

Paolo13 That is one epic guy! but sadly no berserker :'( (yes I know copypasta)

60'' That is one f#cked up guy... What did you give him... seriously...

sourfruitjunkie that update rocks, love the headgear

Jager Funny guy But I think he's missing something that makes him more norse and more berserker... Could also be a native american shaman or something like that... except for the Thor's Hammer thingy

zwei keep it up! looking good

NoShot Nice improvement in the pose. The axe still doesn't quite fit the viking setting... so do the kneepads. I like the stoned out of his mind idea... interesting take on the topic. Dunno if it's only me, but I'm missing that little violent spark that makes him go berserk...

[Dana_T]

LETS DO THIS.

Here're a few sketches I did after class. Still don't know what kind of fur he'll be wearing. Muskox is kinda silly. Maybe the elk or the ibex (spelt ipax on the sketch cause it's mad late). Or I'll just go with a bear.

Lemme know what you guys think!

[Droog]

a start... think its a bit overworked and outta wak so far...
thoughts and help on the pose?

the work is looking great on here so far. looking forward to seeing the progress this round.

[Hellfire]

Hi there!!!
Nice one this CHOW. I'll definitely work hard on this one. This is the kind of stuff I like to do.

Anyway, this is my initial sketch, but I really don't know if its looking good so far. Any comment would be very, VERY helpful!!!
Great works guys. Maybe in the future I'll post a comment about everyone's works.
Cheers!

[Onnophris]

Here's what i got... Had a pelt on at first but then decided to go with the helmet.

[ThabisoMhlaba]

just some thinking sketches.
I'll do stuff in PS in a bit.

[Niva.]

Everyone here's drawing axes, at the risk of making mine look like Thor I call dibs on a huge war hammer

[neutral.]

Hmmm imma go with a spear, it seems to have been quite a popular weapon in the viking era. Or so the internet tells me...

[emerging]

this is awesome! trying myself out on this one as well

[tbaldree]

Playing around with a pose and some first initial figure scribbles. Fiddling with exaggerating the features, expression, and stature a little more.

Nice stuff everybody!
Hellfire - that looks like it's going to turn out sweet! It has a very 'stalking through a burning village in the snow' sort of feel, embers and snow blowing around him. nice.
Dranyer - love the pose! 2nd is my favorite.
Jager - the creepily freakish take is neat
Paolo13 - really dig the massive feel of the character, huge and bearlike.

[tbaldree]

Penpoint - here is a thought on the pose.

It seems a little to me like he is leaning too far forward - like he's diving onto them rather than getting ready to bash the crap out of them - it's hard to envision how is legs are extended below him that doesn't feel like a dive.

I did a quickie rotate and paint to put him in a bit more upright position - if you want to depict the moment before the strike, then he'd be more upright. You lean forward as you swing, but the 'windup' position is more vertical or back.
Anyway, just a thought - might be a crappy idea

This is the painting that springs to mind when I think about the arms outstretched moment before attack that you ahve going on- even though it IS on a horse.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kvv3fcoXqV...r_painting.jpg

[LordTrilobite]

With my first post I'd like to participate aswell with a berserker slaying a dragon.

[Ironbyte]

Update, not sure if I'm biting off more than I can handle with the background. Crits and comments welcome.

[Nikola Marinkovic]

little update.

welcome to CA LordTrilobite

[Tawnos]

First trys, I want to find a more dynamic pose, too.
Plus, I have problems with drawing faces, may be because I don't really have a feeling for the pen, plus, I always had face problems...
PRACTICE NOW!

[ryan mcshane]

i was going to enter, then i saw emergings...