TITLE - Surtr
OBJECTIVE - Create a personal rendition of Surtr, the Norse fire-giant. Explore procedural stone shaders as well as natural stone surfaces in zbrush.
SOFTWARE USED - Zbrush, Cinema 4D, Daz Studio, Octane Render, Photoshop.
PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES - Basic human form posed in Daz, then further sculpted into stone formations in zbrush. Stone shader created in Octane for C4D. All lighting and rendering done with Octane for Cinema 4D. Compositing and effects done in Photoshop.
CONCEPT - Surtr (old Norse for “Black”) is a fire giant who leads his kin into battle against the Aesir and Vanir gods during Ragnarok, the destruction of the cosmos. His particular drive was to kill the god Freyr and to be slain by him in turn. He arrives from Muspelheim, the fire realm. During the events of Ragnarok, he sets Midgard ablaze before it sinks into the sea.