You know, it’s just been one of the best years of my life working with them this year.” While illustrating Lore Olympus, Rachel Smythe intentionally relies on colour and lighting to create atmosphere.

She has been grateful for her experience with Webtoons saying in 2019, “as an artist really look out for you, and I can say they are such a great company to work with. She has explained that the built-in audience on Webtoons “helped a lot” when it came to building a fan following of her work. Interest in her projects has fluctuated since she started posting art online, and Rachel has said that there was so little interest “at the start of 2017, I could not pay people to look at my artwork.” Launched in 2018, Lore Olympus has been Rachel’s most popular project to date, with over 4.8 million regular readers worldwide. She graduated from Whangunui School of Design (Whangunui, NZ) with a Bachelor’s degree of Computer Graphics and Design (2005-2007). The first volume of the collection will collect episodes one through twenty-five of the webcomic, along with an exclusive incentivizing short story.Rachel Smythe has been producing artwork and posting it online since roughly 2004.

You can currently preorder volume one of the collected Lore Olympus through the official website. Featuring arresting art that practically pops off the page and charismatic, (sometimes) relatable versions of the iconic characters, you can bet that this collection will be something to behold.Īnd lest you think otherwise, this is far from the last time you’ll be hearing about Smythe’s take on Persephone’s story: there’s also an animated adaptation forthcoming thanks to a partnership between Webtoon and the Jim Henson Company. Lore Olympus is filled with high-profile house parties, scandalous romance, and more malignant machinations than you can shake a myth at. The comic is something of a modernization of the Classical story, with the realm of the gods looking a lot like our world and the realm of the mortals reflecting the historical setting of the stories. Lore Olympus was originally released online, having first premiered on Webtoon Originals three years ago, and has since been nominated for an Eisner (and if you’re interested to read it yourself, you can still read the series online for free).

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