I am so sorry to pass on that John Blanche passed away on Monday.There is so much to say about him. The worlds he shaped with his distinctive eye. He leaves so much behind.Rest in Peace.
>>98150372Can't find anywhere else reporting it after a quick search, is this legit?RIP to one of the all-time time greats if it is though, hope he got as much enjoyment out of his work as all of us got out of it.
>>98150372No way man, there's no news article and you haven't tagged families social media. If this is fake you're a cunt
Where the fuck is the sticky? Fucking useless scum mods
I thought this was just a poor taste shitpost but it appears to be true, judging by Trish Carden's instagram.
>>98150372meh, he was always a hack desu, his work vastly overrated, slightly above kids level
>>98150390https://bsky.app/profile/tuomaspirinen.bsky.social/post/3mneyszkigs2t its real lad, hes up there with fat bloke now ;_;7
VALE John Blanche
It's real. Man.
One of the greatest artists of all time. Nobody has come close to his artwork depicting the horror of the far future.RIP
Man this is so sad. Was it true he used to make all his paintings by painting in a pitch black room and only tunring on the light to check progress. What a mad genius he was.
Rest in peace, legend...
>>98150454It seems to be true unfortunetly
Ratspike, Mordheim, Dredfleet, VooDoo Forest, whole Inq28 and Blanchitsu movement, a good chunk of WHFB, HH and 40k aesthetic, even some AoS stuff. Some many things were influenced by, carried or even pushed thru by his artistic vision it is hard to image them any other way. His passing leaves a gaping, pustulent wound. Godspeed, Master
I remember being a wee lad and i saw the art for the 2nd, i think, edition Sisters of Battle Codex and that sold me on warhammer. Not only was his ability to blend sci-fi and medieval gothic second to none but his imagery reminiscent of black death era paintings of the apocalypse translated to the far future were so evocative and striking. You just don't see his like anymore.
>>98150372RIPF for a real one.
>>98150398You probably enjoy the "art" nu40k. What a sad state of things.
>>98150372F to one of the greats.
Dammit!Shit!I thought he would have many years left.
>>98150398>he was a hack>posts the absolute most banging art everRightttttttttt
What's everyone's favorite john pic/post favorte john pic NOW
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I fucking kneel F
very nice. cool helmet, is that meant to be a SoB? this pic got me into vostroyans.
>>98150383it was posted by his family. Here's a non-facebook link.https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/388022-john-blanche-has-passed-away/
Rest in peace, Mr. Blanche.
>>98150521I like this guy because its specifically a generic chaos cultist from a water world. A niche that theortically exists but is utterly unexplored
For me it's got to be the Black Templar 3rd edition art.
>>98150534Assuming >>98150526 is the cool helmet in question, it is indeed intended to be some flavour of SoB, and GW even made an official sculpt of the hat for the 8e Exorcist gunner.
>>98150398Obvious troll is obvious
>>98150554Yes it is. Very cool observation and call out anon!
>>98150383Yes. Trish Carden confirmed it an hour ago.(facebook's usual URL) /TrishCardenminiaturesanddesign>I’m afraid I bring you some very sad news today.>John Blanche’s wife Lin has asked me to let you all know that John passed away a couple of days ago. >John was an inspirational artist, devoted to his family and a good friend to many. Always generous with his time and knowledge, he was very well loved by all who knew and worked with him. He’ll be hugely missed.>The world of Warhammer was brought to life by his vision of the grimdark setting and I know his art meant a lot to so many of you. He leaves behind an enormous legacy that has enriched many people’s lives.>The family will say goodbye to John privately but there will be a get together in the future for everyone to celebrate John’s life.>Kosk yn kres old friend.
We will never get such a visionary for 40k again
>>98150372RIP
>>98150573I think it's unlikely we'll ever see individual artists be so influential ever again. There are plenty of amazing artists nowadays, you can find them in a variety of spheres, but the corporate nature of entertainment will make sure they are shuffled around and never able to truly make a mark of their own in the way the likes of Blanche and Frazetta did.
if we don't see a post from GW about it today then we know that all soul has been lost
>>98150372can't say I'm especially surprised his recent videos were he was advertising his Army Painter range with the completely black sunglasses indoors and gloves to give the impression of a healthy man in his later years
>>98150599Yes. Corporate sterility and the demand for a marketable (patentable) art style has forced all to adhere to a template in every game and genre. There can be no creativity, ONLY THE ALMIGHTY STYLE SHEET TO WHICH ALL MUST ADHERE UNDER PENALTY OF DEATH. Also digital art, which isnt inherently bad on its own, but has led to even more sameness thanks to being easily able to go back and "correct" any artistic deviations that might emerge.
>>98150610did not give the impression of a healthy man*wonder if GW will do an obituary for him since he was instrumental for a lot of their products
>>98150625Surely they will
>>98150545When Games Workshop sold a print copy for pictures at warhammer world a few years ago. I picked this up and got it framed, its honestly my favourite picture I have physically
>>98150625Kind of bizarre they haven't already.It should have been like that press release announcing the Queens death: it has been ready and waiting for years. They just need to put in a date.
>>98150625Did they do anything for Paul Sawyer? then again there was always rumors about bottom blasting about him leaving to start his historical grogs company.
>>98150626They didn't do one for Bryan Ansell, and he was instrumental in making GW what it is today, but I guess he was much less forward-facing and well-known by the time of his death
>>98150372RIPthis image made me like eldar corsairs
I thought he had already died years ago? Was he just dying and not doing art anymore?
>>98150659>I thought he had already died years ago? Was he just dyingWhat is he, the Emperor of Mankind?
>>98150659He had some collaboration with The Army Painter in releasing Blanchistu-themed sets.
>>98150659He retired from GW several years ago, but he's been doing stuff like the Army Painter Paint Range and that upcoming 54mm Duelling game about Pirates
>>98150659He just released a new game called En Garde!
Fucking sad. RIP to a legend.
FSticky please cunts
>>98150372Fuck, it's never been so over. The Bell tolls for John Blanche. He shaped worlds. Here's a link to Ratspike, his joint artbook with Ian Miller, and the Inquisitor Sketchbook. https://gofile.io/d/oedbAG
>>98150398I hope a pack of feral niggers break into your house and rape you in front of you parents anon
Wow STILL no sticky?I'm sure if this was some tranime hentai artist the sticky would be immediately placed
>>98150694The middle character is meant to be John Blanche himself, according to Thomas Elliott
>>98150709/tg/ is so slow these days, I'm not sure a sticky would do anything
>>98150667>he doesn't know
>>98150521It's already been posted>>98150412
>>98150521My favorite would be >>98150412, but just picking from my gut - I allways liked this one for the Slann.
Amid the weeping and the woe accursed deamon do thou remain and rot I know thee filthy as thou art I know
FUCKGod damn it
Damn, but the man had just retired!Imagine waiting decades to finally have time to paint your own stuff, just to pass out immediately after
This was the first Blanche banger that actually made me want to find out who the artist was. What a fucking legacy of art and illustration he left us.
>>98150479I've always really wanted to get a canvas print of this art for my hobby room but it feels weird letting some other random company profit off someone else's art while the artist gets nothing. Maybe I can feel less guilty about doing it if he's passed.
>>98150372Damn, a part of Warhammer is legitimately dead.
>>98150776The ugly fuck pointing the finger up is some legendary prediciton/understand shit. Same pose ISIS would use when killing people on video, it is THE POSE for someone so indoctrinated they think they can do no wrong and they should kill other people.
>>98150756Yea, that one.Pic related.
Sticky! Sticky for a week.
If this thread is not given a sticky it utterly fully confirms this a zombie board of lost legacy and mods/jannies who actually don’t care about anything here and are forced to look at it for moderation Last day I’m here fuck this website
>>98150706namaste anon
>>98150521I love the few works he did for Dark Heresy, this one is my personal favorite.
This picture always defined the warhammer fantasy world for me.
>>98150798The board numbers are utterly grim everywhere it’s bad
>>98150798No sticky for Blanche would be insane it would cement how low this boards gotten
Is this also a blanche work? Doesn't say it on lexicanum but also a favorite. Something about extremely tall cities and the dozens of lights makes my imagination go wild!
>>98150781If you bought one directly from James he would not have gotten an extra penny more, anon. Dont be such a fag.
Warhammer just lost a part of its soul forever.
>>98150372Blanche's vision of the 41st millennium was tired and outdated. Sure his work shaped the early warhammer universe, but we've moved so far beyond that all the call-backs just look out of place in comparison to the modern style of 40k.It sucks that he's passed, but hopefully GW can now shake off the vestiges of the oldhammer style and commit fully to the newer artists they currently have.
>>98150398holy fuckin SOVL
It's good to know I share a board with some upstanding gentlemen and appreciators of the creative fecundity of JB>>98150821Most definitely, no one else worked like that.
>>98150853Kill yourself, you subhuman cave dwelling ingrate. Your shitty attempts at bait are fucking embarrassing and it shows how worthless of a person you are that you think you deserve any attention at all from people discussing things more important than you.
>>98150372NOOOOO
>>98150372Amazing artist passed away, but at least part of him will live on for a long time.
>>98150479Based and nuns-with-guns pilled
>>98150606>elves on dinosaurs25 years ago I was saying to myself "why the fuck aren't these a faction".25 years later GW have not only NOT done elves on dinosaurs, they've fucked every faction that isn't space marines.
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>>98150372Damn. John Blanche captured the horror and depravity of 40k like no one else. His art is as compelling as it is disturbing. He will be missed.>>98150398This is literally the coolest thing ever. Stop being a faggot.
>>98150372F
>>98150879What, you don't think primaris isnt fucking up space marines?
>>98150892oh yeah. good point.
>>98150372F legend
>>98150545it's insane how good the marine aesthetic got between the shitty 2nd edition models and 3rd ed.
>>98150853>>98150398
>>98150372RIP, absolute legend.>>98150521I love the old metal Kairos model, got it because of pic rel by Blanche
>>98150706Thank you, friend.
>>98150853Obvious troll is obvious.But also go fuck yourself you contrarian shitstain.
>>98150804>>98150951You are welcome.
>>98150521The Emperor. Nothing captures the decaying, decrepit, and delusional nature of 40k than that one piece.
>>98150398Hey, shoot this guy, thanks.
How long until they dig up something about him and start hating?
>still no stickyMods fucking suck, what a travesty
>>98150979This one? He did a couple.
>>98150994A man dies and the first thing you do is start constructing something to get mad about in your head? touch some fucking grass dude holy shit you've been cooked.
>>98150545this was the first thing I ever saw related to 40k when it was given to me on my birthday as a kid
>>98150810Fucking kill yourself you tourist cancer
I'm in awe at how his art is seemingly so simple and yet so packed with detail
>>98151013Healthier version, not sure which was reworked into which.
>>98150372Rest in Peace John Blanche.Your creativity was a blessing on the world and you will be remembered.
>>98150911wonder how long Miller has left. He is older than Blanche
>no stickyRIP J.B.
>>98151013>>98151072I watched an interview with him a few months ago where he's talking specifically about this picture and he says that the 'Emperor' on the throne there isn't really the Emperor, it's just a facade. The real one is underground or behind the chair. I don't remember what he said but it stuck with me how he said that we saw wasn't the actual real Emperor.
>>98151106Retard
>>98150398>literally defined the artstyle of 40k>anons will still be contrarian little freaks about it
>>98150372Blanche deadWarwick writing better gamesJes retiredKopinski relearning how to draw from 040k is officially dead.
Goodnight sweet prince :(
Ripping in a sticky
>>98151138:3
>>98150372Rest in peace.
HWE KAP-TORED THIS STICKY FOR KAY-OSH! FOR THE DARK GODS!
>>98150372Remember children, there is nothing more to be hated in this world than the obsessive sterilization of creativity into easily marketable forms. Rip to the man whose art was chaos itself, literal and figurative, and above all else scared and disturbed the beige masses of normoids who could not handle Warhammer in its truest form.
>>98150372RIP legend.
>>98150372First Ian Watson then Him. I guess we will see more from the early days passing away.
>>98150521My favourite is the necromundan spiders one that someone else posted but I'll also prop up any of the 30k things he did. They are wonderful.
>>98150372Thread got the janny endorsement Guess they're not complete faggots after all
>>98151176Blanche had been ill for a while. His passing came as a surprise to me since I hadn't heard much about it and I didn't really take notice but it seems like people close to him might have known the end was coming. It's still painful though, RIP and nothing but gratitude for making so much good stuff over the years.
>>98151184that's by Ian Miller, not Blanche.
Wish AOS took more clues from Blanche, Granted I think revamped COS range kind of does.
>>98151207he did the original concept for nighthaunt and they were a little more grimdark with like wolf pelts on their back with all kinds of swords and spears stabbed into their backs.
>>98150879Elves + Dinosaurs feels like its a license to print moneyEspecially on the back of the Jurassic Park franchise in the 90s and the ubiquities amount of DINOSAUR books aimed at 8-14 year olds in the same period even before the movies
>>98150372FWas years before I realized how much iconic warhamer art came from him.
>>98151198My bad.
>>98151190Yeah, when his most recent photo(ignore the women) has him slumped in a wheelchair, at least he seemed cognitively all there.
A good man, whom we'll remember for decades.
>no more gritty grungehammer art from blanche>no more cool 40k models and stories from forge world/bligh (rip fires of cyraxus)thus we are doomed to sanitized, noblebright, marvelslop herohammer with only the ocasional token grit piece and ADB continuing to use 30k to cent about his daddy issues.
>>98150862sovl
>>98150372Bane for us to live in such dark time, rest in peace legend.
>>98150706https://archive.org/details/stewart-parkinson-heroes-for-wargames-1986Huge scan of early GW/Citadel design studio work.
>>98150372Am I supposed to mourn a fucking Chud?
My first exposure to Blanche would probably have been the Inquisitor rulebook, which is one of these things that if you encounter it as an 11 or 12 year old boy just completely blows your brain apart and makes you a 40k addict for life. And I still have that book, so here's a photo from it.Sad to see him go.
>>98151281>1.6Gb
>>98151288What made him a Chud?
>>98151207Maybe there's a chance seeing that AOS is in shambles right now. Like they actually have to try in order to keep the game relevant.
>>98151241>tfw rouge hobbies gives such good head it kills you
I never liked his artwork.But he was much more than a painter.He came up with the four Chaos Gods alongside Bryan Ansell (and we will never know which of the two invented what). He was almost surely responsible for the design and the color of each of the "Big Four". Personally I believe he was the one who decided "Four" was the perfect number.He also had a big brain and a big personality, he fought tooth and nail to keep Warhammer's aesthetic as dark as possible, he basically invented the word "grimdark" (and also the Black Templars). He was still the architect behind much of the artwork he didn't make, he chose which artists he wanted.Also, he may single-handedly be responsible for bringing large battle scenes back to Western Art, after a long, long period of time where everyone wanted a focus on the individual and personality.I probably dislike every single work he ever painted, but he was the foundation of all Warhammer art I like.And he was involved in a leadership role in the design of Warhammer from the start.
>>98151298Don't feed trolls.
>>98151212Blanche said in an interview that the Nighthaunt were the most impressive passage from artwork to model he had ever seen, he was very impressed with the ranged, I think it was his favourite.He is right, those models are a technical masterpiece, and they are extremely intricate while being piss-easy to paint
>>98151301qrd or is this just the usual consolewar bullshit?
>>98151308Yeah, I think even if his linework is not for you he was so definitional to the appearance and style of Warhammer, and either chose or influenced the people who are probably the most popular GW artists like Kopinski, that you have to give him his due. But I love Blanche's own artwork.
>>98150372Not a 40k or fantasy fan BUT a man knows talent when he sees it and Blanche was unbelievably talented. RIP to a real one.
>>98151322>>98151308Truth, he's foundational. >>98151337>1337Cursed image, but blessed by JB.
RIP you legend. Like so many other anons in this thread, JB's art is what really hooked me on warhammer. I still remember reading through the 7th ed BRB, amazed and intrigued by all of the weird illustrations of the Imperium. >>98151337Jesus Christ how adorable
>>98150771mark my words, first come female space marines, next comes universes beyond bullshit like mtg
>>98150398>Someone died>How can I get (you)s from it?
I'll try to contribute something. Blanche did an interview with WD in 2017. He reflects a bit on his own career, so it feels appropriate for the moment.
>>98150771I do love how this wasnt even a female space marine, it was for trench crusade.
>>98151337Enjoy your ban, horse fucker.
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>>98150706Added the three Gamesday/Golden Demon booksFantasy Miniatures 88-90, as well as a super grotty digital compilation of The Emperor's Will.
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>>98151306Not with teeth like those
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>>98151392I think GW is too tied up in lore to do something like that. If it was North Star they would just do Space Marines II. >>98151308I don't *remember* if it was his artwork I liked most or not, I tended to prefer a lot of the art in WHFB 4th and a bit earlier. >>98151292Certainly an image like this makes me more intrigued by something like 40k which like a lot of sci fi ends up being even more magical than fantasy. The current aesthetic is technically "good" but not atmospheric. The tell is they always recycled images but you didn't mind but now it's annoying.
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>>98151298He had >Kill niggers, behead niggerstattooed across his upper back
>>98151445
>turned down for job>inbox spammed by indians for a week now>losing money on my gold mining stocks 3x letf>lost money on my crypto shit play>my new laptop is bsoding because nvidia vibe codes all their fucking drivers now>john blanche is deadWhen things go wrong for me it's like it's a constant and continuous storm of everything going wrong without me getting any kind of mental break. And everyone is spamming that it's mental health month but I am less mentally helathy than ever.
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RIP
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>>98151479These are just short comments about other people's body of work, but I think it's sweet how he expresses admiration for his colleagues.
RIP, always loved his art.
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>>98151489RIP Wayne England, died a couple of years ago now.
>>98151496The end.
>>98151492That's Adrian Smith FYI
>>98151465Damn straight! He put the handsomest and most heroic Space Marine chapter in the galaxy on the front of the 2nd Edition boxed set!Here he is in the studio c. 1986 painting "The Grand Dwarf Alliance".
>>98151501Thanks for sharing this anon. It's interesting to see him talk about newer artists like Kevin Chin, who did some amazing Silver Tower stuff. Sadly GW does not seem to be able to hold onto artists at all these days and I think both Chin and Thomas Elliott have departed.
>>98151207Depends on the army. Nighthaunt and Kharadron overlords seem to be based very closely on his concepts, while others like stormcast or gloomspite gitz have more subtle influence. Funnily enough like a week ago I was contemplating trying to send an email or whatever his way to ask on what other (if any) AoS armies he did concept art for, but I got distracted by some other stuff. Maybe it's for the best that I didn't bother him with nonsense like that in his final days. Or maybe he would've appreciated the interest. Who knows.
>>98151454holy narcissism posting
RIP to a real nigga
>>98150412>>98150479>>98151246Some of my favourites are already posted, thanks anons.>>98150911Please let us keep Ian for a while longer.
>>98151552Miller was apparently at the UK Game Expo last week, so he was still well enough to go to cons, which I don't think was the case for Blanche for at least the last year
>>98151537Were all you exes narcissists too?
>>98151492I really love all the other characters in this, the normal marines on both sides, and imagining myself as one of them witnessing the most titanic battle between two men who would be Gods.
He will be missed. I loved his art. I may try some blanchitsu one day
The man's art had so much soul they could almost fill the Maelstrom.
>>98150372fuck this gay nigger earth
MODSPLAY THIShttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-6dKVNt1C4
>>98151422nothing like a little bit of teeth on the shaft
ITT: third worlders who were never exposed to classical art
>>98151404>aversion to the colour bluebased ultramarines hater
>tfw
>>98151404>Known for: Aversion to the color blue
>>98151610Some people actually lived in the time they were born in.
>>98151113Yeah the emperor's actual body looks more like this/what we saw in the recent edition trailer, alot more tubes less skeletal but still really fucked up
Yeah.... this art style is lost forever now.No one makes anything remotely close it it.
>notable influences: British cuisine
>>98151492>no watamelon
>>98151254There are no words on this earth to describe the vast expanse of my hatred of this
>>98151496I have always loved this view of a space hulk in particular. Just... something about it, man.
>>98150372FMay he rest in peace
>>98150706>>98151415Added the four (+1) Steve Jackson Sorcery! gamebooks. Primal Blanche illustrations in a non-GW setting. >>98151675And Dainton just does digital speed painting now, a damn shame.
>>98150496>>98150555>>98150708>>98150984>>98151117This isn't toxic positivity echo chamber like Reddit. Someone dying does not excuse his shit art. Those are literal doodles he painted. He wasn't kopinski who actually could paint and so deserves to be called out on being a hack he was.
>>98150372A legend till the very end. He also left his mark on Trench Crusade. I am proud to have one of his last pieces of art in it's book.
>>98151014Just saying that it's a trend.
Both Warhammers wouldn't have got where they are without him.
>>98151610>Classical art>Posts a Romantic painting You are artistically illiterate.Ironically enough, John Blanche was a big enjoyer of art from many periods of history, his own work was influenced by Napoleonic era paintings, medieval illuminations and baroque art. Unlike you, he would've also been able to tell apart different periods in art.
>>98151747Concepted half of two universes and and hired the artists that did the other half. Art Director at the biggest wargame company in the world from the very start. Thousands of published illustrations. The father of painting toy soldiers as an art. Directly or indirectly inspired millions. A hack. You could try and sound less jealous.
>>98151799By classical art I obviously didn't mean the period known as "Classical" art but rather the vernacular "classical" which would refer to pre-Impressionist European art, you fucking neanderthal.
>>98151799He didn't know about Anders Zorn though, which is kinda funny since a lot of people assumed he used the Zorn Palette, but he had in fact never heard of him
>>98151803Garbage perspective, proportions, everything is a blurry mess to hide his mistakes, even garbage color palette.Yeah, a hack. Overrated hack. Other 40k artists were decent. He wasn't.
>>98151803
Damn. One of the great is gone. Apprecisted his art.
>>98151747Shut the fuck up you dumbass
Less trolling, more art.
>>98151706Drawing on blank tarot cards in a way that makes it seem like an ancient mosaic.God, he will be fondly remembered.
>>98150545I literally made myself broke picking up this print when the GW store had them a few years back. Already had a couple things but I saw this and couldn’t resist. It sits in pride of place above my hobby table.Rest In Peace, John Blanche. Him and GW had moved away from each other for a long time now. But his artistic vision, along with a few other legends, set the aesthetic underpinning of these worlds for me and a lot of other people. It will continue to do so as well, the shit they churn out these days is forgettable whereas this stuff is timeless. Thanks for setting my mind ablaze John.All trolls in this thread deserve misery and pain in their lives.
>>98151836>UMM AKSHUALLY WORDS DON'T MEAN WHAT THEY MEANlmaoFucking trogdolyte
>>98151803Some people believe you can make great designs by stacking good design elements on top of each other. But for the most part, what separates a great design thing from a mediocre one is the whole. It really doesn't matter all that much if your concepts aren't drawn that great if the perfect version of that design lives in your mind and you can recruit someone more capable to realize it for you.
>>98151877Wonder if he ever make a tarot deck?
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>>98151877There's at least one other stormcast concept art by blanche out there that I know of
>>98151836>I obviously meantSorry, but using "classical" like you are reeks of Reddit RETVRN larpfaggotry. You are a casualty of the culture war, not an art enjoyer.Now, let us end this pointless bickering and keep honouring the passing of a great man.
>>98151610Blanche was very clearly exposed and trained on the world of classical art His work is a steal for the likes of John Martin mixed with the new wave impressionism and modified to fit the zeitgeist of the 70's through 80'sOlder art strives for realism because photography didn't exist and neither did AI. Instead it tries to evoke a feeling and passion Blanches art is also art for mass consumption and printing so its clearly not filling the same niche as a 4x3 canvas artwork on the wall, it needs to fit the page. I'm not going to call myself a total admirer of his work but it has definite aesthetic qualities and evocotive styles when coupled with the dark gothic text of the setting that completes them both
RIP. The era of perma-onions is now upon us.
>>98151920His favourite work of art was apparently Albrecht Altdorfer's The Battle of Alexander at Issus, he even managed to get it as GW box art for the 90s version of Mighty Empires
>>98151836Only neanderthal would call anything pre-impressionist classical. Absolute scrambling cope.
>>98150879I’m sure they’ll do them eventually when they need to sell a million models of a brontosaurus with lasers
>>98151947I'd be proud of this, too.
>>98151980In his taste of art?
>>98151891The sad fact is that they did make such a thing, but long ago and probably only available at an event or something. I would pay GW money for such a deck.
>>98151982Yes
>>98150372Rip
>>98151935Retard.
>>98151935what drives people to post shit like this in a memorial thread man
>>98152000>in-universe blache tarot deckThat thing must be close to a grand on the secondary market.
>>98151992This one has always been a favorite of mine, it’s so on the nose
>>98152034none on ebay from what I can find, not even single cards. the inquisitor sketchbook is $3-500 leafbux
>>98152017being a redhat is a mental illness, and they have to insert their culture war bullshit into every discussion. I always appreciated Blanche's ability to use opaque layering over a painting to create a second, almost watercolourist layer of smokes, incense, and atmosphere that you could almost feel like was just asking to be wafted away to get a clear view of the underlying creature.
>>98151891Several.>>98152000It's kind of wild that the Emperor's Tarot is such a shoe in for easy to sell, low overhead, add on merch, yet GW can't fathom the easy sell. FOMO or bust.
https://officialfightingfantasy.blogspot.com/2026/06/john-blanche-1948-2026.html
>>98151422They're Brits, they gotta be used to it
>>98151891>>98152000>>98152034>Wonder if he ever make a tarot deck?He illustrated the Dark Millennium™ playing cards, too.
>>98152103I will never get tired of it.
I should try and kitbash/convert this guy, in honor of John
>>98152121Luckily managed to nab those before they went OOP.
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>>98150521I liked his depictions of stormcasts, never really dug marines but grim dark paladins seemed cool in his images.
Absolutely one of the greats, thanks for the lifelong hobby John. RIP.
Rip
RIP Legend. No one did Eldar quite like you.
>>98150756That pic is Warhammer 40k for me
What got him?We were prepared for Paul Sawyer demise.
>>98152246He took a swig of paint water
>>98150372So long old man
>>98151877Is that blue? In my Blanche art?!
>>98152246He had a stroke a few years ago and I think kidney problems? He's lucky he got as long as he did.
>no news on wh communityThis is fucking disrespectful
>>98152017A profound lack of love for themselves and their fellow man.
>>98152323They gotta whip up something to sell first.
>>98150372Rip, only 78 too? Must have been some kind of medical condition.
>>98152361Technically it's always either an accident or medical condition, no? It's just that with older age the body tends to accumulate more and more of the latter and handle them worse. But yes, he was ill.
>>98152361Sedentary nerd boomer. 78 is pretty good for them. Getting fat fucks you up.
Godspeed John.
RIPI remember reading something recently about him getting back into painting Orks and playing with his son and his son's friends sucks bro
>>98150521Already posted in >>98150479Have it in bigger size too
>7:30pm in the yookay>still no word from GWfuck those cunts
RIP Big Man
>>98151415They actually used that bottom pic again in a Dark Heresy Sourcebook (Blod of Martyrs I think).It always looked odd to me.
I still remember my childhood friend telling me about this cool thing called Warhammer. He's been gone for a while now, and now the man who created so much of what we loved has joined him.
>>98152482Maybe tomorrow, but I wouldn't expect one GW has spent years removing artist signatures and credits from their booksThe fact that some of Blanche's work was used in Magic: The Gathering by the artist was credited as "Games Workshop" says it all
>>98152496Top right was definitely used in one of the RPG sourcebooks too, I think it was something for Rogue Trader. The second one feels like something I've seen in DH as well. But they definitely don't stand out as much as the bottom one
>>98152510>wotc not using the retro artifact frame for doat artifactsGrim
I saw a cool magazine cover when i randomly visited the local bookstore last millenium, i flickered through it and saw a lot of awesome shit and i had to buy it.It was White Dwarf 202 and where my hobby journey began.
>>98152510GW has a very bizarre system for crediting people. Just look at any of their W+ stuff, no credit for writers, VAs, animators, etc. Whatever Amazon ends up putting out will probably be the first time that GW has had to credit everyone properly.
>>98152517DH reused a lot of Inquisitor art since they shared a lot of material
>>98150372Long live the King.
>>98150372Rip legends fed my imagination as a kid really hard!
>>98151306Do not disrespect my waifu!
>>98151858post your work tranny
>>98151858PYW faggot
>>98150372I will always contend that Mordheim is GW's most thematic and flavorful game of all time, and Johns art was instrumental in making it so evocative. Not to mention the influence he had on Warhammers aesthetics as a whole.Rest in peace you absolute legend.
>>98152510Bought at the speed of light, I'll use it as a bookmark in one of his artbooks
>>98152531It’s due to the Matt Ward hate, as the internet got more popular GW employees started getting online death threats.
>>98152531They credit everyone in the RPG books but the archive art is still just Games Workshop rather than, say, David Gallagher or Ian Miller
>>98152598His and Wigley's collaboration on Mordheim art is nothing short of legendary.
>>98152621>using magic cards as bookmarksI have two Circle of Protection: Black left over from my magic collection that I've been using as bookmarks for decades now.
>>98151241SHE SUCKED HIM DRY! BITCH! At least he died with a smile on his face I guess.
>>98150412I was going to post that one too. Back in college we had a thing talking about out favorite artists and I had John Blanche and specifically the bfg cover art on my list
Tonight I'll be taking that white dwarf issue I have with the interview he did for that new edition or whatever it was. All I can remember about it right now is mentioning his "facination with entropy". Rest in peace.
>>98150398It's incredible how 40k fans find this stuff cool looking.
>>98152569>>98152585>you MUST be an artist to think a work of art is shitlol
>>98152234For me it's Epic, as in the old Space Marine ruleset. That very pic was either on the army box or a faction expansion.
>>98152650>he doesnt use ABU dual lands as his bookmarksngmi
>>98152566Your waifu is dead.
>>98152814>That very pic was either on the army box or a faction expansion.Citadel used it as the front of the box for the First Edition (Rogue Trader) Imperial Guard plastic box. The first place I saw it was a two-page spread in the White Dwarf Compendium (the "Red Book").
Are you a brave enough Wizard to quest for the Crown of Kings?
>>98152510If you credit people, those people will affect your brand when they leave. Piggies should love the company, not the artists!
goodnight, sweet prince.
>>98150372Rest In Peace old man. Should have made it a hundred but we all can’t have that.I always liked your works.I hope you have a good rest on the other side.
>>98152851OK, so I might have confused something. Or maybe it was a full-page ilustration in some Epic-related material.
>>98150645He was also much more controversial. They didn't do any for Paul Sawyer either.
>>98152459Found an old, half forgotten "I'll get around to it" the other week while rummaging through some boxes and thought better late than never, finished her up the other day. It was fun.The universe has a peculiar sense of timing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqNLBQ17wlA
>>98150850It had no soul left to lose.
>>98150372RIP Blanche, your stuff was great
>>98153006The interviewer or whatever is completely garbage, holy fuck what a mouthbreather.
>>98151492Biblical
>>98152621>a beloved artist died>OH BOY I CAN'T WAIT TO CONSOOOOOM AND SHOVEL MONEY AT A CORPORATION HE WASN'T AFFILIATED WITH USING ARTWORK FOR WHICH HE'S NOT EVEN CREDITEDYou're a special kind of scumsucker and you deserve anal cancer.
>>98150372His art was a big reason I loved Warhammer. A world of darkness and oddity which will always stay with me in nightmares.
>>98152941Sawyer had worked for Warlord for a long time at that point, who I think did do a proper obituary for him so maybe GW didn't feel the need to, whereas Blanche was a company man for like 35 years before he retired
>>98153032Wasn't the entire movie just an excuse to advertise a wargame(Doom 1482, I think) made by Mormons?
>>98150645Yeah, but "SOD OFF BRYAN ANSELL!"
>>98150372I always associated him with older work, but he was designing fairly recent stuff
>>98150372RIP. F.
>>98152863baZED
>>98151318Did you see the Last World rumour kerfuffle? That plus general dissatisfaction among Sigpiggies with the rules for the current edition have them fairly down in the dumps.
>>98151566Just your mom
>>98153112Yeah people forget he had a big hand in aos tooSpeaking of, picrel kind of feels like his style but I don't think it actually is him right?
This has always been my favourite image in all of Warhammer and possibly ever.Did Blanche do this one?
F to the soul that got me into the franchise. The age of the men of iron is closer every time we lose real art.
>>98150398AIDS cant claim a fag like you quickly enough.
>>98153328That's Will Rees.
>>98153399>Will ReesI see. Alright, thank you.
>>98151241He looks like Mr. Plinkett here kek
>>98152225>That lean>dem boobsThat one in white with the musket is 100% an Infinity Daktari catgirl with some chopping. Anyway. F for the man who inspired so much of my own art.
>>98151399>Polygon>Doing any sort of journalism or researchPick one
>>98153260I think it was Phil Moss but I'm not 100% certain on that. If so then it should be on his IG. But I know it's not a Blanche piece.
>>98153444Blanche did always liked his women in bustiers and platform heels
actually kind of disgusting GW hasn't said anything yet, I'll give them til tomorrow
>>98151440God, not even he could salvage the Kharadron design. What an absolute shitshow of an army.
>>98153046Do go on. Please post proof that you are a real fan.
>>98153425That's Dave Gallagher, see the DG?
>>98153474It's not GW policy to have obitury's this isn't the comic industry where an artist or writer dies, they get a page in months' releases, pic being an example of one this week from Marvel.Maybe in next month's White Dwarf they can sacrifice a page of two of ads for one
>>98153487>I was so mad fucked up the timestamp.Oh well, holier than thou got me a bit heated.
>>98153474I can kind of understand as the workers at GW are probably the most affected, they worked with him for years.I expect one tomorrow
>>98153497they made a whole post directly relating to george floyd
>>98150372NOOOOOO
>>98153516tbf to GW, so did literally every public-facing company/ NGO and institution in the UK. It's not fair to single out GW
Seemed like a really nice chap. As i understand it he was also in charge of the GW art department for a long period and under his guidance was the period i enjoyed the most and really got my imagination going which sadly none of the new art does in the same way. His vision and art undoubtedly shaped the entire setting for the better. My favourite is probably the BFG box or maybe some of the random necron concepts. Rest in piece old fella, you will be missed.
rip in pepperonihopefully you can rest easy
>>98150372F ;_;7
>98150398Not even worth a (You)
>>98150398Rather than just shit on you like everyone else, I'll actually address this bait, because I bet there are a couple of people who actually think that.Yes, some of his work hasn't aged well. You could say the same of a lot of art from the eighties, particularly fantasy art. Styles have simply moved on. And it's the nature of working as a commercial artist that a lot of minor works end up looking a little janky.But look at that >>98150412, or >>98150545, and try to tell me with a straight face that he didn't have a level of genius. His eye for using colour, creating the sensation of action, and for composition of a frame were the equal of any fantasy artist of his time. And not only did he capture the techno-gothic the creators of 40k were going for perfectly, he defined the aesthetic of early 40k. Putting aside the question of his talent for a moment, a lot of 40k is built on his vision. He deserves to be commemorated on this board for that alone.
>>98153555These fags speaking out like the little insignificant roaches they are regarding a titan of Warhammer’s past would be the same kind of people who throw tomato sauce on art pieces in museums like their commie fuckwad comrades in arms. I have no respect for the distaste. The losers that comment like this never created anything of their own while at the same time sit and judge like some Cheeto dust BMI of 45 losers they are. They are like food critics that can’t cook. It’s laughable. Short answer, they are pure unfiltered losers of the highest order.
Not even a mention on Warcom. Pathetic.
>>98153555Not him and I don’t agree with him at all but the dark Templar artwork looks kinda shit.
>>98153673I think they are preparing a post, making a small article would be more disrespectful than no article at all Imo
>>98153674This should classify as mental illness
>>98150398Probably his worst work in the worst 2nd edition codex (people still argue over jump pack khornate terminators with 2+ 2d6 saves because it's hard to find the rules that say you can't do this + those players probably don't even pay the looted imperium tech tax) but good enough for kids
>>98153674I'm sorry you're blind.I imagine you like the current black templar artworks with the weird necks?
>>98153698Eh... I like it, but it's not his BEST stuff. Those are things like the BFG and Epic 40k box arts, the original Sisters of Battle Codex cover... and of course this.Because of me, the 2nd edition box artwork is the definition of what 40k IS.
>>9815280440K's greatest strength is the fact that the universe function on the logic of what someone around the ages of five to nine finds awesome. They looked at stuff like Star Wars and just went "Yeah yeah, but what if it was even cooler than that?! What if there was an entire army of Darth Vaders with big guns? What if instead of gray robot camels it was a walking church with laser cannons and Gatling guns. What if there were that tanks shot rounds the size of oil drums? What if people used chainsaw swords!?"
>>98153752Oh fuck, I forgot about this one >>98153752, yeah add that to the pile too.
What make's Blanche's style both unique and beloved? I feel like if someone tried to do it now, it'd look like cheap concept art, but among the Impressionistic profiles and tones there is so much detail packed into things and so much emotion even in the way snow falls in a portrait of a Voystroyan or in the faces of a horde of zealots standing behind a Sister of Battle.
>>98151836>by x I of course meant yFace it you've got no fucking idea. Which is fine, but you're going to act like you're hot shit you actually need to know something if you don't want to make a fool of yourself.The guy's doing you a favour by telling you what the era you invariably like is called, you might find something else you could possibly appreciate. Unless the factory that pumps out dysfunctionally autistic 4chan posters has given you a firmware update, you like a handful of romantic and neoclassical works. Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog, Oath of the Horatii, a handful of other Caspar David Friedrich works, and if you like anything more recent or abstracted it's going to be Beksiński. You've done well to post something not quite so clichéd. I did write most, but I'd go so far as to say all of the early GW artists had a better degree of knowledge than you, because frankly leafing through a few art books on the shelf or having a long visit to a major gallery would be all it takes. Which again, wouldn't mean anything if you weren't a complete retard being smug and having deluded yourself into thinking you have an inherent superiority.Anyway, you were baiting by being an inflammatory retard, seems you just didn't realise that's what you're actually gifted at.
>>98153759A big part of it is the medium IMO. Blanche's more sketchy works are still really textural so I don't think they're the best example of this, but if you go back to some of the old b&w codex art there's background objects that fade into really gestural lines and wash, that, even with better digital brushes still looks like unfinished garbage. It's the subtle textures of physical media.
>>98153752Nemesis the Warlock and 70s French comics were already doing most of that though
>>98153848Most of his art really looks like daydreaming, where you have a central piece which is somewhat chaotic, and the background is fading as its not in focus of your mind
>>98153674What exactly is it about it that you don't like? I'm >>98153555 btw
>>98153759The thing about Blanche's concept art is that it lays out very clear textures and shapes to work with. It's inspirational without being a straightjacket, and it's why he fires the imagination. He also did a hell of a job showing people how to weld hilariously different models into a single army with little extra bits and a palette
>>98153858A true fact that doesn't change the fact that warhammer is great for doing it as well.
>>98153555>some of his work hasn't aged well.Wrong.>>98153759It's just so creative, but despite being chaotic and gestural it's not messy, there's a lot of detail and a really striking palette.
>>98150398This isn't bad but it looks more like Russ Nicholson's style than Blanche.
>>98153527As everyone's mother used to say, if all your friends were jumping off a bridge, would you jump too?Fuck, pressure every UK NGO to write an obituary for Blanche, he's certainly contributed more to society.
>>98153474Fighting Fantasy did like the moment the news dropped and it's a much smaller company lol. GW is just lazy.
Rest in peace, what a fucking sad one. I'm glad I was able to run shoulders with him briefly at BOYL, though we didn't interact it felt like seeing Bigfoot or something to have seen Blanche himself rolling dice at a table in person. His creative vision and artworks were always what attracted me to Warhammer before anything else. A true creative.
>>98151753His talent was wasted on such hackey bullshit of a game
>>98154039Yeah. He spoke positively about Mike Franchina's art as well, which makes sense considering it's basically a simulacrum of Blanche's style.I suppose you could say he poorly judged TC's character, although he was at GW for a lot of their bullshit too. For all we rightly appreciate him for, he probably was familiar with not rocking the boat.
>>98150398It's kool
RIP old manyou have made me spend a lot of money
>>98154086Kek. It's true.
>>98150756I remember years back those words on the banner launched me into a autistic spree to make more sense of it. I identified it as a quote from Dante's inferno. I was then curious how it had been translated into my own language. I made research and concluded that there had been 14 different translations over the centuries. I managed to track down and borrow half of them from different public libraries, just so I could look up different interpretations and translations of these words from the 40k art.I also actually have the very RTB box with this art, but that is just by random chance.
>>98152804The stuff you find cool when you're 10 doesn't stop being cool when you're 30 because a redditor tells you so
>>98154114What's even less well known is that the central figure on that banner is that of Duncanius Rhodius. He is revered as something of a saint, and some Imperial Guard regiments pray to him as an intercessionary figure when they feel their coats are not thin enough.Not going to waste image count with this post. IYKYK
>>98150545The defining 40k artwork for me. Of course, it was on the box that me and friend bought and split between us way back in 2000.The image is my personal proof that at the end of the day there is nothing else like 40k and for me there never will be.I also always find it mindbogglingy that the guy who painted this was the same guy who made all that other more "sketchy" illustrations.
>>98154147It's usually 4channers doing that
>>98154160no u
I hate artists I could be this man's age one day and I still draw like a toddler, it's impossible to ever reach this kind of skill as a fully grown employed adult.
>>98154162this place is full of cynical assholes doebeit
