Thor!

[MLaw]

It's the bicep that's making it look bent. It's too low. Because of that twist, the deltoid is going to be back a little further, behind the mass of the shoulders at the clavicle area. Be careful with that tweak, it destroyed the volume in his arm that would be consistent with his right arm. If you go that route you can get some more volume from the tricep as it accounts for a very large portion of the arm's mass in typical anatomy.

[Smitty]

Hammer down works better.

Small tweaks to calves and heels are one thing. Lifting the arm and hammer gets you into "kneebone's connected to the thigh bone..." territory, where one change changes all.

To sell "hammer up," straighten his right arm and open the hand. Lift his right foot off the ground to waist height, show the sole. Bend the left leg the other way, so the knee points towards us. Tilt head so the helmet spike points towards 11:00 rather than 1:00 and curve the eye line the other way to a slight upshot. Now he's a: pitcher, quarterback, javelin thrower wound up to throw.

But that's a lot of work... and, to what purpose? Tossing wasn't your original intent.

I say stick with hand down. But, since you're in a hammer tweaking mood... The hammer should line up with the forearm. Let's call the forearm position 6:00, you've pointed the hammer to 4:00, D'oh! The forearm fits in a tube subject to perspective. Project a line (mentally is OK) from the knuckle, through the wrist, out the elbow, to the arms VP. That's the VP of the hammer head.

[sdowner]

Hammer down works better.

Small tweaks to calves and heels are one thing. Lifting the arm and hammer gets you into "kneebone's connected to the thigh bone..." territory, where one change changes all.

To sell "hammer up," straighten his right arm and open the hand. Lift his right foot off the ground to waist height, show the sole. Bend the left leg the other way, so the knee points towards us. Tilt head so the helmet spike points towards 11:00 rather than 1:00 and curve the eye line the other way to a slight upshot. Now he's a: pitcher, quarterback, javelin thrower wound up to throw.

But that's a lot of work... and, to what purpose? Tossing wasn't your original intent.

I say stick with hand down. But, since you're in a hammer tweaking mood... The hammer should line up with the forearm. Let's call the forearm position 6:00, you've pointed the hammer to 4:00, D'oh! The forearm fits in a tube subject to perspective. Project a line (mentally is OK) from the knuckle, through the wrist, out the elbow, to the arms VP. That's the VP of the hammer head.

Good stuff, Paul, thanks so much. I was feeling all that while I made the tweaks- I knew arm up wasn't right with the rest of the pose I'd laid out. I wanted to give it a shot, though. This one feels finished now, with the foot on the ground, legs tweaked, wing shape brought out and hammer arm down. Thanks so much, everyone!!

[BigBlu2k7]

Cool! Almost a Sean Galloway style!

[Popninja]

Saw this on Facebook. Love it. I agree with Smitty, hammer down works better. Have you considered doing other Avengers. I would love to see your take on Black Widow and Hawkeye.

[3Demon]

Oh my gosh this is so adorable! I REALLY love the style! There is so much movement and personality in the illustration! Great job!

[sdowner]

Saw this on Facebook. Love it. I agree with Smitty, hammer down works better. Have you considered doing other Avengers. I would love to see your take on Black Widow and Hawkeye.

Thanks, Norman! I'll probably get around to doing the others before too long. I'll post them up for sure when I do.

Oh my gosh this is so adorable! I REALLY love the style! There is so much movement and personality in the illustration! Great job!

Thanks!

[jeffchris50]

Super nice take on the God of Thunder either way! Love the style and the colours!