Its been a while , not sure how long the blog will last before vanishing back into the Æther so i will try to keep this short.
I read the city by James Herbert and Ian Miller for the first time a few months back . It inspired me to build some stuff .
Ian miller.
I should mention for those that didn't know Ian miller has a new art book out entitled The art of Ian Miller
A few months back I found a prolific Ex Libris artist who's work is quite reminiscent of Ian millers,
Oleg Denysenko
Albin Brunovsky
Since discovering the work of Albin Brunovsky i have been struck by the similarity of it to Ian millers work on the realms of Chaos.
James Herbert
Whoa, seems I managed to witness one of the rare realspace appearances of this blog -- awesome!!
ReplyDeleteStunning work on the Trencher type models, Neil: Something similar has been on my mind today, as it happens -- because a concept resembling this artwork appeared in weirdingway's sketches for his Navigator warband -- is this all part of one big conspiracy, I wonder? ;)
Really love the small mutant as well! Where did you find the parts for that?
Keep up the inspiring work, mate!
Hey Buddy , I think Weirding ways big head navigator has guided it back with its powerful astronomicon psychic presence ;-)
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well glad you like the kettle helmets , i made them a few weeks before seeing your scion conversions and then thought bugger why didn't I think of that.
such a lovely conversion btw
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ReplyDeleteLike a hulk suddenly appearing from the void, you're here again.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely stunning conversions there mate, they really capture that Miller-esque Sci-Fantasy baroque look.
My Ian Miller art book is still in the post at the mo, can't wait to get it in my grubby mitts and pore over it :)
Aye up Blackheart ;-) hope your well , I have not ordered the miller book yet , kinda saving it for a special treat , so quite jealous of you there.
Deleteglad i enabled comments again now ;-) its good to see old faces..
yeah I will try to keep the blog open at least until the upcoming realms of Chaos game on june 21st , but keeping the darkness of the void at bay is often like trying to hold back the sea.
cheers
Yeah I'm actually feeling better than I have done for quite some time.
DeleteI very nearly gave up on the whole blogging thing mid-way through last year.
I made some changes in my life, some of them quite difficult. But things are improving.
Actually been more active on the blog in the last couple of months than the whole of last year. (apart from the odd hiccup).
But however long you're about, I'll look forward to seeing whatever you want to share on here. I've always found it inspirational.
And I really hope you're faring well too :)
Aye up back for a bit .. glad to hear things are on the up for you matey - things are so so for me at the moment - but be assured I will always come back to opus to make sense of it all.
DeleteVery impressive work, thanks for posting those artists as well
ReplyDeleteThanks Alexander, no worries , i have a few posts about artists planned for when i have a little more free time. Cheers
DeleteFantastic conversions - I own some of the original sketches that Ian Miller developed as scavvies while with GW and went on to inform the James Herbert art - in fact some of the images are used alongside each other in his book.
ReplyDeleteI'm very interested to understand how you built the conversions - do you have a part guide? Similarly, I'd love to replicate the little doggies :)
Aye up Axiom apologies for the late reply, thanks for the positives mate, Really interesting that you have the Original sketches .. i would very much like to see those if you ever scan them ;-) I dont have a guide for the conversions , i dont really work like that, however i think i can remember the bits.. the bigger dog the one that looks like a Doberman had :
Deletespace wolf backpack head
tyranid taumagaunt ? body
forgworld thallax back leg and tail
cant remember what the collar came form maybe inquisitorial arco flaggelants
dog tag from space wolf weapons
ears were plasticard i think..
the little mechanical dog was :
space wolf hammer - head
cut down necron legs for legs
feet were genestealer fingers
body dark eldar pain engine thalos ? whips
tail was a forgeworld thallax arm piece
extra spikes were cut from the deldar pain engine bits
hope that helps
thanks for sharing those , they are brilliant, the pipe bikes are genius
DeleteBeautiful stuff Neil. As always. Good to see that Opus Maius is alive. 'The Art of Ian Miller' has now been ordered - thanks for the link :)
ReplyDeleteGood to see you too mate, i have still not picked up the book , ;-/
ReplyDeletelooking forward to the return of First Point of Areas...