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Mario wrote:

Just Tony wrote:Just so long as nothing like the 7th Ed Vampire Counts ever happens again.

Did he create the concept art that the sculptor used directly for a miniature or just work that established the faction/book? I don't think he did concept art that directly gets used for a long time. Mostly it's sculptors that get inspired by some of his illustrations and those get reworked into something that fits with today's GW aesthetic.

Mymearan wrote:I don’t know, he did the concepts for Kharadron, Rogue Trader, Moonclan and probably a lot more we don’t know about. Obviously those sketches would’ve been done 3-5 years ago but they are still new releases miniature-wise.

How much was directly taken from his sketches? Like my reply above, I don't think any of his work gets used without adjusting for today's GW design language.

Do both of you have examples (his sketch/illustration and final miniature) that can be compared? GW seems to have standardised its aesthetic very much, even if stuff is inspired by his work. The final product doesn't have the same feel as his sketches and illustration. There seem to be at least a GW concept artists between him and the sculptor.

Just grab the 7th Ed. WFB Vampire Counts book. His "art" is all through the book, and the Varghulf model is based directly on HIS Varghulf artwork from that book. The Zombie and Lahmian Countess pictures are MORE than enough to prove my point, but it doesn't stop there.


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Chikout wrote:
I would say they still use a lot of John Blanche's work. Here is the sketch concept for Skragrott

Uggghhhh, perspective and proportion are still about on par with his most recent work.

Chikout wrote:I would say they still use a lot of John Blanche's work. Here is the sketch concept for Skragrott

Thanks. I agree that it's based on that work but it also looks like that went through another concept designer before being sculpted so it confirms to their latest GW design language and doesn't stand out next to other GW stuff. I don't see that as a big problem. I thought there would be examples where the miniature would stand out when placed next to other GW miniatures. In the end that miniature looks like another GW goblin (at least to me).

Just Tony wrote:Just grab the 7th Ed. WFB Vampire Counts book. His "art" is all through the book, and the Varghulf model is based directly on HIS Varghulf artwork from that book. The Zombie and Lahmian Countess pictures are MORE than enough to prove my point, but it doesn't stop there.

I don't have the book. I see, you were talking about his sketches and illustrations (I thought it was about him as an art director and using his work directly so that the final miniatures would stand out next to other GW minis). I looked up Varghulf and found pictures of an illustration and the sculpt. That too seems to been GW-ified (proportions/details) so it fits with the rest of their work and is not just a 100% copy of his work. At least it doesn't look to me like it stands out as being Blache-like and not GW like.

Thanks for the examples.