Left abandoned as a child, Hawkeye stumbled upon a travelling circus, where he apprenticed himself to a swordsman. As he grew, and his skills sharpened, Hawkeye caught his master stealing. After confronting him, the two fought, and Hawkeye was left for dead.#Hawkeye pic.twitter.com/USC9HMMnR2

— SketchGoblin (@Sketchgoblin) December 17, 2019

At the age of 29, after pursuing her dreams and climbing the military ladder of success, Marvels airship was struck from the sky.
Witnessing her airship fall from a great height, and seeing Marvels inevitable doom, Pelor, god of the sun, awakened his daughters latent abilities. pic.twitter.com/ETTlYBfV7j

— SketchGoblin (@Sketchgoblin) December 20, 2019

Cover for Mythic Odysseys of Theros
AD Kate Irwin #dnd5e
My 3rd Dungeons & Dragons cover & another incredibly fun one. This however I felt was strongest in the middle, and while I ended up slightly (only slightly) disappointed, I leaned a thing about my comps. Lets go thread! -> pic.twitter.com/zoosGwMuSJ

— Jason Rainville (@rhineville) March 2, 2020

Brief! unlike the other two I’ve done that offered a singular focus with lots of detail/clutter, this piece would be a challenge of managing all of the important elements. how much space does the hydra take up? where is this statue? Can everything fit together nicely? Early thumbnail sketches. I was a very fun challenge to try to get the fight working because I was relieved from having two characters fight one another (an awkward thing that usually requires you to show both faces) but also I have this giant … thing taking up a lot of space! pic.twitter.com/yixXcy0cnl

— Jason Rainville (@rhineville) March 2, 2020

In the above pics though, you can see another bonus is you can treat all those heads like a whirling vortex, a big snake wave.

This page i think I did in a bar while in Pittsburgh, trying to get work done while seeing a live comedy show 🙂 Afterward i was off to Germany to visit Christina. While there i started doing rough sketches on her ipad to see what particular compositions weer the most interesting and hit all the right notes. pic.twitter.com/ECwSldsp48

— Jason Rainville (@rhineville) March 2, 2020

A merger!
I’m not the best at procreate, but the two colour sketches I sent into AD Kate Irwin i think were my strongest.

I liked the idea of the hydra taking out a column that Haktos just leapt from, but also the side lighting of the left image. What I got back was…. Kate informed me that everyone loved the leap pose from the 2nd image, but the composition of the first worked better. I gave a bit of a "counter paintover" suggesting that flipping Haktos would make more sense, chiefly because his face wouldn't be in shadow. Approved! pic.twitter.com/m44naJoaeG

— Jason Rainville (@rhineville) March 2, 2020

And again, don't throw anything away!

Once again I set about getting reference and, well, yep. Do what you’ve got to do to get the shots you need! The cloth-waving bits were from a much older shoot that I re-purposed. This guy helped me on the Spawn of Thraxes MTG card promo and he was perfect for this project as well. I took more than I needed in case there were changes to the hydra's body. pic.twitter.com/H9LFoijyht

— Jason Rainville (@rhineville) March 2, 2020

I have a pretty specific “tight sketch process” after getting ref;
1. establish gestures
2. Imply smaller details, resolve faces
3. tight sketch

Sometimes there’s one extra step in the middle but usually I try to keep it to these 3Here are some tight sketches detail shots; pic.twitter.com/85JaA3kymm

— Jason Rainville (@rhineville) March 2, 2020

Oh I forgot to mention; i don’t use procreate after I’m done with the colour sketches, all the tight sketches are done on my pc 🙂

Finally back to the colours; set the sketches to multiply and colour underneath. using the lighting info I got from my refs as a guide here's what I call "rough colours." I know at a glance it looks pretty refined, but a full half of the work is yet to be done with the final rendering. All of this under-the-lines colours is representative of the final, but they're still a foundation. pic.twitter.com/pOzXW4nVNn

— Jason Rainville (@rhineville) March 2, 2020

you can see what I mean with these closeups. Lines are still showing, details are fuzzy, it won’t hold up to scrutinty. and from there I paint on top of everything, front to back…. cue the gif! pic.twitter.com/3bPWemSnBT

— Jason Rainville (@rhineville) March 2, 2020

and finally some story-telling elements, like Nylea's statue (with a painted on Nyx effect that others have already noticed!) which i was happy to represent as a painted greek statue, and her base which depicts the hunt pic.twitter.com/6sBAkFzKjm

— Jason Rainville (@rhineville) March 2, 2020

I have missed a step that I'm tacking onto the end here; part of my reference gathering includes making simple 3d models in sketchup if architecture is present.

I had some leftover greek facades from my work on Theros MTG cards pic.twitter.com/eTrHvAZKQG

— Jason Rainville (@rhineville) March 3, 2020

And why not; my "gathered" reference from google and such. Some photos I already had in my folders, some I got just for this. I don't usually paint things directly as they are so copyright shouldn't be an issue.

Some greek things; pic.twitter.com/7Vij8ZC63b

— Jason Rainville (@rhineville) March 3, 2020

and lighting/lanscapes pic.twitter.com/rq1kO9fxyF

— Jason Rainville (@rhineville) March 3, 2020

I was also doing my initial sketches in Germany while/after Christina and I watched a certain series…. and I had a few more interesting Hydra inspiration pics in my folder 😉 pic.twitter.com/Re9QZVJ8k8

— Jason Rainville (@rhineville) March 3, 2020

Daughter of a known evil sorcerer, Wanda, along with her brother, were adopted by a family from a small village. But when they began to develop strange abilities at a young age, word spread of their lineage. Soon after, the two were snatched from their home by a group of cultists pic.twitter.com/PtGPz3waol

— SketchGoblin (@Sketchgoblin) December 18, 2019

Scott found he had a knack for burglary – Crime served him well, until he was caught. Imprisoned for years, Scott studied magical objects, a subject that had always interested him – and after his release, obtained the location of a mask infused with the spell Enlarge/Reduce. pic.twitter.com/zvW89aijnt

— SketchGoblin (@Sketchgoblin) December 20, 2019

Prodigy to mechanical genius, Howard Stark, a celebrated Gnome artillerist known for his destructive creations – Ironman inherited his fathers explosions company, being Howards only sentient creation.#avengers pic.twitter.com/dZOd3VLqG2

— SketchGoblin (@Sketchgoblin) December 10, 2019

Rejected by his Kings military for his physical ailments, Caps remarkable spirit and drive for justice were noticed by his God. After receiving a vision of the enemy's plan for unleashing demons upon the land, he was blessed with a powerful body and heightened speed and reflexes. pic.twitter.com/2ApQLr7Lgd

— SketchGoblin (@Sketchgoblin) December 13, 2019

Falcon was raised in the high altitudes of Toril by Cleric parents to the goddess Syranita. After witnessing their death at the hands of a mugger, Falcon embraced his father's ideals and decided to strive for goodness, raising his younger brother and sister on his own.#avengers pic.twitter.com/CVFjqqDKp1

— SketchGoblin (@Sketchgoblin) December 11, 2019

Once a warrior, Bucky was captured by cultists after falling in battle. On the brink of death, he was anointed as sacrifice for the cultists dark ritual. The worshipped entity chose Bucky as a vessel for his return to the physical world, altering his mind and body.#WinterSoldier pic.twitter.com/m3O2q5GPd3

— SketchGoblin (@Sketchgoblin) December 23, 2019

Orphaned after her mother discovered what she was, Natasha was adopted and raised by cultists, who trained her in combat and espionage. Proficient in all manner of weapons, Natasha earned the name 'Black Widow' for of her small size and murderous skill.#blackwidow pic.twitter.com/dvH2bVdLEG

— SketchGoblin (@Sketchgoblin) December 15, 2019

Left abandoned as a child, Hawkeye stumbled upon a travelling circus, where he apprenticed himself to a swordsman. As he grew, and his skills sharpened, Hawkeye caught his master stealing. After confronting him, the two fought, and Hawkeye was left for dead.#Hawkeye pic.twitter.com/USC9HMMnR2

— SketchGoblin (@Sketchgoblin) December 17, 2019

Raised in the Underdark by his Aunt, Spider was still young when he found favour with Lolth, Queen of the Demonweb Pits. After subjecting him to her trial, Lolth determined Spider worthy, empowering him with her bite, and heightening his athletic abilities and strength. pic.twitter.com/cUvZFYquCA

— SketchGoblin (@Sketchgoblin) December 14, 2019

Once the top healer in his field, Strange lost the use of his hands, and the skill set that came with them, in a near fatal accident. Eager to recover what he once lost, he searched for a school of wizardry, one with the ability to perform a high level regeneration spell. pic.twitter.com/NOXMBTaOnl

— SketchGoblin (@Sketchgoblin) December 24, 2019

Born into a prosperous Goliath tribe, Thanos was outcast for his radical views, believing the mass population of their people would exhaust the tribes resources and condemn them. Returning after years of exile, Thanos found his beliefs to be correct – the tribe was no more. pic.twitter.com/ffgIhU3wwO

— SketchGoblin (@Sketchgoblin) December 24, 2019