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Temple of the SerpentNovel cover artwork.
Β©Games Workshop; Black Library.
Acrylic, Approx 8.5" x 13.5".
Original artwork for sale; UKΒ£900.
Having reached the top of their great Temple - none would be allowed to stand in the way of his conquest of it's dark mysteries.
This is the second novel cover for the Thanquol series of books for Games Workshop. The first can be found here:
Whilst the book, with full trade dress, can be seen here:[link]
As with the first cover I chose a low viewpoint to accentuate Thanquol's dominance, but set him against the open background to let his silhouette stand out strongly.
In most of my paintings I slip in a few details to reward those who take a closer look, and interestingly this is exactly what the editor at GW picked up on in his blog entry.
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Comments: 212
James-Dark-Blue-Wolf In reply to RalphHorsley [2013-11-21 18:10:22 +0000 UTC]
Your welcome
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The-M-Man [2012-10-01 20:40:04 +0000 UTC]
Why I do believe I found a new artist to admire.
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Generalobiwankenobi7 In reply to RalphHorsley [2012-09-19 11:14:35 +0000 UTC]
Welcome!^^
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Huntmelenium [2011-06-29 03:13:24 +0000 UTC]
Yay! I play the Lizardmen. They are lots of fun. Didn't know they had a book. I'll look into it!
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VeljkoMT [2011-06-07 08:30:09 +0000 UTC]
This art...makes me want to read the books too.
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RalphHorsley In reply to VeljkoMT [2011-06-14 10:54:50 +0000 UTC]
Great - that's the hope
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Marsuwai [2010-11-05 18:44:58 +0000 UTC]
Great painting! Very dynamic, very well done and great details!
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ND999 In reply to RalphHorsley [2010-11-03 12:48:45 +0000 UTC]
I mostly love him because he is riding on top of a tide of snakes & uses the lore of beasts
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RalphHorsley In reply to ND999 [2010-11-03 15:26:54 +0000 UTC]
Yep. that's pretty cool
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Wind-Flower [2010-02-15 20:39:40 +0000 UTC]
Damn! That's a so cool, I really love the scene
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Veiltheferret In reply to RalphHorsley [2010-05-29 16:41:33 +0000 UTC]
How much do you charge for a pic like this ?
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RalphHorsley In reply to Veiltheferret [2010-06-04 13:11:45 +0000 UTC]
It can vary, the rate is usualy set by the commissioning company. This was Β£500, but I retain the original.
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Veiltheferret In reply to RalphHorsley [2010-07-16 13:42:54 +0000 UTC]
Ok thanks for letting me Know
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Wind-Flower [2010-02-15 20:39:35 +0000 UTC]
Damn! That's a so cool, I really love the scene
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Wind-Flower In reply to RalphHorsley [2010-03-08 00:37:15 +0000 UTC]
You're welcome
Sorry for my bad English ^_^'
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Ideya-Freak [2010-01-09 03:11:49 +0000 UTC]
Been meaning to ask; when you get commissioned for the covers do you get to read the book at all? Or do they just tell you what they need?
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Magyaros [2009-12-28 11:02:42 +0000 UTC]
Do you making 40k too, or just fantasy? Anyway you works are fantastic GO LIZARDZ!!!
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RalphHorsley In reply to Magyaros [2010-01-06 12:01:07 +0000 UTC]
I have done 40K, but not for some time.
Thanks
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Magyaros In reply to RalphHorsley [2010-01-06 14:27:56 +0000 UTC]
No problem, but will you make new 40ks?
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Magyaros In reply to RalphHorsley [2010-01-06 14:34:30 +0000 UTC]
ok, I ask you, that make a 40k art
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Oldbeho [2009-11-06 15:57:19 +0000 UTC]
cool work...and is a warhammer cover! is not cool...is awesome!
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RalphHorsley In reply to Oldbeho [2009-11-10 09:39:00 +0000 UTC]
That's great - thanks
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