Which artists would you pick to illustrate 40K Rulebooks and codexes?

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**briurso**

I would pick Larry Elmore of D+D and Star Frontiers and TSR in general fame (just google his name and drool over his art)
and ALex Ross , who is from Marvel, DC, dynamite, image and other comics fame.... again just GOOGLE alex ross and drool....
I am bringing this up, because i did not Care for the COVER of 40K 6th edition....the main character on the cover looked CHUBBY! who would you
guys and gals pic to illustrate?

**Mannahnin**

John Blanche.
Jes Goodwin.
Adrian Smith.
Ian Miller.
Russ Nicholson.
Kev Walker.
Gary Chalk.

One of the strongest assets GW's always had has been its artists.

**Kanluwen**

Kopinski.

**briurso**

Russ Nicholson good call! forgot about himm!

**Nevelon**

briurso wrote:
I would pick Larry Elmore of D+D and Star Frontiers and TSR in general fame (just google his name and drool over his art)
and ALex Ross , who is from Marvel, DC, dynamite, image and other comics fame.... again just GOOGLE alex ross and drool....
I am bringing this up, because i did not Care for the COVER of 40K 6th edition....the main character on the cover looked CHUBBY! who would you
guys and gals pic to illustrate?

While I like Elmore, his style isn't a good fit for 40k.

**Purifier**

Adrian Smith on the Sisters cover art would be too pimp for words.

**Badablack**

Sam Keith, the guy who did The Maxx comic. That super exaggerated watercolor style might be kinda odd on grimdark marines and imperial stuff but it would be amazing for chaos.

Another choice would be Brom. All his stuff is stark and emaciated and unhappy, would be great for any flavor of Imperium.

**JWhex**

You guys are failing, if you are going to fantasize then do some justice to the grimdark

has to be

Albrecht Dürer.

**Ric Ringo**

I used to have this art book that I got for free for some reason (it was a special promotion for a short period of time at GW I think it was for ordering a certain amount of mail order) but I can't for the life of me remember the artist in the book. I really liked his style of artwork though and if it was upto me he would still be doing all the art for 40k (if he already isn't). Help me out here guys!

Other then that I'd like to see a Salvidor Dali style Chaos Daemons book.

EDIT: I found it, John Blanche was the author and the book was given away as part of the "Skulz" program. Wonder how much it's worth now....

**DeffDred**

Dark Eldar/ Eldar : Brom

Chaos Daemons: Carl Critchlow

Orks: Joe Madureira

Space Marines: Karl Kopinski

Imperial Guard: Alex Ross

Tyranids: Joe Madureira

Sisters of Battle: J Scott Campbell

**briurso**

nice pics for the Imperial guard and Sisters of Battle!

**Scorpiodragon**

John Avon, he illustrates the best MTG lands.

**hotsauceman1**

Salvador Dali.

**Coolyo294**

Keith Thompson