Archangel Micheal Casts out Lucifer

By: Hakim Mosegi

This piece took some time and thought when I was creating it. I wanted a biblical scenery of Lucifer's downfall from heaven, being casted out from heaven, but my first thought was seeing the stances in my head - wings, spear, and the poses. Translating it onto paper wasn't as easy as thinking of it though.

This piece, I had a look at anatomy references to get a bit of twist of the torso and tensions into the legs. The wings were easy to imagine and draw on paper, though getting them to feel weighty but still angelic took a lot of detail. The figures below didn't take long either since they weren't the center of the attention and were smaller figures in general. 

It's quite a challenge to put something you imagine in your head and put it on a blank page with just pencils. Still, I am quite happy that I've accomplished that once more when doing this artwork.

That said, I am not quite finished with it yet. I still need to put a lot of time into the background and especially filling the bottom section. Right now, it's untouched - and I am still figuring out what to put in the background as well. I took some advice from friends and suggested volcanoes at the lower bottom background and the heavens at the upper section of the background, which are good ideas to use. Divinity at the top and Hell at the bottom; both contrasting themselves. 

There's still a ton of work left and I don’t think it will ever be done, so let's just say it's still in progress!