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RunefangBlack Library novel cover; Β©Games Workshop
Acrylic, Approx 13" x 20".
Original artwork SOLD.
The mythical sword Runefang is capable of destroying all the enemies of the Empire... and it will need to!
This was painted a little while ago, around the same time as Curse of the Necrarch, but I had failed to post it sooner
The composition was dictated to me, but I had fun with portraying the undead, and mass battle scene. I chose a lighter patch of sky and some glint on the blade to add focus to the tip, as I knew the trade dress was going to fall across the middle.
Here it is with the trade dress:
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You're welcome.
---AK
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Ooh... Great job. The book itself didn't really appeal to me, but that doesn't stop the art from kicking butt 
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Hey, well it's the cover that's important anyway
Thanks
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Stunning piece!
I can feel the pain and the rage in those faces. very well done!
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Cool. thanks very much
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Very cool, man. Reminds me of the old Talisman artwork. You ever play that old-school board game?
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I did the artwork for the latest edition (see in my gallery), and have played the old
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Haha, awesome! By the way, is there any way I can fave your whole gallery at once?
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Thanks.
Sorry, not that I know of
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This is just awesome work.... straight to the faves, it goes.
Another stunner, RH
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very nice picture, it reminds me a rpg adventure!!!
Gr8 picture I love this
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...One with lots of gore
Thhanks
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What an awesome cover hon! Everything looks great to me as you have it, and with the cover layout on there it just all comes together perfectly
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Thanks very much
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i like the banshees
i do not like the palette
i like more the "trade dress" version XD
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Well the trade dress version is how it is ultimately intended to be seen, and what it was commissioned for - so I can live with that 
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think better is not the palette , i just get use to digital paintings and everything looks different , in real life XD too much virtual thing in my life
ill ask you if you tried digital paint but i am sure you answer this many times before.
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I have never really painted digitally, but do the odd tweak in Photoshop.
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Absolutely amazing! Great detail and view.
I love the shine on the sword and the zombie/skeletons in gowns in the background.
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Thank you very much
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I know what you mean by having fun with doing the mass battle scene. Thats what I usually do on my free time and its really fun to go into the details of each participant in the battle. Always happy to see another one out there. Personally I find it rare to find other works portraying mass battles aside from the industrial era and post renaissance era.
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Yeah, not many people tend to do mass battle scenes, but like you they are my favourite
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it is my fervent wish though that one day I can do that for things like Warhammer. In that i sorta envy you. But I'm still studying so i'll leave that to my future.
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Plenty of time yet then
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I'm reminded of Doom for some reason...
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I guess the first person shooter has a lot to answer for
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One problem I have with this... it's called Runefang, isn't it? Where are the runes (or the dwarven/norse shape of the sword)?
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I was working from an existing design - I had no ocntrol over the sword's look
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Would you have changed the sword if you had control? if so, what would it look like?
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Yeah, I would have jazzed it up more. It is very plain at present.
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What an epic one...well done
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once you could make a structural steb by steb of one of your works,to see the whole proces 
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I should do another, there is one for the 'Howling Mine' in my journal sig.
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Haha,i thought this was your work,i could tell by the way it was painted
Saw it in the BL section of our store and it looks good,definately.Had a fan boy moment where i pointed out to random gamers that i'd met the artist haha
Ben
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Haha - that's great
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Warhammer rules and so does your drawing!
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Oh yeah, I'd heard that had been printed. Not seen it myself - do you know what issue it was in?
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