More new concept art images join the gallery!

It’s all in the detail…

Here in the Licensing department at Games Workshop, we work closely with our partners on the various licensed projects we undertake - and I’m the one lucky enough to be working on the Ultramarines movie with the crew at Codex Pictures. We’re a small, dedicated team here in Licensing, with over 40 years of combined Games Workshop experience between the four of us (!). But there’s one thing we all agree on: whatever the latest licensed project is, be it a computer game, role play game or feature length movie, attention to detail is key with the Warhammer 40,000 universe.

Take the artwork, for example. Typically with a licensed project, there are a lot of variant designs and concept sketches early on. There’s much going back and forth over the direction and options we have before we narrow down the assets and get started on the actualisation.

In December we released the very first piece of concept art for the movie, the entrance to the Codex Chapel. But that was only the beginning!

This week, we really pleased to share a few more pieces that we have managed to wrangle out of the art and design team at the studio in Cardiff. Check out the four latest concept designs, over in the Gallery section of the website, and let us know what you think.

Now it’s about the realisation…

So, the project advances, and it’s been very cool to see the creative crew come together. Over the next few months, on the Ultramarines movie website or places like this blog, you’ll get to meet some of those people and see what they’ve been working on. I’ve already had a glimpse or two. I’ve heard the artists speak about the processes and challenges, and I’ve had sight of some of the early work in progress. Maybe I’m a sucker for this kind of thing, but I like to see talented people talking enthusiastically about what they’re good at, and discovering the thoughts behind it.