Arriving on the misty shores of England after a long journey, the weary yet experienced warrior jumps from his longboat unto the beach. With promises of land and riches, these warriors are ready to claim the spoils of war!

Lot's of work went into remastering this older artwork from 2021, I really loved the artwork and wanted to keep it on par with my recent artworks.

I first started by completely re-doing my research to provide a more accurate and up to date rendition of the Danish warrior. I always strife to be as accurate as possible with my paintings and wont hesitate to adjust later on if necessary, the wonders of digital art!

I then started to add an enormous amount of details to the artwork, starting with the figure, where I reworked the hauberk (chainmail), and the clothing, changing and adding some items on his belt etc. One of the details I like most is the tiny woolen strands I added to his cape to make the material feel very rough and authentic.

I then started adding detail to the background. I completely reworked the longboat,added some more rocks and several details like seaweed, small sea creatures and shells. I also like the way the sea now more realistically interacts with the beach. It really ties it all together nicely in my opinion.