Editing John Blanche (section)

==Pro-Blanche==
Blanche's illustrations are marked by heavy texturing to portray a used, gritty world. Other typical features are exaggerated proportions, skulls, and intricate detailing (especially implants), which all take a fair amount of skill to produce.  He also has a fetish for the colour brown.  Given that he admits Rembrandt is an influence on him, this is probably a reason why he likes the colour - another, recently revealed on the AoS podcast, is that he dislikes the way blue paints tend to fade over the years-long process between creating a concept sketch and producing a finished model. He is largely responsible for most of the tone of the grim, dark, [[grimdark]] future; although the universe was inspired by many sources, and many authors and artists contributed to its development, none capture it quite as well as Blanche does. Many of the coolest aspects of the universe were inspired by or directly taken from his artwork.