[artwork] generic stuff from Studio Colrouphobia

[horizon]

I recall an issue with Sanguinius and a battle against 3 Bloodthirster. Sumtin happened there. He died. Almost. Came back with the rage I believe.

Check, 1 thirster....

http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Sanguinius

[Herald of the Lost]

That's the coolest idea I've heard all day.

I second that.

Why thank you.

Sanguinius' madness? What exactly is that? I thought he was more likely to be one of the Primarch's more in control of himself rather than having a madness element in there.

I really like those Leman Russ pictures by the way, however, unlike the rest here I seem to like the younger version way more than the older.

As for the Wulfen idea, it's interesting...definitely like the "corruption/mutation" bit in there like Sanguinius, Magnus (is he still a Cyclops or just a big red guy with one eye poked out by the way?), Konrad Curze, Lograr and Corax. It would also be fitting due to his rivalry with Lion El Johnson, who is a clean (not mutated or anything) Primarch, but whose loyalty to the Emperor, unlike Russ, is kind of debatable.

http://menducia.atspace.com/primarchs/XIX.html

Check this list for the description of the Hanged Man.

Its my belief, and one I think GW is implying as well, that Sanguinius has this inherent madness to him, in a very similar fashion to Tyrion of Warhammer Fantasy.  Sanguinius is utterly perfect in every respect- beautiful, brilliant, honorable, humble, wise, and psychically gifted.  Except for the "minor" things of being a mutant in two respects (wings and psychic ability) and he's got a crazy side.  There are other legions who had their Primarchs destroyed and they didn't go completely psychotic.  The Blood Angels have this very madness incorporated into their geneseed, which of course is based on the Angel himself.  Moreover, the gift and curse of foresight is no easy thing on the sanity, even for a being such as a Primarch.

As for Russ, the thought occurred to me that as he retains more and more of the combat high, he becomes more "feral" or "savage".  His strength and reflexes get even better, and if you think like I do, he draws on warp power to become even more powerful.  He is the ultimate wulfen, but the effects either wear off after some time or his more "civilized" personality regains dominance.  Who knows...maybe he would even be ashamed of it.

[Pathfinder]

I recall an issue with Sanguinius and a battle against 3 Bloodthirster. Sumtin happened there. He died. Almost. Came back with the rage I believe.

Yep heard that story quoted directly from Gav Thrope as well at GW HQ a few years back, he said its what happened so i take it as a "real event". :p

[Studio Colrouphobia]

It's recounted somewhat in the Horus Heresy Artwork book I have, though only one Bloodthirster, breaking Sanguinius legs (and/or spine, cannot remember, can check it later).

Pathfinder- you have a PM :p since a while back.


Also, back on topic-

Im on my way to do some sketches and concepts for Mjalnir, Russ sword.
It will have a crackling power going through it (as it is described that way).

It's supposed to be made out of a tooth of a "Kraken" from Fenris' oceans.
Some say they are Tyranid species, some say they are something else.

The only real refference I have to the sword is the sword of Ragnar.

I don't like that sword, so my question to you is:
-Jagged tooth (like a shark tooth) or more like the shell of a crustacean (still shaped like a sword of course!)?

I will do concepts with both varients of course, but your immediate response to this?

[CELS]

The Kraken on Fenris are very old. There is a myth about how Leman Russ pulled a Kraken out of the ocean, I think, which is an obvious reference to the Viking myth about how Thor (god of lightning) went fishing and caught the Midgard wyrm. So they definitely predate the recent Tyranid hivefleets, although I wouldn't rule out the possibility that they have Tyranid origins. After all, the timescale of the Tyranid 'civilization' probably spans across aeons, so a few millennia more or less don't really stretch credibility.

I guess Leman Russ' sword was basically the sword equivalent of a chain-fist. A chainsword with a power field. Alternatively, perhaps only a certain portion of the sword has a chainsaw-mechanism.

[Studio Colrouphobia]

Yeah, I heard something about chainsword also from people, but any and all official GW sources I've read say it is a powersword made from a tooth of a Kraken.

(Ish, it is described as a tooth of the Kraken, and that it has a crackling power surrounding it...)


anyhow,


Here are some icons, download and use right away, they are 64x64 pixel PNG's.

[VonStreusel]

I always pictured Russ' sword like Frostmourne of World Of Warcraft fame:


I think if you could incorporate a similar design, but make it chainsword-esque that would be most excellent.

I think my favorie face you have done so far is the one with the mutton chops, the young one I guess. Gotta love the chops!

[CELS]

From Codex: Space Wolves (2nd ed);
"Some have speculated that kraken are the remains of a Tyranid bio-weapon left from the invasion of Hive Fleet Kraken. Others say that these monsters are as old as the world, and that they gnaw at the roots of continents (...)
Imperial scholars think that this story is mere legend but with a core of truth. (...) Indeed, this kraken may be the source of the so-called kraken's egg, a giant leathery piece of flesh more than fifty foot across that lies within the Trophy Room of the Fang."

From Index Astartes;
"His greaatsword was replaced with the legendary Frostblade Mjalnar, whose teeth were fashioned from the maw of the Great Kraken Gormenjarl and whose blade (...) could cleave....."
"The respected Magos Biologis Anatole Leviticus has theorised that these 'kraken' (...) are remnants [of] an unsuccessful Tyranid invasion from the past."

So as I already proposed, I think only a portion of the blade has a chain-saw function. Kind of like a double-edged sword where one edge is a chainsaw (with teeth from the Great Kraken) and the other edge is a blade. 

[Studio Colrouphobia]

....which would make no sense.


If the "teeth" of the chainsword are made from the teeth of he Kraken Russ killed. Since these Kraken are s large, it stands to reason their teeth are way larger then fitting as the "teeth" of a chainsword...


The teeth of a smaler shark could fit, whereas the teeth of a T-rex wuld not (unless Russ was alot larger then a t-rex)... Kraken being creatures that (logically) would be larger the a T-rex, would have even larger teeth...


It is noce to read the refference to the "chainsword" part. It's the first time I see it, I only ever saw a rrefference to his sword being "A massive sword bathed in a flame/crackling with power":

[CELS]

It doesn't say that each tooth on the sword is actually a Kraken tooth. It just says that the teeth came from the Kraken's maw. It could mean that a single huge tooth was carved down to lots of different teeth for the chainsword. Anyway, not all sea dwelling creatures have massive shark-like teeth. A lot of fish tend to have a texture of countless tiny teeth, almost like sand paper.

[Pathfinder]

Yep, CELS is right, the quote from the Space Wolves Codex says "fashioned" which means the teeth from the maw of the Kraken have been altered. I'd imagine the teeth have either been broken and the so called teeth on the sword are infact splinters, or are the ends of the teeth, the very sharpest points.

[Studio Colrouphobia]

Looking into those things. Meanwhile, as som might remember, I'm working on a graphic novel about an inquisitor.

This is the general (of course individuals will have smaller differences in their outfits, such as purityseals, chains, trinkets etc) look of the guard regiment/company that follow with Inquisitor Damien.
I had a chance to develope this regiment with the previous KWSG over at illuminatus and this is what I wrote:



"The personal Guardsmen Company of Inquisitor Damien has been lost in the Warp for just as long as Damien himself. In terms of how long they feel they have been lost, no-one knows, but some 1000 years have past since they last fought in the materium.

The Company was originally some 200 men strong, but is now little less then 30.
The hardy men originate from a system close to the arcadia gate, but rather then being dispatched as Cadias, they where hand-picked by the Inquisition for different Inquisitors that needed impecable minds and strong bodies.

They utilise a weapon specifically developed fro clse-to-mid-range fighting in the Warp- the Melta-lance.
The equipment is heavy to carry, and on top of fielding a charge for their weapon on their back, they also have oxygene-tanks in their backpack for being able to fight in "unhealthy" enviroments."

[CELS]

Since this is for another 'project', there isn't really much to say except 'cool'. Original look, whilst recognisably 40k. Thumbs up.

[Sukrai]

It doesn't say that each tooth on the sword is actually a Kraken tooth. It just says that the teeth came from the Kraken's maw. It could mean that a single huge tooth was carved down to lots of different teeth for the chainsword. Anyway, not all sea dwelling creatures have massive shark-like teeth. A lot of fish tend to have a texture of countless tiny teeth, almost like sand paper.

I think the latter option is correct.  From the Space Wolf books, Ragnar's Frostblade also has Kraken-teeth for the chain-blade.  More than likely, a Kraken has thousands of teeth, some as large as a Space Marine, others as small as a man's.  More than likely, they used finger-sized ones tor the blades, and affixed them to a chain.

[Studio Colrouphobia]

Cheers for that Sukrai
I will see what I do
Here is a preview of something I'm working on now... this is at 100% of final resolution, though it is only a small piece of an A3-sized painting...