This artist’s meticulous render depicts an ancient figure who’s travelled from Norse mythology to PlayStation

Vinayak Sreekumar 3D art of the week
(Image credit: Vinayak Sreekumar)

Vinayak Sreekumar is a senior character artist from Stockholm, Sweden. His piece ‘Kvasir, the Jailer of Loki’ is based on the God of War interpretation of this figure from Norse mythology. He used a range of software that included Maya, Substance 3D Painter, Marvelous Designer, ZBrush and Marmoset Toolbag.

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