The world of 40k is filled with some tremendous art, artists and as the community continues to swell as does some of the incredible talent that we see seeping forth, whether it be from the incredible animation skills of the Astartes series, or through incredible albums from the likes of the Freeblade soundtrack, more and more the hobby is continuing to become a source of creative outlets for skills outside of paining miniatures! Today we thought we would help celebrate just a handful of our favourite Warhammer 40k Art pieces and their creators, so without further ado, let’s delve into the best portrayals of the grim darkness of the 41st millennium!
Neil Roberts - @SkinnyElbows
Neil Roberts has worked alongside Games Workshop for a long while and has continued to provide a sense of colourful, yet disturbing realism within every piece published, Neil’s blend of incredibly dynamic movement within his imagery and creative use of colour makes him the perfect place to kick off our list! Who else could have captured the elegant majesty, yet piercing ferocity of the Salamanders Primarch Vulkan in such a tremendous way!
Jaime Martinez - @dabanaworks
When it was revealed that Ghazghkull Thraka and Ragnar Blackmane would be making a triumphant return in The Prophecy of The Wolf at the start of 2020 (doesn’t that feel like an eternity ago?!), what instantly grabbed our attention was Jaime’s incredible cover artwork for the release.
Orks are often an incredible difficult thing to capture creatively, too big and they look ridiculous, too small any they don’t do their muscles justice. So how do you go about capturing the biggest and baddest Ork of them all?! Well just take a look below and we think you’ll agree Jaime has managed to masterfully capture both Ghazghkull's sheer power and Ragnar’s military prowess perfectly.
(…Bonus points for painting in the legendary Makari too!)
Available at: https://warhammerart.com/shop/warhammer-40000/space-marine/prophecy-of-the-wolf-battlebox/
Paul Dainton - @Piddy1972
At Weekend Wars, we LOVE the Sisters of Battle, everything about the Adeptus Sororitas makes any hobbyist filled with joy, so when we saw Paul Dainton’s codex cover of the 2019 release, we almost fell off our seats. Paul’s portrayal of the sisters beauty and delicacy works harmoniously with the grim darkness surrounding them, almost envisioning them as a beacon for the masses to flock towards. Epic.
Available at: https://warhammerart.com/shop/warhammer-40000/imperium/sisters-of-battle-codex-cover-2019/
Igor Sid - @SidWill
Arguably one of our favourites on this list, Igor Sid’s pieces are instantly recognisable, horrifying and capture absolutely everything that 40k (and Warhammer in general) is all about. They’re grim, they’re dark and they’re just damn right amazing to look at. Igor’s style and inventive use of popping colour and action really puts you in the heart of every single scene. Seriously, if you’ve never seen his art before, now’s the time!
Pedro Nunez - @PedroNunez
Much like Orks, knights are another incredible difficult thing to scale within the 41st millennium. To capture the literal power of a moving city is no easy task…Then try making it chaos infested! When the Chaos Knight’s Codex was announced, we all found ourselves dribbling…(don’t deny it!)
But thanks to the likes of Pedro, we were al left in awe of the power that these machines were going to bring to the game. Horrifying and from our deepest nightmares, the last thing you’d want to see charging your way is a Chaos Knight - Thanks Pedro!
Available at: https://warhammerart.com/shop/warhammer-40000/chaos-marines/chaos-knight-codex-cover-art-2019/
Karl Kopinski - @karlkopinski
Whether you loved or hated this game, you know the art as it’s possibly gone down as one of the most famous portrayals of 40k known today. Fire warrior was a great game and offered us a real sense of what it might be like to be a mere Fire Warrior amidst the action. There’s no denial that Karl has single handedly captured this better than anyone before him and has surely inspired thousands to take up the brush and begin playing! Bonus points for a literal pyramid of skulls…Obviously!
Adrian Smith - @Adriansmithartist
Hopefully by now this list has shown that more and more incredibly talented artists have aimed to capture the horrors of the millennium in incredibly creative and unique ways. Where many rely on realism, we also LOVE artists who bring a sense of unique disturbance and hyperrealistic detailing within their work. Adrian Smith is one such name!
Adrian’s Priest of The Omnissiah is single handedly one of our favourite uses of colour, inventiveness and portrayal of the Adeptus Mechanicus! His images are almost overwhelming to the senses, where every single time you look you’ll notice something you never knew was there. In our books, that makes for some beautiful art!
So there you have it, just a handful of our favourite 40k artists and artworks! There were of course hundreds of others we could also have included here, but that’s for another day! Did we miss your favourite? Share the love below or get in touch via instagram using the #WeekendWars!
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