Not familiar with his work? Google-image "Palladium books" or "Rifts RPG" He painted up some of those covers, notably the shiny armour ones.
Anyhow.. homework was to pain Mjolnir. I managed to squeeze this out in the 3 & 1/2 hours I was listening to Lar de Souza's ustream. Done in Manga Studio 5 with a variety of brushes.
It was supposed to just be the hammer - painting planes and angles without lineart, but I couldn't help but add some effects.
Here's Mjolnir without the effects.
