New Wave Of THOR: RAGNAROK Concept Art Focuses On Thor Vs. Hela, The Grandmaster, And Surtur

 

This is a crop of a keyframe illustration I painted during preproduction of Thor: Ragnarok. It’s Hela vs. Thor in their climactic final battle! Poor Thor & his never-ending family problems :( At least he has cool friends from work :) This was done pretty early on when Hela’s powers weren’t clearly defined yet. I imagined her cape being more alive & always morphing into weapons or disappearing into shadows. It was also unclear if Thor would be wearing his helmet in this battle. Of course I was hoping he’d wear it...but I think I already knew he probably wouldn’t. Oh well. I’m just happy he wore it during his fight with Hulk. #thorragnarok #thor #hela #conceptart #keyframe #illustration #painting #digitalart #instaart #instagood #그림 #그림스타그램 #marvel #marvelstudios @chrishemsworth #cateblanchett

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Dec 5, 2017 at 9:06am PST

 

Since some of you may be returning home for Thanksgiving this week, I thought this image may be appropriate? Haha. Hope your return home is nothing like Hela's return to Asgard. - - - - - #thorragnarok #thor #marvelstudios #marvelcinematicuniverse #hela #skurge #keyframe #keyframeillustration #illustration #digitalart #digitalpainting #homecoming #asgard

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Nov 22, 2017 at 9:52am PST

 

Another Surtur design option. Going with a cooling molten lava look. - - - - - #thorragnarok #marvelstudios #marvelcinematicuniverse #mcu #surtur #fire #demon #lava #conceptart #characterdesign #digitalart #digitalpainting #illustration #conceptdesign

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Dec 5, 2017 at 10:25am PST

 

GrandMaster Palace on Sakaar. The VFX vendors had done a pass on the base building and Marvel wanted to see some design variations. One idea they wanted to see was famous Champions' heads on the exterior of the building. I thought it would be cool to have Hulk be a new addition to the building as he is the Grandmaster's newest champion. With Hulk's head in mid-construction, Thor will not recognize it as the Hulk when he first arrives, but we the audience can guess who that is. I am glad to see the idea in the film. - - - - - #thor #thorragnarok #sakaar #grandmaster #hulk #marvelstudios #marvelcinematicuniverse #architecture #palace #conceptart #digitalart #digitalpainting #illustration #jackkirby

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Nov 30, 2017 at 9:52am PST

 

This was the approved concept design illustration I did of Hela’s look w/o her mask & headdress. I did a bunch of different hair designs & this is the one they moved forward with. I think Cate Blanchett looked amazing as the Goddess of Death. What an absolute fun character to design! #thorragnarok #thor #hela #goddess #death #conceptart #concept #design #costume #makeup #hair #illustration #digitalart #그림 #그림스타그램 #marvel #marvelstudios #cateblanchett

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Dec 10, 2017 at 10:43am PST

 

Here’s an alternate take I did on a possible look for Hela. I was going for a bit more of a “creaturey” look with her horns and makeup. Just a tad. #thorragnarok #thor #hela #goddess #death #conceptart #concept #design #costume #creature #makeup #illustration #digitalart #그림 #그림스타그램 #marvel #marvelstudios #cateblanchett

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Dec 11, 2017 at 10:27am PST

 

One of my first takes on The GrandMaster. My co-worker @constantinesekeris did the final design you see in the film. When doing the first designs for existing characters, we always look to the comic sources first. - - - - - #thorragnarok #thor #marvelstudios #marvelcinematicuniverse #grandmaster #conceptart #conceptdesign #characterdesign #digitalart #digitalpainting #illustration

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Dec 8, 2017 at 11:04am PST

 

This is the approved concept design I did of Thor’s cleaned up look. This was a case of reverse engineering . I started w/ his “road-worn” look & then cleaned it up. I loved designing Thor on this film! Mayes Rubeo, costume designer & Giampaolo Grassi, costume armour master, did a great job on making it come alive on Chris Hemsworh. #thorragnarok #thor #avengers #revengers #conceptart #concept #costume #design #illustration #digitalart #그림 #그림스타그램 #marvel #marvelstudios #chrishemsworth

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Dec 9, 2017 at 10:18am PST

 

A character like Thor can go through many rounds of designs during pre-production. By exploring possibilities we hope to ultimately reach an appropriate design that speaks to a character's story. During this particular round of design, @taikawaititi was pushing us to give Thor the Jack Kirby aesthetics while he was a gladiator on Sakaar. Even though some of our designs may seem exaggerated, they are often a necessary point of exploration for us to find his final look. - - - - - #thorragnarok #thor #marvelstudios #marvelcinematicuniverse #sakaar #gladiator #armor #jackkirby #characterdesign #conceptart #digitalart #digitalpainting #illustration

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Nov 27, 2017 at 10:44am PST

 

The King of Asgard keyframe I illustrated on Thor: Ragnarok. I love that this scene had the original Thor coronation theme playing as a bookend to where we started. I can’t wait for you all to see what’s coming up next! Oh man! #thorragnarok #thor #hulk #valkyrie #korg #heimdall #keyframe #conceptart #illustration #digitalart #그림 #그림스타그램 #avengersinfinitywar @idriselba @chrishemsworth @tessamaethompson @taikawaititi @markruffalo

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Dec 7, 2017 at 9:13am PST