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Description
Eric Northman, Sheriff of Area 5 - the Viking Vampire of Charlaine Harris' Sookie Stackhouse novels, played and portrayed in the hit HBO series True Blood by Alexander Skarsgård. A powerful influence in Louisiana, Eric delights in witty confrontations with Bill Compton usually centered around winning the affections of Sookie. He may be very much a no-nonsense character for the vast majority of the time, but it cannot be denied that he certainly has his hilarious moments every now and then.

As an avid fan of the books and the series, I felt compelled to pay some kind of tribute to my most beloved character! I find Eric unbelieveably attractive, as you can see for yourself I am sure, and mysterious. His complexity is what first drew me to him both on the series and in the books. There is a time when he is viewed as the classic 'Bad-Boy' but most certainly if the series stays true to the books, that should all change! There is a lot more depth that Eric Northman's character has to offer and I can only hope that the producers and Alex himself will succeed in bringing it all effectively to light!

Artist Critique
As a piece in itself I enjoyed painting this, and the final result is quite impressive - for me at least, it lets me see how much I have improved since I last attempted a portrait. I did mention I might use Fangtasia as a background, but I decided against it because when I attempted to incorporate him within it the picture did not seem to fit together. So instead I chose to stick with the portrait style seen in the reference picture. I was determined to make his hair as detailed as possible, although in truth I only am only satisfied with his left side! I will however say that I am very proud of the hair in it's entirety for at least attempting to make it look half as decent as it does in the reference.

The only things I would really like to bring up and pick about are the jacket, for I got lazy in the end and overlooked some detail and left out the zipper, and his necklace. I didn't like the one that was in the picture as such so I decided to give our Viking Vamp a protection talisman instead! I think it works just as well, to be honest. I also changed his eyes from green to blue, as is said they should be for the character. Not that I am insulting Alex, of course - for Alex has pretty eyes, as we all know and accept since it is simple, plain truth. His eyebrows and beardy bits were annoying me though, so I just gave up and left them as I had them pretty much to begin with. Other than that, I suppose I am willing to leave this as it is. It was far larger once upon a time and after I shrunk it and resized again I think some finer details were lost. But I hope it doesn't take too much away from the portrait! As for the border, just try to ignore it. I got lazy and could think of nothing else to do, heehee.

Reference Used - [link]

Tools Used
- Adobe Photoshop CS2
- Wacom Graphics Tablet
- 12+ Hours

Disclaimer
Eric Northman belongs to Charlaine Harris, and Alexander Skarsgård to himself - naturally.
All the art within is ©NeuralDefekt, and so belongs to Laura Brooks.

I request that you DO NOT redistribute/alter/use this image in any way without first consulting me for permission and consent; asking you to respect my work and my claim to it and all it's contents.
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Comments: 154

Sidnika [2014-07-19 23:07:13 +0000 UTC]

Gorgeous!! 

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sparklysue [2013-06-03 17:27:45 +0000 UTC]

Gosh this isso like him it's unreal,i think it's brilliant.yes I am a fan of true blood too.

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DesignbyKatt [2013-04-21 00:57:57 +0000 UTC]

Feature time [link]

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VikingSif [2012-09-01 18:49:45 +0000 UTC]

I just realised there's a mjölnir on his neck. Good job!

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JadeTorchwood [2012-07-18 15:21:29 +0000 UTC]

I adore Eric Northman. He's so cute.

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Viviane11 [2012-07-12 14:42:06 +0000 UTC]

i love him

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Nikuke-08 [2012-06-06 23:10:27 +0000 UTC]

Hottest. Vampire. Ever.

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xXNikiKeyXx In reply to Nikuke-08 [2012-06-25 22:15:30 +0000 UTC]

Damn Right

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Nikuke-08 In reply to xXNikiKeyXx [2012-06-26 09:17:39 +0000 UTC]

;D How bout this Sunday's episode? SO MANY SUBPLOTS! OMG! And we still haven't even gotten into Luna's storyline with finding out her daughter is a wolf!

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xXNikiKeyXx In reply to Nikuke-08 [2012-06-27 21:26:38 +0000 UTC]

I know when she said oh shit i said oh shit lol

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Nikuke-08 In reply to xXNikiKeyXx [2012-06-28 08:34:54 +0000 UTC]

HAHA! xD

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xXNikiKeyXx In reply to Nikuke-08 [2012-06-28 18:32:35 +0000 UTC]

Wanna be friends

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Nikuke-08 In reply to xXNikiKeyXx [2012-06-28 20:49:18 +0000 UTC]

Sure!

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xXNikiKeyXx In reply to Nikuke-08 [2012-06-28 21:07:12 +0000 UTC]

Thanks so much

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Nikuke-08 In reply to xXNikiKeyXx [2012-06-29 08:29:16 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome!

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frostninjasaywoman [2012-03-16 22:05:03 +0000 UTC]

this is my favorite bad boy. this looks fantastic and i wanted to know if i could share this on facebook to my friends if that's ok

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wachiturro [2011-11-19 18:43:41 +0000 UTC]

he has the mjolnir in his neck

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Emma-Jen [2011-10-17 21:02:08 +0000 UTC]

this is sexy and amazing GREAT JOB C: the only thing i would say is that... the left eye (the one on the right of the picture) looks a little off.

but seriously so good xD the jacket is SO realistic!

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leftiex [2011-09-17 15:20:40 +0000 UTC]

pretty pretty

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MistressLucky78 [2011-09-16 16:50:31 +0000 UTC]

You definately captured his "hubba-hubbaness"

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EmoAndRoll [2011-08-26 14:16:46 +0000 UTC]

Yummy :3 He's hot <3

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naaas1 [2011-08-25 22:17:25 +0000 UTC]

Fudgecakes this is HOT

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DutchOvenSupreme [2011-08-06 23:24:50 +0000 UTC]

ORANGE MOCHA FRAPPUCCINOS!

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leilaelizabeth [2011-07-30 02:39:24 +0000 UTC]

wow good job he's so sexy.

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Bebeklompat [2011-07-25 02:10:20 +0000 UTC]

Amazing detail

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LadyDGray [2011-07-11 18:06:31 +0000 UTC]

Just... wow
In love with him all over again XDD
Thank you <3 lololol

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Candyhill [2011-06-25 21:03:31 +0000 UTC]

Ahhh I LOVE this! I started watching True Blood because I had nothing else to do, but I instantly fell for it! ... And later for Mr Skarsgård of course ;D I can't speak when he's on the TV since my voice pitch goes beyond my range xD I love your decription too! You sound so wise! I'm from Sweden so I was so shocked when I realized there were some scenes in Swedish, which made me almost pass out on the couch XD Taha sorry, I sort of trailed off Stunning work anyway! xxx

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FiaMadison [2011-06-21 04:22:32 +0000 UTC]

AWESOME!

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HornaiiGurl [2011-06-08 04:26:46 +0000 UTC]

He's hot.

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JadeiteART [2011-04-20 15:06:35 +0000 UTC]

This is just amazing! He looks so... real! And so hot! From all the True Blood boys he's my very favourite too!

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KiwiiQueen [2011-04-12 19:08:29 +0000 UTC]

Holy shit.... that's amazing! It looked so real, I thought it was. Awesome, really, really awesome.

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Kattarinart [2011-03-03 20:24:25 +0000 UTC]

Love it- please chek it on here and coment if u want love it! [link]

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darksykkurai [2011-02-02 20:00:35 +0000 UTC]

omg i love this! its so amazing! ^_^ he looks so real!

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NeuralDefekt In reply to darksykkurai [2011-02-03 21:27:36 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! And naw, you would know if it would look real - because my computer screen would be broken. For instance, I have the tendency to run into the TV screen when he is on it Alas, if only he WERE real!

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darksykkurai In reply to NeuralDefekt [2011-02-15 22:50:55 +0000 UTC]

i do the same thing!! hahaha gosh i wish i could pull Eric out of the true blood show! ^_^

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NeuralDefekt In reply to darksykkurai [2011-02-16 18:30:15 +0000 UTC]

That would be a talent I would abuse too often

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darksykkurai In reply to NeuralDefekt [2011-02-16 19:22:42 +0000 UTC]

hahahaha you and me both!

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Trutze [2011-01-23 14:53:43 +0000 UTC]

good job wow.....and you can be proud of the hair indeed

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NeuralDefekt In reply to Trutze [2011-01-24 20:12:37 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! I love his hair, lol. That is the perdiest thing that I like about this piece

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Fenyx-Asche [2011-01-11 09:32:40 +0000 UTC]

Oh. So hot

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cattirun [2010-11-11 12:42:08 +0000 UTC]

wow; this is one of the best eric fanarts i've seen; congrats

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NeuralDefekt In reply to cattirun [2010-11-12 17:14:03 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! A wonderful compliment, I am glad that you like it

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iamvetta [2010-11-04 00:08:44 +0000 UTC]

amazing.

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NeuralDefekt In reply to iamvetta [2010-11-04 01:00:31 +0000 UTC]

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Baary [2010-11-01 18:45:23 +0000 UTC]

Wow, amazing!

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NeuralDefekt In reply to Baary [2010-11-02 14:11:02 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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buddhahand [2010-10-16 07:52:52 +0000 UTC]

holy shit this is incredible!!

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NeuralDefekt In reply to buddhahand [2010-10-25 17:23:51 +0000 UTC]

Lmao! Thank you very much

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yvonna1 [2010-10-01 14:21:49 +0000 UTC]

this is almoust perfect dear ! and i say almoust,because it's not the real thing..but as a piece of art,i couldn't ask for more..great !

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NeuralDefekt In reply to yvonna1 [2010-10-05 21:39:32 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much indeed!

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