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jonolikespie wrote:I can't help but wonder if there is any art focusing more on the landscapes or cities. So far all I've seen from AoS is vauge maps and pictures of warriors in battle or lining up. I think we've seen a couple of Sigmars court right, what about Nagashs or Archaons... I'm guessing he has a super fortress?

Haechi wrote:There are some sights of Archaon's fortress in Everchosen. It's cool.

Not too much city/fortress arts. I remember few with Khornate fortress and Archaon fortress, but no human/non-human cities or such. From my blog:

https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fd5fQzaGGqI/VtVD9407zmI/AAAAAAAAAQY/eBoLLNgr5e0/s1600/9ZG3AgWcdzw.jpg
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One thing in common with the lesser art work is that everything is in focus and exactly detailed as the models.
Feels like the artists have to focus to much on cramming in every detail right, and therefore get angles, proportions and dynamics out of balance.
Its like when I try to draw some of my RPG characters and feel the need to cram in every detail and gear instead of just doing a cool drawing. (it ends up in a bad drawing focusing on the wrong stuff).

Im not saying Blanche would fit the AoS style, but with his art there are so many crummy out of focus weird and unexplained details (sometimes just an enigmatic blur) that give a profound sense of a huge world yet unseen.
It got to do with artistic freedom I guess.

The whole problem with AoS art so far, (that is, in my own opinon) is there is no secrets and no surprises, no sense of awe exept for some floating stuff in the background. Its all new and shiny, no age old culture or larger cultural framework.
I dont mind the computer generated illustrations, most of the time its probably a superior tool, I think.

Edit: I think it was good point someone made that the stormcast vs minotaur pic looked great, but the actual models never looked so dynamic. Thats what Im talking about. Good art present something new, or a new perspective.

A few concept art by JB.

Meowstalker wrote:
A few concept art by JB.

Spoiler:

I saw these and they're awesome! Then again I'm a hardcore Blanche fan so

 Fayric wrote:
One thing in common with the lesser art work is that everything is in focus and exactly detailed as the models.
Feels like the artists have to focus to much on cramming in every detail right, and therefore get angles, proportions and dynamics out of balance.
Its like when I try to draw some of my RPG characters ...

The whole problem with AoS art so far, (that is, in my own opinon) is there is no secrets and no surprises, no sense of awe exept for some floating stuff in the background. Its all new and shiny, no age old culture or larger cultural framework.
I dont mind the computer generated illustrations, most of the time its probably a superior tool, I think.

Edit: I think it was good point someone made that the stormcast vs minotaur pic looked great, but the actual models never looked so dynamic. Thats what Im talking about. Good art present something new, or a new perspective.

You make an excellntloint here about mystique, articulating something I couldn't quite out my finger on.


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Ooooo, if the aesthetic went more toward the Blanche side that would be an improvement. His stuff is hit or miss with me but it is different.

I'm a massive blanche fan - so I am thrilled to see these concept pieces.

Meowstalker wrote:
A few concept art by JB.

Spoiler:

They`re amazing. Waiting for more arts in the same style.

The interesting thing is that these stormcasts are branded as seraphon (angelic) on the pictures and at sometime the name has been given to the lizardmen.

 CoreCommander wrote:
The interesting thing is that these stormcasts are branded as seraphon (angelic) on the pictures and at sometime the name has been given to the lizardmen.

It says 'Gryphonne' not Seraphon.

Well, nice to see Ikit Claw is still around and kicking


But a lot of that stuff is seriously bad.


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 wellofeternity wrote:

Baron Klatz wrote:
Aw, I never saw that piece of art. I've seen about everything Bretonnian where art is concerned from 4th edition to End Times and Blanche's portrayals.

I'll have to track it down.

Way off topic but while we're talking Bret art, someone made a cool Bretcast sketch.

https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/warhammer-fantasy-general-thread.333032/page-166

I was thinking about: http://the-lost-and-the-damned.664610.n2.nabble.com/file/n6243191/pic455062_lg.jpg BTW it`s quite similar to AoS arts (as for me)

That was the cover art of the box that started me and my brothers in Warhammer

Still have the Brets and lizardmen from that box around here somewhere.

 ImAGeek wrote:

 CoreCommander wrote:
The interesting thing is that these stormcasts are branded as seraphon (angelic) on the pictures and at sometime the name has been given to the lizardmen.

It says 'Gryphonne' not Seraphon.

Hmm, do you think? It looks like an S to me and taken with the tendency of Mr Blanche to warp the words a little and the appropriate use of the term for the winged warrior, it seems probable enough for me. It can aswell be just wishful thinking

And what do you think about these arts? :

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I think a chinese or a korean artist mentioned that these are his pieces on one of the FB groups? These images evoked memories about the berserk manga I used to read. While I think the composition is suitable for the realm of Chaos, I wouldn't like the art style that much if it was used for representing the rest of the setting.

But it`s something totally different from other (old) stuff and for me - quite refreshing.

I saw those on your blog as well and was very surprised by the artistic contrast with the other artworks.

I think it's very suitable for the chaos depictions. It's similarities to the Berserk-style (as CoreCommander noted) is also appealing to me.

Very nice artwork all round I would say.

Yeah I loved that Archaon comic art. Really well done and so refreshing to see something different.

 Bottle wrote:
Yeah I loved that Archaon comic art. Really well done and so refreshing to see something different.

Similar to "Sin City" and "300" aesthetic

Meowstalker wrote:A few concept art by JB.

Spoiler:

If the models actually looked like those I'd probably be playing them, but then asking someone to make a model in line with Blanche art is a tall order.

wellofeternity wrote:And what do you think about these arts? :

Spoiler:

https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Bx6ReP7Zztc/VsbVmNO1RRI/AAAAAAAAAFc/iOjrSyh2EzM/s1600/Warhammer-Fantasy-fb-%25D0%25BF%25D0%25B5%25D1%2581%25D0%25BE%25D1%2587%25D0%25BD%25D0%25B8%25D1%2586%25D0%25B0-%25D1%2584%25D1%258D%25D0%25BD%25D0%25B4%25D0%25BE%25D0%25BC%25D1%258B-Age-of-Sigmar-2669732.jpeg
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I'm not a fan of the style, different doesn't necessarily mean better. The first, fourth and last I think are ok, and could look really awesome if it was done in a sketch style on faded yellow paper with the scratch marks from a pencil/quill that makes it look like an in universe attempt at telling a story visually. The second and third have Archaon himself in a totally different style with a lot more colours and that throws me entirely, I don't understand why and don't think it suits at all to suddenly have colour and finer details.

Blanche stormcast are 10x better than the obese guys in golden lycra we were served in the end.

Plumbumbarum wrote:
Blanche stormcast are 10x better than the obese guys in golden lycra we were served in the end.

I think the key point for me is that his artwork presents them as very thin, almost elf like in places, and the rest they look like tall, noble humans in realistic armour. The models very much went the route of being very much like space marines in that they are overly bulky with rather inhuman physiology, they look bulky, slow, and yes powerful, but not as human. I could see the sigmarines being golem like constructs or animated suits of armour more than anything else, while that art presents them as the angelic, noble figures they are (presumably) supposed to be.

Yes also the face mask looks better, pauldrons and poleyns look better, there's more detail of the good kind plus usual Blanche's grit and menace.

To me, Blanche's looks like what Stormcasts would be in truescale rather than heroic scale.

Still much too fat for the angelic wings, even in heroic scale. It's really off putting for me.

And again https://scontent-waw1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/12998520_493989164135361_1622313978395800448_n.jpg?oh=c2b432aa268615f7f0df6c557bafc9de&oe=57BF284F looks like old (mid 90) artwork for me.

Ha, that art's a bit of old news where the rumor section is concerned.

I rather like it. Good amounts of Orruk ferocity mixed with a nice view of the new maw crusher.

The artwork does resemble something of the 90's now that you mention it....

That new one's not bad. There's a couple of awkward looking poses, but I'll attribute that to style.

The Ironjaw battletome seems to have a lot of really good illustrations.

Thanks for the link to the gallery - but as the first few pages already said a lot of this art is subpar for GW. Dang.

A question: does someone recognize the rune in the eye of Ignax on this picture ? I can make out the stylized face of a dwarf with fiery hair all around him if it's not my imagination playing tricks on me.

Not from Godbeasts but thought this was appropriate thread. Who are the Ironjawz fighting in this shot from their battle tome? Looks kind of like dwarves on the left and then a Stormcast riding a giant fell bat on the right. Edit: the harder I squint, I think that's supposed to be a maw-krusha on the right, but very different looking to me.