For Sketchdaily the theme yesterday was Mjolnir.
I researched for images of Viking art with Thors Hammer, finding most of them in a form similar to the one I created hereunder: Short handle with a sturdy ring at one end, and a heavy slightly curved metal end.
I like the Mammen style of the Vikings, so that definitely had to play a part. Since it was Thors hammer specifically, I found it fun if I could somehow incorporate his two rams “Tandgrisner” and “Tandgnost”.
Wanting to incorporate all these details in one drawing it took a few sketches, before I found a solution I liked. The drawing is digital as I wanted to get to a fast result with an iron effect, while keeping all the tiny details.
Figure sketches using the Croquis Cafe at Youtube as reference.
