Blanche: The Rise of Grimdark

Having worked in the GW design studio for 16 years and worked on Johns concepts for sculpting and spent many hours with him. this book is still a revelation to me on his life and work. The authors have done a fantastic work in this book. Full of John's artwork and a fascinating revelation of his life history. I highly recommend this tomb of history of one of the most influential artist's at GW and beyond.

This is a facinating read and I had several 'aha' moments when little pieces of insight into the creative processes were discussed. Great to see reproductions of JB's artwork alongside commentary on what went into the making of the images.

I enjoyed finding out more about John, from the perspective of both him and from his friends and colleagues. Whilst those contributions are of interest, some of the connecting text is a bit pedestrian and repetitive. There is a decent amount of John's excellent art from over the years, but the A5 format just doesn't do it justice.Overall an interesting insight, excellent art let down by the format. I love John's work and his.contribution to my own he's canon, but I find it difficult to recommend this due to the format which does not justify the price imho.I hope this gets some kind of reprint in a format that does.jisgice to John and his work.

I bought this as a gift and it was well received but I feel the printing quality of a £39.99 book was lacking for that price.

I love it. Amazing art and narrative about it and the artist.

Blanche: The Rise of Grimdark was a really enjoyable and informative read about one of finest fantasy and science fiction artists of this generation. It was great to gain additional insight into John Blanche's expansive career, from how he started drawing on spare wallpaper in his youth, since he didn’t have access to paper, to eventually go on to shape fantasy and science fiction as a whole and define Games Workshop’s iconic universes. It contains passages from different artists and friends, which were all a delight to read, as they provided further context to his life and provided personal anecdotes that help show the person behind the genre-defining artwork.The book is well printed and has some great examples of Blanche's artwork, but buyers should be aware that it is focused on being a biography rather than an artbook, with its size not being ideal showcasing many of the pieces. It is soft-back with a nice soft-touch cover that does not collect fingerprints. The binding is good and the book opens easily without creasing the spine.Ultimately, I would highly recommend the book to anyone wanting to learn a little more about John Blanche and his connection to many of the founding and important members of Games Workshop!

Esto debería haber sido un libro tamaño A4 de tapa dura y papel de calidad. Es un libro tamaño A5 (apenas un palmo de alto), de tapa blanda y con una calidad de imágenes lamentable. Algunas de las ilustraciones a color parecen impresas en una impresora casera y han perdido todo el detalle. No me cabe en la cabeza que este libro valga 50 euros cuando otros libros de arte a color y de mayor tamaño y excelente calidad rondan la mitad de precio. Si buscas un libro del arte de Blanche para disfrutar de sus ilustraciones y recrearte en cada detalle, este definitivamente no lo es. Si lo que quieres es la historia de su vida cobrada a precio de oro, adelante, cómpralo. Devolución instantánea.

I was quite disappointed at what I got for my 50€. If this were a hardcover book, as it should be, I would be fine with the price. But this whole book is like something you get in a museum gift shop.The content is great, but the make up is just...subpar, double so for the price. 30€ would have been a good price for this.I would have easily given the book five stars were it not for the whole cheap feel for such an exorbitant markup. Seems like if the content has anything to do with Warhammer, prices wlll receive the corresponding extra charge.

Great in all regards!