Sunday, July 23, 2017

Last Stand of Ferrus Manus (Drawing stage)


On the rocky slopes of Isstvan 5 defensive positions held by the Emperors Children are being bombarded by loyalist legions from orbit. The Iron hands attempt to over run the battlements of the traitor marines, only to have their chapters worst nightmares realized.

This is giant drawing I am currently working on painting it digitally. It measures 35x30 inches, one of the biggest illustrations  in the last few years, its going to take forever to paint. I did this on Strathmore sketch paper, which I really like most of Strathmore's papers, but I have to say I really dislike the sketch paper. The pencil kept making grooves in the paper no matter how light I drew and it showed in the final image, it might be ok for charcoal or something. Below are the preliminary thumbnails.