My Hammer Seeks Blood by ElectricDawgy on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

Shao Kahn is quite the tricky one to draw. Even though this is my third time drawing him, he always has a learning curve when it comes to capturing his essence. I decided I needed some help with a pose and I found a cool portrait on Pinterest of a man with a hammer that I could base this piece off of. It worked pretty well I must say. Us artists tend to get so caught up in our own ideas that we sometimes forget we need a helping hand when it comes to poses, ideas and overall aesthetic.

Overall, I like how this came out. Composition ended up working well and I'm happy with the overall results of my labor.

I think this will be the start of hopefully many more Shao Kahn pieces. He is still up there in the baddest of video game villains. No doubt about it. This version of Shao Kahn is of course based off of the OG Shao Kahn, Brian Glynn. Enjoy everybody!