Actaeon113

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Is there anything better than sitting out by a fire pit, drinking a beer or two, and staring at the stars while the Katydids sing around you? The satellites are like artificial shooting stars.

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I didn't expect this to be seen, here's a handful more. In what was a terrifying time, especially for people with existing health conditions, his art brought some irreverency and kindness to people sheltering at home.

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Draeci (Benjaku) 🏳️‍⚧️@commissar.bsky.social · 3mo ago

My favourite John Blanche art; the tiny, willful pictures he did to cheer people up and support the NHS during 2020/2021 (In the UK, displaying a rainbow represented supporting NHS workers)

There's going to be plenty of 40K art by Blanche shown here, but I would like to take this opportunity to mention how influential Blanche was also for Age of Sigmar, not only by being the art director and fostering talent, but by his original concept art for Stormcasts, Kharadron and Nighthaunt.

John Blanche StormcastJohn Blanche concept for Kharadron dirigible suitJohn Blanche concept for Darkoath ChieftainJohn Blanche concept for Nighthaunt

"I’m painfully aware that I’ll probably not survive what I want to achieve. I find if I do one thing, it generates four, five or six other things in my imagination and if I do any of those, they also generate the same again." Interview with John Blanche:

Interview: John Blanche, The Seminal Art Director of Games Workshop

A seminal artist who has defined the look of Games Workshop from its inception, art director John Blanche is worshipped by legion. Since joining the company in the late-seventies he has produced innum...

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