"New sculpts - Thor and Loki" Topic

A while back I sculpted a model of the Norse god Odin (which I'm now re-sculpting, but that's another topic!).
I've had a go at sculpting Thor and Loki as well.
Thor's 45mm to the top of his head, Loki's 40mm.

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Cheers,
Michael Lovejoy

Nice sculpts. Odin's Mjolnir has a good shape, and Loki looks right sneaky.

Nice! In particular Thor – a good fantasy version with the right attributes! Good hammer, belt and gloves!

I concur, nice. And since you asked…

About Thor –
His legs seem somewhat short, although I can't tell for sure as the photograph has been taken at an angle.
The bigger complaint is about his ass, I would redo it completely. If you imagine his skeleton you can see that his thigh bones almost meet deep within his pelvis. And the gluteal mass is not clear, as if you didn't bother to model him undressed first.
His waist is very slim, I can't see everything necessary fitting in it, and perhaps low?
Also, from the back picture it looks that there is not enough space for his fingers between the axe handle and that armour piece.
And observe how little space is between his penis and knees. Although he is a god… Or an old god with diapers?

Loki is much less disagreeable. Were it merely a sculpt not to be painted I would have been bothered by the uniform modeling of cloth. It is all behaving the same, implying it is of the same material and thickness. Not a problem, but would appear boring. And making all the surfaces of the model too "warm".
I am only confused with what is happening to his cloak under his right arm. It looks like spread dough. Sorry.

No need for praising you, we are all grown men

Good work…I like your imagining of the two, I'm so used to Thor and Loki's Marvel look (and Deities and Demigods) so these look fresh to me…I would have never considered Loki looking like that. Very Cool!

Clonecommander

I like them! Great work.

I like 'em! I want 'em! When can we get them? Odin too!

Nice stuff!
I can see Nikola's comments being useful for future sculpts but these two are obviously successes as they are.
The hammer does seem a bit short to me… just a bit.

Thor's expression and windblown hair and beard are terrific— very fitting for a storm god. I also like the defiant fist position as well. The pose of the hammer hand looks as if he's just holding it; it's ready to use, but he doesn't seem to be in the act of striking or preparing to strike. Nothing wrong with that; it's just the visual impression I got. Overall a great piece of work.

Nits:
I'm not wild about Thor's pants or his cloak. The action of the figure falls away when looking at the legs; yes, it looks like cloth, but the cloth is just there, and doesn't seem to be responding to the gale force wind as the hair and cloak clearly are. Maybe if you found a way to indicate the muscle underneath the cloth, as well as depict the cloth stretched against his legs by the wind?
As for the cloak, the fur is good, but the lining seems a little thick. I know it's the leather backside of the fur, but it dominates the fur in the front of the sculpt, making a broad expanse of surface without much detail. Might Thor possibly have a fur lining inside the cloak, perhaps with a subtler texture (such as mink fur sewn inside of a bearskin cloak)? That might also let you play more with the wind effect.

As I said, nits. It's an impressive sculpture!

Loki: Again, good expression on the face. Otherwise, I'm less enamored of this one. The dagger looks sheathed to me, which makes me wonder why he's holding it out the way he is. And again, it doesn't appear as if he's in the act of striking or preparing to strike; he's just holding it. It's a fairly blatant pose, rather than a sneaky one. I'd think the trickster god would hold something tantalizing in his exposed hand, while the knife (or whatever danger) would be only barely visible within the cloaked hand, or at least out of sight of a frontal viewer.
And I'll agree with Nikola on the cloak; that's a lot of cloth. It almost overwhelms the sculpture, and it is hard to distinguish the cloak from the tunic and leggings. Otherwise it's well sculpted; it gives the impression of heavy wool, very appropriate for the milieu.

While I consider the above comments to be more significant in the case of the Loki figure, I have to also say that both sculptures are exceptional. You could sell these as is and have many, many takers. The quality of work done by people here amazes me! Best of luck with these.

Finally. Someone who knows that Thor's hammer had a short handle because of Loki's interference with the blacksmith. Well done!

Thanks for the comments and feedback, everyone!
I'm not hugely happy with Loki myself; I liked the face, but the rest of him doesn't look as sneaky as I'd like; I may do him again.
With Thor, I'm undecided. I might carve his legs away a re-work him from the waist down.
All depends on whether I have the time, and whether or not I can be bothered! :)

Thanks again for the comments – much appreciated!

Nice. What material did you use to make them?