Ashur Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 There is a lot of primarchs artwork (official one) in the HH collected visions. But can we assume that the GW art is the "autentic" look of the primarchs ? In other words, can we imagine the primarchs as being diferent from the HH artwork? (I'm specially talking about their faces). Any opinions? I suppose we all tend to imagine por favorite primarchs differently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrox Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Not sure if the book is official, but I think a lot of the Art for the Primrachs in HH:CV portays them as overly elaborate, with all sorts of robes and bling dangling off them - i was quite disappointed to be honest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Loken Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Yeah I've got to say I always pictured Dorn being a little less flashy. And I always pictured Russ as looking a bit like Rab C Nesbitt, string vest and all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sons of Horus Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 who cares if they're official. if you wanna imagine them differently then go ahead, no one is stopping you :D. remember 40k encourages creativity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokunator Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Most Visions images have a certain 'Blanchesque' quality to them which clashes with the rules of normal anatomy (even taking the differences between Primarchs and 21st century humans into account). Take for example the illustration of Magnus in Collected Visions, who looks slightly grotesque. However, some of the other pictures (for example, 'Sanguinius, Bane of Daemons') look extremely cool and I could imagine that these Primarchs look like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 There is no 'offical' artwork depicting the primarchs, there is only artist renderings from their own perspectives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJB Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 You forget John Blanches drawing of Jaghatai Khan, I assume everyone he killed died laughing at his highly flamboyant dress sense, especially the high heels (pg 95)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrox Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Yeah that Jaghatai pic is awful IMO They are supposed to be heading up a Space Marine Legion, not leading elephants over the Alps :nuke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashur Posted January 14, 2009 Author Share Posted January 14, 2009 I was specially thinking in the beardless Leman Russ (thats just against nature!!!). And the child face of Konrad Curze. Jaghatai is actually the only one that I pictured as in the artwork. something close to this. http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1259/106231..._cf700ce819.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Spirit Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 They are indeed Blanchesque. And that's the important part. The drawings of John Blanche are way over-the-top but a story is in the details. these drawings are at the founding of the gothic style and darkness of the game's design. So even though there is sometimes too much detail, those details are symbolic for who and how the primarch is. At least, that's my opinion. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyundivided Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Yeah I've got to say I always pictured Dorn being a little less flashy. And I always pictured Russ as looking a bit like Rab C Nesbitt, string vest and all. http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2007/12_01/RabCNesbitt_468x641.jpg "Ah fahggin' killed aboot a million Thoosand Sons jimmy!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrox Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 LOL!!! class Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlmb_123 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Ashur: Russ has never had a beard. And I think the Lord Macragge model was later renamed Guilliman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raulmichile Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Ashur: Russ has never had a beard. And I think the Lord Macragge model was later renamed Guilliman. It was renamed Marneus Calgar to be precise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Loken Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Yes Andyundivided yes! That's him right there, thats Russ. And you know the powerfull booze that they drink in the Space Wolves? Tennants Super Lager! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorns Padawan Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 andyundivided: LOL dude thats classic!!!!!Just as you would imagine Rab, er i mean... Russ to look like!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormboy Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 In my opinion the images of Primarchs are much like the artwork we have of Christ now. Because even in our short history we do not have all the facts. So I think the artwork in 40K is just a cool image - and creatively folks do not have to use the artwork as fixed. Think of it as what happens as tales get spun into mythic proportions. People like Hercules, Achillies, Perseus... all have this Mythic quality - similar to the Primarchs in the 40K cannon. Inspiring...? Certainly. But fact...? Probably not. In short. Model them in a way that you see them being. Your interpretation is just like the artwork. An image based off years of epic stories and tales of mythic proportions.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_Caerolion Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Where is this above mentioned "child-face of Curze" to be found, Ashur? I've never heard of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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