In God of War Ragnarök, the connection between Kratos and Atreus is the guts of what defines our story. Though they’re our central household, there are a lot of others throughout the Nine Realms that will even place their marks on how the occasions main in direction of Ragnarök unfold. 

We’re very glad to announce a brand new collaborative partnership that may function 5 immensely gifted artists seize a collection of probably the most outstanding relationships within the story with their distinctive types within the God of War Ragnarök Family Portrait Series. 

Over the following 5 weeks, Santa Monica Studio might be releasing one of many portraits each Tuesday. 

Drew Merritt – The Bear and the Wolf   

Drew Merritt is a recent artist based mostly in Los Angeles, California. Working throughout quite a lot of mediums, his fashion blends basic realism that seize the emotional nuance of the themes. 

Drew has painted the heroes of our story, Kratos and Atreus, for his work – specializing in the core household of God of War Ragnarök. 

“The complexity of the storyline and characters is hands down what really wrapped me into this project. I’ve also always loved Norse mythology and try to tie it into my work as much as possible, which basically made this franchise a dream for me to work with.” 

Portrait Reveal: Tuesday, September 13  

Emma Ríos – The Dwarves 

Emma Ríos is a Spanish comedian guide artist and illustrator whose cowl artwork has earned her a 2020 Eisner Award and work with lots of the heavy hitters within the comedian guide business. Her fashion organically blends environments and topics into fluid compositions with a whimsical, colourful high quality. 

Emma’s work focuses on the Huldra Brothers, Brok and Sindri, alongside two dwarves you’ll meet throughout your journey in God of War Ragnarök. 

“I enjoy action and hack and slash games, so it was easy for me to find it appealing. The last game, God of War (2018), has a touching story that plays very smoothly and has beautiful art direction.” 

Portrait Reveal: Tuesday, September 20  

Romina Tempest – Heroes of Midgard  

Romina Tempest is an illustrator and character designer who we had the nice pleasure of working with on B is for Boy, an illustrated retelling of the occasions in God of War (2018). Her cartoon fashion captures the guts and expression of her topics with dynamic backgrounds that create a scene that pulls you into the second of the scene. 

Romina’s piece will function the discovered household that Kratos and Atreus have gathered to them on their travels by means of the Nine Realms.

“I’ve been playing God of War ever since it first hit the PlayStation in the early 2000s. What originally appealed to me was the combination of the hack and slash genre (my absolute favorite genre at the time thanks to games like Devil May Cry) which paired so well with fantastical characters and creatures from Greek Mythology. 

What really struck me at the time was the scale of everything, from the creatures, which were often physically huge and fantastical to the plot and orchestral score.”

Portrait Reveal: Tuesday, September 27

Jae Lee – Mother and Son 

Jae Lee is a legendary comedian guide artist with award-winning work for lots of the largest names in comics. His fashion captures motion, gentle, and emotional depth in excessive distinction portraiture that lend to his experience on adeptly conveying the headspace of even probably the most difficult characters. 

Jae has captured a mom’s grief and vengeance in his portrait of Freya and her misplaced son, Baldur. 

“As an artist, I appreciate the sheer skill involved in building a world like [God of War]. These games represent a lot of blood sweat and tears that the people that built this up from nothing have sacrificed for us so that we can escape the suffering of our daily lives for just a little bit.”

Portrait Reveal: Tuesday, October 4

Sui Ishida – The Aesir 

Sui Ishida is a Japanese manga artist behind the huge hit Tokyo Ghoul collection. His stylistic method melds a painterly aesthetic to conventional manga parts. His use of colour brings a smooth, virtually dreamlike high quality to his portrait work.  

Ishida’s piece focuses on the Aesir, probably the most highly effective household within the Nine Realms led by Odin, the All-Father. 

“It’s a long-running series, and the setting changed a great deal from the last installment, so I think that part of God of War’s appeal is in how players can embark from the latest game and also dip into the series’ past and explore the series’ world.

Also, I’ve been interested in mythology for a long time and do a lot of reading about it, so for me, seeing how the various gods feature as characters in the games is something else fun that God of War offers.”

Portrait Reveal: Tuesday, October 11  

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God of War Ragnarök launches November 9, 2022. Pre-order your copy at PS Store.