Need infos about the book: The Art of Warhammer 40K

[Smasher]

Hi everyone,

I would like to know if anyone bought the book \"The Art of Warhammer 40K\" (=> Click) and if you could tell me exactly what\'s in it please with a few pics if possible .

Because I\'m really interested by this book but I already have the Index Exterminatus one and so I don\'t really want to have two times the same book but with different covers .
Also I\'m short on money so I\'m really cautious lol.

Thanks in advance, c u later

 

[Smasher]

No one ?

 

[freakinacage]

i have it now - bought it yesterday, JUST so i could tell you what it\'s like!! (and if you believe that you\'ll believe anything!!). it\'s a nice books with some great art compiled. limited edition too so it\'s unlikely to loose value. it hurt me to spend that amount on a book and a fekking gw one at that but there were a couple of pages worth it if you ask me. don\'t have a scanner so i cant post pics sorry

 

[Smasher]

Thanks for buying it lol !

There were only a couple pages worth it or is the book in total good ? Do they really explain techniques they use and everything?

If you have a web cam or a digicam, and the time for it, could you take pics of the images in there, even if they are bad quality it\'s just to be sure I don\'t get the same book again (even if the other one I got a few years ago is great!) ?

Thanks a lot for your help

Best regards

 

[freakinacage]

chances are you\'ll have a ton of the artwork thats in there anyway. most of it is stuff from the codices and white dwarf. while i have seen most, there is some stuff that hasn\'t been published (or so i have been led to believe). and it\'s always nice to have it all in one place. i\'ll see what i can do about the pics....

 

[Smasher]

Ok thanks a lot , I\'ll try to get it signed at the Games Day if I can !

 

[freakinacage]

ok.... here is a selection of pix taken from the book:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v433/freak-in-a-cage/zzzzzz013.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v433/freak-in-a-cage/zzzzzz012.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v433/freak-in-a-cage/zzzzzz011.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v433/freak-in-a-cage/zzzzzz010.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v433/freak-in-a-cage/zzzzzz009.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v433/freak-in-a-cage/zzzzzz008.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v433/freak-in-a-cage/zzzzzz007.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v433/freak-in-a-cage/zzzzzz006.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v433/freak-in-a-cage/zzzzzz005.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v433/freak-in-a-cage/zzzzzz004.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v433/freak-in-a-cage/zzzzzz003.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v433/freak-in-a-cage/zzzzzz002.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v433/freak-in-a-cage/zzzzzz001.jpg

 

[Smasher]

Man sorry for not answering earlier but I got pretty busy these days .

Thanks a lot for having some pics posted! I appreciate it .

Sadly it seems that there are mainly colour illustrations, and even though they\'re nice I prefer the B&W versions of them . Also it seems to me that they drew a lot of them just for the purpose of the book, since a lot of them that I never saw, seem a lot \"photoshoped\" ...

I don\'t think I\'ll buy .

Thanks again

Best regards

 

[freakinacage]

there is a bit of b+w stuff in it but not a lot. i posted pictures of new stuff so you could see that it\'s not just old pix. it\'s mostly book/box covers and full page illustrations. a few little ones towards the end. there are only a few that look photoshopped. most are \'old fashioned\' illustrations

 

[Smasher]

Really?

Oh well, if a lot of theme are in colours it\'s not really my deal. I prefer dark B&W lol .

But thanks a lot again for posting those pics and taking the time to take them .

Is it true that the illustrators talk about there techniques in there too?

Best regards

 

[freakinacage]

there are a few paragraphs here and there but nothing to write home about. if it\'s b+w you are after, dont bother with it. i think only old adrian smiths are in b+w. mind you most gw imagery is in colour anyway