MichaelWhelan , 29 days ago Preliminary art for ELRIC DEMONSLAYER (1980) for The Vanishing Tower by Michael Moorcock (Archival Press) https://www.michaelwhelan.com/galleries/elric-demonslayer/ #fantasy #fantasyart #sff #illustration #elric #stormbringer #michaelmoorcock Close detail of Elric in the grip of Stormbringer's lust. The black rune sword is drawn over his head in a loose two handed grip. Straight white hair flows with his motion. His eyes are shadowed slits. His cheeks are drawn tight as his mouth is wide baring teeth. In strokes of white on toned paper, you can see the texture of the surface and the detail of the crosshatching to achieve contour in his Elric's muscles. Close detail of Elric in a wide stance straddling the fallen demon. Elric's legs are thin and taut. Blood trickles from punctures in his thigh. Claws grip one black leather boot as the other forelimb, bent at the elbow, draws back defensively toward the curving fangs protruding from its broad snout. The demon's head looks wolfish while the shoulder and arm are covered in coarse, diamond shaped scales. The long scabbard of Stormbringer is belted at Elric's hip and runs the full length of his leg extended. The ornamental detail is intricate in a series of oval gems set in chaotic filigree.
Preliminary art for ELRIC DEMONSLAYER (1980) for The Vanishing Tower by Michael Moorcock (Archival Press)
https://www.michaelwhelan.com/galleries/elric-demonslayer/
#fantasy #fantasyart #sff #illustration #elric #stormbringer #michaelmoorcock
Close detail of Elric in the grip of Stormbringer's lust. The black rune sword is drawn over his head in a loose two handed grip. Straight white hair flows with his motion. His eyes are shadowed slits. His cheeks are drawn tight as his mouth is wide baring teeth. In strokes of white on toned paper, you can see the texture of the surface and the detail of the crosshatching to achieve contour in his Elric's muscles. Close detail of Elric in a wide stance straddling the fallen demon. Elric's legs are thin and taut. Blood trickles from punctures in his thigh. Claws grip one black leather boot as the other forelimb, bent at the elbow, draws back defensively toward the curving fangs protruding from its broad snout. The demon's head looks wolfish while the shoulder and arm are covered in coarse, diamond shaped scales. The long scabbard of Stormbringer is belted at Elric's hip and runs the full length of his leg extended. The ornamental detail is intricate in a series of oval gems set in chaotic filigree.