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So here we have my own personal interpretation of Loki from the Norse Mythology. There are several theories as to who Loki was (he still remains the most elusive and problematic character for mythologists in mythology) but the most common, as well as my personal favorite, was that Loki was a fire giant. He often referred to as the “Offspring of Lightning” (and in some versions of the canon he is the god of Lighting), Loki was the son of the giant Farbauti (Cruel striker) and the giantess Laufey (Wooded isle) so his birth represents the union of lighting and vegetation, which is wild fire. According to some myths, Loki was born when Farbauti struck Laufey with a bolt of Lightning.

The most common theory as to Loki’s appearance was that he was a red head and I tried to make his hair flow to help represent his fire nature (as well as contrasting against his angular facial features) but I braided it to keep it practical. The green eyes are my own personal touch. I gave him green eyes for the same reason I gave them to my Dovahkiin: green eyes through out history have been regarded as unnatural and often times, a sign of “evil,” an ill omen.

-So here was have just an full body sketch of Loki. I made his tunic green but I tend to stray away from the color to avoid too many similarities with Marvel!Loki but also because blue is the color more commonly associated with Chaos. Here’s the clothing inspiration:[link]

-Loki expression! Clothing reference:[link]

-Loki with his lips sewn shut because you can’t draw a bunch of pictures of Loki and NOT draw him with his lips sewn shut. I also made him look scraggy with his clothes falling off because I highly doubt Loki just sat there quietly while this happened.

-Loki and Sigyn. SQUEEEE! I wish there was more stories about Sigyn in the mythos because she’s such a loyal wife. With a fickle husband like Loki she could have just divorced him and been done with it, saved herself a lot of trouble. But while she didn’t help him when he turned against the Aesir, she was at his side when he needed her most. I also drew them flying through the sky because Loki was said to have shoes that could walk on air (hence his nickname “Sky Walker”). It kind of makes me think of Howl’s Moving Castle.

-Then we have chibi Loki and Thor going on an adventure (I’ll explain about this more in a later post)

-And finally Loki being a badass with fire. Aw yiss. Clothing reference:[link]

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~PhoenixWormwood137 Jun 6, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
oh well this is way too fricking perfect. oh my WORD new favourite Loki art.
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~Eroro Jun 4, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
AAA THIS IS THE CUTEST THING
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~Measure98 May 28, 2013  New member
Wait, Loki has magic flying boots? I never heard that one before, do you think you could give me the source? Pretty please :D

Also, your drawings are REALLY good. Jeez, you're crazy talented... I like the chibis and the LokixSigyn one! Nice designs for Loki, and thank you so much for drawing this!
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*the-Orator May 28, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
I um...have about fifteen different Norse Mythology books
it might take a while to find which ones bring up the shoes ><
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:iconmeasure98:
~Measure98 May 28, 2013  New member
Oh, sorry, didn't think about that -_-;. You don't have to look it up, it's fine. Do you think you could list a couple of those books and I can look them up?
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Mood: Love ~genericfandom May 13, 2013  Student General Artist
This is awesome! I love his design.
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~sir-hattington May 12, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
your Loki is so awesome :wow:
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Mood: Love ~faith-lehane May 3, 2013  New member
This is the best impression of Loki I've seen so far! I particularly love the one where he has his mouth sewn shut because he looks insane and sad and desperate but also slightly amused. Anyway what I wanted to say: You're insanely talented! :onfire:
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:iconinvisible-chan:
Oh my gosh, this is definitely now one of my favourite Loki portrayals. Beautiful job on everything. I did get that Howl's Moving Castle vibe when I saw him with Sigyn. Perfect. I love them so much.
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:iconpixiequeen28:
With his mouth stitche shut, he gives off the vibe of being majorly pissed off, and plotting revenge on the ones that did him wrong.

I think that this is where he went from being a trickster to being malevolent and mean.

You have excellent artistic skills.
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