Valkyrie

I don't know much about Norse mythology, so if I got a lot of things wrong... sorry.

Anyway, the image is of a Valkyrie that has come to take the soul of a slain warrior to the halls of Valhalla . Except he is a modern day soldier... and in the middle east at that (as is subtly portrayed in the backdrop...) I tried to capture an expression of compassion on the Valkyrie's face... I think I missed though. Expressions have always been hard for me.

I just really wanted to draw something that showed pain as well as hope. Show the tragedy of life lost...

I guess this is some of my anti-war sentiment showing through.

Photoshop CS on a WACOM 12x12 Time: Quite a few hours over 2 Days