Varya the Vicious - female viking warrior

"The other guy wasn't as lucky, my axe got him first." - Varya the Vicious.

Female viking warrior done as part of an art challenge. Comes in two flavors, default blank background and a TIME magazine cover spoof.
Process gif is below. Would like to hear feedback/critique about the image, let me know what you guys think, or how I can further improve it, thanks!

*UPDATE*
Added another version to experiment with a dark background + rim lights.
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