One of the earlier design directions for Thor on Sakaar was that his gladiator outfit would be made of parts he finds just before battle. Given that Sakaar receives absolutely anything and everything from the universe through its many black holes, I came up with this extreme design for him as an option. – – – – – #thor #thorragnarok #sakaar #gladiator #warrior #foundobjects #marvelstudios #marvelcinematicuniverse #mcu #conceptart #digitalart #digitalpainting #illustration #characterdesign #costumedesign

A post shared by Jackson Sze (@jwsze) on Jan 12, 2018 at 7:26pm PST

An early concept for Thor in Thor Ragnarok. Played by the mighty #ChrisHemsworth It was right in the beginning, first round on this character and I was looking for something refering to Jack Kirby. It was a#taikawaititi request and inspiration. At this step I was only keeping the six disks on his torso. – – #thor #thorragnarok #marvel #mcu #marvelcinematicuniverse #kirby #conceptart #asgard #instaart #marvelstudios #costume #digitalpainting #gladiator #arena

A post shared by Aleksi Briclot (@aleksibriclot) on Jan 10, 2018 at 10:10am PST

A character like Thor can go through many rounds of designs during pre-production. By exploring possibilities we hope to ultimately reach an appropriate design that speaks to a character's story. During this particular round of design, @taikawaititi was pushing us to give Thor the Jack Kirby aesthetics while he was a gladiator on Sakaar. Even though some of our designs may seem exaggerated, they are often a necessary point of exploration for us to find his final look. – – – – – #thorragnarok #thor #marvelstudios #marvelcinematicuniverse #sakaar #gladiator #armor #jackkirby #characterdesign #conceptart #digitalart #digitalpainting #illustration

A post shared by Jackson Sze (@jwsze) on Nov 27, 2017 at 10:44am PST

Another early concept art of Valkyrie for Thor : Ragnarok. Played by #tessathompson in the movie. And the final Valkyrie design (on Saakar) is signed by @constantinesekeris. . And still under the master guidance of @andyparkart. It was about going a little bit crazier and tribal on this one, I mean not staying close to the comics reference but going wild ans elsewhere. People were supposed to wear a lot of masks on this planet Sakaar… – – #thor #thorragnarok #marvel #mcu #marvelcinematicuniverse #valkyrie #odin #conceptart #ragnarok #asgard #conceptart #saakar #instaart #marvelstudios #costume #digitalpainting

A post shared by Aleksi Briclot (@aleksibriclot) on Jan 9, 2018 at 11:11am PST

Another variation for Hela being fried in Thor : Ragnarok. Apologies to Mrs #cateblanchett. I’ve made several tries on this one, with more or less skin visible, burned area, broken antlers, smoke and lightning. Knowing the tone the director #taikawatiti was following, I was also trying to get some fun feeling in the effect. Maybe some cartoony vibe. – #thor #thorragnarok #marvel #mcu #marvelcinematicuniverse #hela #kirby #conceptart #asgard #instaart #marvelstudios #costume #digitalpainting #antlers #goddess

A post shared by Aleksi Briclot (@aleksibriclot) on Jan 15, 2018 at 10:15am PST

Another early concept art for Loki the mischievous God of Lies and Mischief for Thor : Ragnarök! Played by the intense and awesome #twhiddleston. The final concept was signed by @anthony_francisco_art. I was trying something else with the haircut on this one. – #loki #thor #thorragnarok #mcu #marvel #marvelcinematicuniverse #tomhiddleston #asgard #characterconcept #conceptart #instaart #asgard #kirby #marvelstudios #digitalpainting #ragnarok

A post shared by Aleksi Briclot (@aleksibriclot) on Dec 24, 2017 at 11:17am PST

Another scavenger for Thor : Ragnarok. A guy living in the garbage dump of the Saakar planet. And waiting for what could fall from the holes open in the sky. Stuff falling from other worlds like a Chitauri ship? His weird arm device allows him to search more efficiently in the garbages. And also to scratch his back. #thor #thorragnarok #marvel #mcu #marvelcinematicuniverse #kirby #conceptart #saakar #instaart #marvelstudios #costume #digitalpainting #scavenger #arena #teamandy

A post shared by Aleksi Briclot (@aleksibriclot) on Dec 18, 2017 at 10:53am PST

A gladiator cocnept art for Thor : Ragnarok. This one is the female version of one I've already post. Just change the anatomy but kept the same look and otfit. One of the warriors that should face other gladiators (and Hulk?) in the arena of the grandmaster in Saakar. I've based my first proposals on the usual gladiator types : this one being close to a Thracian or a Secutor. – #thor #thorragnarok #marvel #mcu #marvelcinematicuniverse #grandmaster #kirby #conceptart #saakar #instaart #marvelstudios #costume #digitalpainting #gladiator #arena

A post shared by Aleksi Briclot (@aleksibriclot) on Jan 13, 2018 at 1:38pm PST

A close up of a concept for Surtur in Thor : Ragnarok. I quiclky used it in a keyframe with a cinemascope framing. For getting an idea of how it could look on screen. – – #thor #thorragnarok #marvel #mcu #marvelcinematicuniverse #surtur #kirby #conceptart #asgard #instaart #marvelstudios #creature #digitalpainting #demon #inferno #muspelheim #teamandy #keyframe

A post shared by Aleksi Briclot (@aleksibriclot) on Jan 12, 2018 at 12:09pm PST

An early take on Surtur. I thought I could bring the fire demon aesthetic closer to Thor's world by designing him with twisted and forged metal works reminiscent of fantasy armors. – – – Final Surtur design for the film was done by @aleksibriclot – – – – #thorragnarok #surtur #marvelstudios #marvelcinematicuniverse #fire #armor #demon #conceptart #characterdesign #digitalart #digitalpainting #illustration #conceptdesign

A post shared by Jackson Sze (@jwsze) on Nov 20, 2017 at 10:49am PST

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone! Asgard's Savior is here! – – – In the early days of development, Marvel had a meeting with @twhiddleston to talk to him about what Loki would be up to in Thor Ragnarok. These couple of keyframes were prepared for that meeting. I am very glad that the final shots of the film resembled these early paintings. – – – Loki's costume was designed by my talented coworker @anthony_francisco_art – – – #thorragnarok #loki #marvelstudios #marvelcinematicuniverse #mcu #keyframes #digitalart #digitalpainting #tomhiddleston #illustration #conceptart #savior

A post shared by Jackson Sze (@jwsze) on Dec 25, 2017 at 10:23am PST

This keyframe comes right after my previous post. When we were still defining her powers, I figured that in order to stop the Ark from leaving, Hela would transform herself into an abstract structure of destruction, power and hate. She would plant herself firmly into the ground, and reach out with her manifestations. Graphically it is similar to her headdress. – – – – – #thor #thorragnarok #hela #goddessofdeath #marvelstudios #marvelcinematicuniverse #mcu #keyframe #conceptart #conceptdesign #illustration #digitalart #digitalpainting

A post shared by Jackson Sze (@jwsze) on Dec 19, 2017 at 10:40am PST

Keyframe of Asgardians evacuating into the Ark while pressed on both sides by Hela's minions. At this stage of development the scene did not take place on the Rainbow Bridge so I wanted to exaggerate the height of the drop to make the situation more perilous. It was fun painting in a tiny Hulk vs Fenris scene in there. – – – – – #thor #thorragnarok #asgard #asgardians #hulk #marvelstudios #marvelcinematicuniverse #mcu #keyframe #digitalart #digitalillustration #digitalpainting #illustration #conceptart

A post shared by Jackson Sze (@jwsze) on Jan 9, 2018 at 10:12am PST