Valkyrie Riding Into Battle

Illustration for the Valkyrie’s Tears Mead label for Batch Mead in Temecula CA.

The concept was that Valkyries swoop down from Valhalla during a battle and choose the bravest Viking warriors to take back to Valhalla. And if they cause a little carnage in the process so be it.

I was given the option of having the Valkyrie riding a horse, a wolf or a bear. I chose the bear because it is so seldom used and because I thought it was more ferocious looking than a horse or wolf. Who wouldn’t freak if a warrior came charging at you riding a 1200 lb grizzly?

Tools used:

• Wacom Mobile Studio 16
• Krita for initial sketches and final painting
• Photoshop for enhancements to transparencies, shadows & glows and color adjustments
• The design and layout of the labels was done in Illustrator