God of War Ragnarok poster illustration.

I was invited to take part in the Poster Posse's #Hate2Wait art project, creating artwork for our most anticipated media. I chose the game God of War Ragnarok for my subject. The follow up to 2018's God of War, one of my all time favourite games.

For the design I wanted to focus primarily on Kratos and his son Atreus, the real core of the games. Around them is an ornate and detailed Norse style frame which I designed.

Painting in Procreate on iPad Pro. Frame designed in Adobe Illustrator, painted in Procreate. Assembly in Adobe Photoshop.

Individual illustrations of Kratos and Atreus.

Painted in Procreate on iPad Pro.

Initial sketch design for the frame element. On the right you can see an example of Kratos' iconic weapons - the Blades of Chaos. I looked to subtly incorporate this into the design of the frame in the upper corners, flowing naturally back into the arch of the frame itself.

Detail crop - Kratos

Detail crop - frame and title block

Detail crop - Atreus

Detail crop - Costume detailing