So, Black Library have put the final (lo-res) image up for the new Dan Abnett Horus Heresy novel, "Know No Fear" and here it is for your perusal:
(Above)
Zero-G punchup!
Ultramarine Primarch, Roboute Guilliman
PUNCHING THE HEAD OFF
a heretic WordBearer
(Above, detail)The face was inspired
by the previous Ultramarine I painted
for 'Battle for the Abyss'
by the previous Ultramarine I painted
for 'Battle for the Abyss'
(Above)I LOVED adding the details
on this one, the blood globules hanging in space,
the ship detailing and all the rest.
on this one, the blood globules hanging in space,
the ship detailing and all the rest.
The idea for this image was to have a true 360 degree punch up, so the cover was designed to show some combat if you turned the image round to any angle.
I added a harsh lens-flare with lens dust, the kind of which you see on the NASA Apollo Moon-landing photographs (a great inspiration for this piece)
Well ,that's all for this time, when the book's out I'll do a full process post - sketches and reference. But for now, enjoy the hard vacuum of space...!