A selection of Warhammer fantasy and 40k art.
Warhammer 40k art is 50% what got me into enjoying/making fantasy illustration (alongside WotC), although I never touched the tabletop nor a miniature, nor know much about its universe.
My relationship with the franchise has always been very… internal? No one I knew was into it, so I’d resort to reading info here and there and trying to get the details in an artwork right and figuring what each sigil/color/medal means.
Adrian Smith is one of my favorite artists and inspirations since I was a teen, thanks to his stunning Warhammer work.
In any case, studying the universe’s lore is certainly easier now, with the internet and wikis. 🙂
This started when I was deep into world wars, uniforms and the military. I’ve moved to other headspaces since then, but this shaped me and my work a lot.
It took me a while to learn that my favorite guys were named the Imperial Guard — and lately I’m going through a gold/red phase so really into Adeptus Custodians as well.
I remain a lore beginner, but now that I know more about the universe it is growing on me.
This tag compiles some of my Warhammer-related works.
Imperial Guards
Two guards taking a moment to rest. Lineart warmup I refined a bit further, below.
Got the perspective, poses and mood from a WWI photo in which the soldiers are cleaning their feet to avoid illnesses such as the “trench foot”.
Adeptus Custodes Tribune
This Adeptus was painted during a live stream. The VOD and HI-RES are available to my patrons.
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