Viking: Battle for Asgard -Some Ad campaign highres artworks & Pack Art

[michael kutsche]

Hi everybody!

This is a collection of commissioned work I did for SEGA's/ The Creative Assembly's new title Viking: Battle for Asgard. The task was to create images that capture the feel of the game's action, but with a polished look similar to high res 3d renderings. Since there were kinda tight deadlines (for some artworks a few days only), I went on to paint everything except for some background elements where I was able to use in-game models. The three full body artworks are created for life-size standups.

Hope you like!

Cheers

[Meon]

Wow, These are Awesome aswell!

[bengine]

Nicely done, I really like the girls hair.

[Kian]

Incredible work :)
Respect

[-leo]

Great stuff Michael! Stunning work really. I wonder if you've used 3d for last 3 pics or it's all painted?

[Jorge Gecov]

Awesome stuff! I like a lot!
5 stars!!!!!

Cheers,

[El Jeremie]

It's so good that it hurts.
6 stars from me

[michael kutsche]

thanks a lot guys!

@ -leo: Yes, it's all done in Painter and Photoshop, only Hel's chain whip and some background enemies are 3d. People often ask me if it's 3d, but it's painted.
Although i personally prefer to do a rougher style with visible dynamic brushstrokes and stuff, I have to stick to the briefing, and this often goes like "high end 3d realism detail massacre, please!" :) But in the end, I'm happy that I don't have to build it in 3d, this would be much more time- and breathconsuming.

[skorpi]

Wow, great work. I like it

[Sellis]

Phenomenal stuff :D

[n i c o]

That is just AMAZING !!!
Great rendering/painting/coloring/composition ...... ;) I'm amazed to learn that the 3 last pictures all full 2D, that's really incredible. I think my favorite image is the one with the guy and the girl behind him ( i really like her design by the way ). How much time do you usually spend for one image ?

[hurricane]

wonderfull renderings and colors Michael!
I see them everyday at the office hehe, you did great job! :D
It's very interesting to see your take on my designs hehe.

Cheers and hopefully we will work together at some point again!

Bjorn.

[michael kutsche]

Thanks a lot!

@ n i c o: Thanks dude, it can take 3 days, but it can also take 10 days, depends on the level of detail and of course, mood and inspiration :)

@ hurricane: Great that you stopped by! Yeah I had a lot of fun doing my take on your great concepts, would be very nice to do some collaboration again! And... can't wait to play the game!!! :)

Michael

[bearfoot]

michael great work

i would say the final 3 character images are stunning...
really wonderful and inspiring !


amazing!

[Texahol]

I can't think of anything to say that doesn't make me sound like an idiot.

:asspat:

[Tranchefeux]

Super jobs, Congratulation.

[aka_sova]

Very professional artworks.

[Lotet]

man those are aweomze! freaking sweet man, thanks for sharing!

[cakeypigdog]

i would love to see a tutorial of your process on these. Your portfolio on your website is wonderfully varied. Top stuff indeed!

[Mr.Delicious]

I cant handle how 3D the last few characters look... Thats really awesome, love all the textures you used on these, they look great! :)

[Glassjaw]

awesome work! The very first painting is the games cover art right? I saw it in town today

[FIG]

The concept of the female viking with the Leia hairdo kicks ass. Thats definetly my favorite but they are all amazing and inspiring.

[Sirielle]

Fabulous work, congratulations! It fits mood of the Cruel North of Nordic world.

[rlederer]

Stunning work. Great job. -R

[Mark Bot]

that is H O T
the full character illios are insane.
great detail

[Robert.B]

Dddddaaaayyyymmmnnnnnn!

[draw]

Outstanding!

[Mikko K]

I love the second pic!

Your technique is amazing in all of these. The look can get somewhat stiff with this amount of polish, but I understand the marketing's point of view.

Good work!

[towy]

dude, i like textures; 5 stars

[Rod28Pereira]

Dammmm very good work!!!

5 Stars for sure!!

keep posting.

[smokenmirrors]

that battle scene is beautiful! nothing like some well composed blood letting that brings a joyous tear to my eye! :P those full body portraits are sweet as well, excellent gesture and grit to the characters! cool beans! coooooooooooooooooooool beans. COOool BEANS! (for those that have seen Hot Rod.. youll understand :) )

[Riiroi]

Awesome Stuff! Thanks for Sharing!

[RevoLverZ]

OH MY ..... absolutely amazing.. 5 *

[David79]

OMG dude 5star for sure! viking kick ass

[Duman]

Very nice work. Some of those could easily be mistaken for photos, photos of vikings, but photos none the less.

[setsuna801]

wow nice work there And OMG I am a uge fan of sega!

[JailHouseRock]

Great work man love it,
awesome textures, really cool.

thanks for sharing!

[N8 Van Dyke]

buh-jee-zus. Great work, man.

[alyssa milano]

reaaaallly hard....

[joe]

Absolutely amazing work.

I love the idea of warrior viking women with high heeled shoes...

[TimGillette]

Wow! Seriously, Wow...

[michael kutsche]

thank you so much for these kind words, mates! :bashful:

[Chuck,mate.]

hot damn. these are gorgeous.
tell me there`s some 3D base of some sort to those amazing character designs.... come on... ?
:yayca:


excellent stuff.
5 stars thread all the way, buddy.


Pat.

[michael kutsche]

@Chuck,mate:Thanks, dude! It's all done in Painter and Photoshop, only Hel's chain whip and some background enemies are 3d.

[Chuck,mate.]

@Chuck,mate:Thanks, dude! It's all done in Painter and Photoshop, only Hel's chain whip and some background enemies are 3d.

shit. you`re sick, man..... Sick. :)

nothing but respect and awe.

P.

[dkounios]

amazing. 5 stars.

[e338]

yeah. impressive.
The chicks are believable, that is so rare in this kind of pictures that it has to be mentioned. I mean... I could almost feel their breast!! hahaha.

Lot of detail too. Even though you prefer brush strokes and stuff, the compromise you had to make looks good in the end (still, same subject with a rough approach... eh! this is how it works.)
cheers

[komik[S]]

Gorgeous!!! :))

[Chermilla]

The two female figures are amazing! I'm loving all of this Viking artwork, it's really great! :)

C

[the black frog]

high hills ... mmh, I don't know about that but the rest is pretty cool.

[cbonura]

Really into the girl with the chain sword. Its nice to see a bad ass female character that doesn't look like a jacked up pornstar.

[corny47]

great looking stuff man.

[LORD M]

Where's my jaw? Nobody move untill I find it! Ah there. *puts jaw back in lace*

These are outstanding, some of the best work I have seen on conceptart for some time. You're an amazing artist.

[el coro]

the updates are awesome. i love your stuff. it hurts its so good. please keep posting!-c36

[oOHereticOo]

The last characters are just stunning man and good work all around. The only thing that stands out is on the first piece the title font. Just doesn't seem to do justice to how cold the rest of the piece is, but I'm thinking that was probably a pre-made logo.

Either way inspiring stuff sir.

[cgaddict]

These are nothing short of amazing. Your compositions and use of lightning is exceptional, very dynamic. I only have a slight critique; The textures, although very well done, are a bit too prominent. I think it would work better if you tone them down very slightly. Other than that, these are most impressive.

5 stars well earned.

[michael kutsche]

makes me very proud to get this feedback from such great artists, thanks a lot! :yayca:

@ e338: thanks mate for the nice comment! keep up your inspiring work and wish you all the best in california!

@ the black frog: yeah i know the hills need a better shape... thanks for the comment. and... love your stuff, just ordered your doodles book.

@ el coro: great that you dropped me a line, i'm a fan of your art! :)

@ cgaddict: thanks for the hint on textures, will consider it for future projects.

[sawyer89]

It's great!

[Headhunter]

Teach me master! amazing art!!!

[DANKA]

Amazing! Love the "cold" style of the characters!

[Surion]

one word: Amazing

[Hills-Have-Eyes]

Great job on all the art man, Really fantastic.

[TorQueMoD]

That second female standup looks kind of like Christina Ricci.

Gorgeous work! Its hard to tell that its art and not photos.

[KrakenCMT]

Really nice stuff!