Awaken_Realms Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Hello, We’re currently working on a very special and very big project – a venerable, millennia old Warlord Titan. It’s a really important project for us – for a “miniature” of that proportion and level of detail deserve the best we can do. And as a display piece, it must be oozing with as much of that as we can! To represent the great campanies the sacred warmachine of Omnissiah took part in, it’s armour was adorned by the representations of the foes he smited down. Also, may other adornments were added by the Mechanicum Artificers during the centuries of service… take a look at some of those below (and wait for the rest!) What also will be present on the model? What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olis Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Wow. That is some impressive freehand. I would suggest, for further embellishments, perhaps some specific Imperial/Mechanicus imagery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Chaplain Kage Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 The work is very good, but why would you paint xenos murals on your titan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firepower Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Fantastic freehand, but yeah, I find the choice of painting xenos to represent past campaigns kind of odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black_out Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 I too am curious as to why xenos. That being said they're some beautifully painted xenos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathspectersgt7 Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Read the OP. Great free hand can't wait to see the finished product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teetengee Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 I feel like painting the xenos fleeing might have made more sense.Gorgeous though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger9gamer Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 I feel like painting the xenos fleeing might have made more sense. Gorgeous though. I feel it's more of "yea, look how badass these Xenos are? I kicked their ass." I agree it's amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeternus Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Lovely. Truly. Even if it is xeno, I feel it's a good way to show the battles, rather than just displaying a list with names of campaigns. I look forward to more :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prot Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 The work is beautiful. The subject matter? Well personally I would have apparitions of the emperor. A piece this old deserves homage to the Emperor. :) Just great work though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Reinhard Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 I've had the logic of putting xenos on the God Machine put before me. And I just can't agree with the decision. Which means :cuss all, because it isn't my God Machine, so whatever. Lovely job so far though. Can't wait to see machine itself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awaken_Realms Posted October 30, 2015 Author Share Posted October 30, 2015 I've had the logic of putting xenos on the God Machine put before me. And I just can't agree with the decision. Which means all, because it isn't my God Machine, so whatever. Lovely job so far though. Can't wait to see machine itself The idea for this kind of imagery was to use the shining aquila present on the model as the "shining light of the Emperor" that is punishing those that dare to oppose - and the Xenos are not here for display, but as a memorial of the campaigns the Warlord fought (displayed on the parchments above each freehand) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Heinrich Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 The freehand is amazing, and no doubt the finished project will be awesome. I also know it's unlikely you guys will go back and change the imagery as well based on what people say here, however I will say that since this has the feel of classical murals and frecos, that typically when enemies are depicted, it is as being conquered and crushed beneath the feet of the victor. Like so: http://usercontent1.hubimg.com/6160062_f520.jpg http://www.crisismagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Eugene-Delacroix-St.-Michael-defeats-the-Devil-854-61.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandrian Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 These look amazing!!! IMO the Xeno's don't look out of place. The way the aquila is spreading over the Xeno's presents the notion that "This Warlord fought the Tyranid swarms in the name of the Emperor and won; Fought the Orc Hordes for the Imperium and triumphed." Keep up the great work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awaken_Realms Posted October 30, 2015 Author Share Posted October 30, 2015 These look amazing!!! IMO the Xeno's don't look out of place. The way the aquila is spreading over the Xeno's presents the notion that "This Warlord fought the Tyranid swarms in the name of the Emperor and won; Fought the Orc Hordes for the Imperium and triumphed." Keep up the great work Exactly that way.;) The Aquila is here being the metaphorical "Imperium" smiting down the xeno foes raising their abominable heads;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augustmanifesto Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Well, I need new underpants now -- which is about the highest compliment I can give. I like the freehand choice, for sure, but agree with others that a more vanquished depiction of the enemies of the imperium would be more evocative but. That being said, I could not produce this kind of work, so, whateves! *followed* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interrogator Stobz Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Great concept and absolutely fantastic artwork! I do agree with some of the comments above that the metaphor is a little vague, adding an Imperial force to each panel to show the struggle would have been much clearer. Still fantastic nonetheless. One thing I do think definitely needs addressing in order for this to be the best piece of work you can produce (and I can tell that will be epic) is the calligraphy within the scrolls. The alignment with the scrolls are out, the font size is inappropriately small, the spacing between the words and letters also needs work. I say this as a younger me (25 years ago) did a lot of calligraphy in art school and it is one of those things that I immediately notice. Please take anything here with a grain of salt, your work is awesome! Carry on...we collectively can't wait to see more stobz EDIT: +++I put my Mod hat on and moved this thread here to WIPs; once this beauty is complete, post a new thread in Hall of Honour, it will surely be more than worthy of a position there.+++ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechanist Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Lovely work. I think some extra murals on adjacent pannels with the foe lying dead and an angelic representation of the titan crushing them underfoot would add to the storytelling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retributis Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Amazing, amazing work... but why a whole shield for a cyber-cherub? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Blaire Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 I agree with Brother Heinrich and others above, the idea of putting whole, live xenos on the murals is the problem to me. They look great, but if they are to represent foes defeated, then they should appear defeated, laid to waste across the battlefield by the Titan. Alive and moving just seems odd and more like a veneration of the xenos. The artwork is beautiful though, awesome freehand. Just very out of place, especially for this board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriegsmacht Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Love the artwork great work. I esecially like the Cherub. The game needs more of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sockwithaticket Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Goes wirthout saying that it's all utterly gorgeous. I think the idea with the chest plates will work better once you see it constructed. The aquila will be standing right between the two foes representing the Imperium as a bulwark for humanity against its many foes, the Warlord itself a microcosm of that, a towering giant against which the enemy will throw itself and fail.Only thing I don't like is the cherub shield, but that's because I don't like the flying naked babies in my 40k imagery, no matter how grimdark they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimdarkness Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Well there have been 13 black crusades so you could pick one of them. Maybe the titan legion hates the idea of the necron and it's affront to the machine god. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awaken_Realms Posted November 4, 2015 Author Share Posted November 4, 2015 Hello, Time for a little update;) This time a banner for the Warlord, depicting the list of great conflicts the warmachine took part of. Pay attention to last two of them – it’s shedding some light upon the allegiance of this particular Warlord and is a bit of foreshadowing of a big come-back of certain someone. Will you be able to guess who are we talking about? Who is making a big come-back next time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olis Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Oh, my, who could it be...? Uriel Ventris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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