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Valkyries

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The Valkyries are the daughters of Odin. They appear after every battle, to take the fallen soldiers to Walhalla, where they can feast and battle for eternity.

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Drawn with pencil, colored in Photoshop.

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The northern lights are fantastic and very beautiful to look at. They draw the eye in and make it stay.
The horses are well drawn, especially their heads. However - and this is subjective of course - they almost look too nice and smooth. The stronger pronounciation of the muscles, sinews and bones might have made them look more like war horses, which they are.
The armor of the Valkyries seems anachronistic: If I guess correctly, then it´s based on athenas, right? Anatomical features like chest and muscles are usually outlined on ceremonial armour and not on battle armour, since the conical shapes make the metal thinner. Here, it fits, while it doesn´t on many other fantasy works where armour is portrayed that way.
The lower arm of the last Valkyria seems too thick.
Lastly, I really like the way you portrayedthe nightly landscape. The blueish hues work lovelywith the bright greens and purples.