Vikings: Lagertha Lothbrok Portrait
Has anyone watched the series "Vikings" on history? If you like Game of thrones, it's another series to look forward to. It has the same dark feel and killings to it. But the fight scenes are probably more brutal. There's a lot of things you can learn from the series. You can discover the way of life of the Vikings, how they rule, how they fight, how they raid, how they pay tribute to their gods.
Among the characters, the one who really caught my attention and won my heart was Lagertha. A farmer, a shield maiden, a mother, an earl, and so much more. She shows and proves that despite she is a woman, she doesn't need a man to rely on. Her character is an inspiration that even if your life is full of crap or downfalls, you can and you will rise up and be stronger than ever.
In this portrait, I wanted to make it as close to the reference image as possible. I learned to use other colors for the skin other than the normal peach and browns. The make up in vikings is really simple, mostly just eyeliner. But their hairstyle is very unique and interesting. So this was a big challenge for me. I don't normally take time to do the hair, but for this portrait I did. I ended up discovering colors that I didn't use before. I was really nice to venture into new territories, not just black or dark (fact is, I'm almost running out of those colors).
So here it is, my portrait of Lagertha from the Vikings Series.
I used Colleen Polycolour Pencils for the drawing, and Dong-A My Metal Gold Pen in O.7 for the calligraphy.
Let me know who's portrait I should do next in the comments below.
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