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Hello everyone!

I hope you all had a great weekend and, as usual, here I am trying to start the week with a good dose of artwork.

It's been a while since I put up anything related to the Dark Millenium of Warhammer 40,000, my desintoxicating from it and all. But the work and commissions are still a go in my schedule and all the projects related to the grim dark of the far future are very much alive.
Such is the case with this new illustration, depicting one of the mighty Primarchs; the powerful children of The Emperor of Mankind. This one particularly, is the renowned lord of the lightning strikes: Jaghatai Khan of the White Scars.

As usual, I'm quite proud of how this one turned out and I think it's a worthy successor of my last Primarch and an "up to standard" companion to all his brothers. However, I do feel he stands out a bit more, because of his ethnic backround.
The White Scars Legion is the only oriental themed Legion in the background and it was a great challenge and a pleasure to instill into the Mighty Khan that Chinese/Japanese/Mongol flavour, without sticking to any in particular and rather enhancing his archetypal nature as the perfect Eastern Warrior.

Also, and something else worthy of notice is the background of this piece. The White Scars were renowned for their skill and excellence in the field of fast attack; their motorbike assaults were (and still are in the 41st Millenium) unrivalled and that stems from the fact that in their homeworld of Mundus Planus (also known by its natives as Chogoria) the Khan won all of his battles and unified the planet with the force of his cavalry (a homage to Genghis Kahn, obviously) and his lightning strike tactics. This was achieved mainly because Chogoria was a rich planet, very fertile and filled with green plains, tall mountains and blue seas.
Thus, upon reading that description of a homworld, it struck me as one of the very few not to have such a gothic and decayed atmosphere as others. Something interesting to depict!

I hope you enjoy it, as usual, and let me know what you think!

Nic.-

PS.. Another detail for you to check out: the writing in his purity seals is in oriental form too ;)...

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~darkvoidhaunter Apr 14, 2012
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~Saitar1337 Mar 9, 2012
Very cool katana!
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~McGuttin Jan 13, 2012
the verticle writing on his oaths are cool
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~Lukas-the-Trickster Apr 12, 2011  Hobbyist Writer
awesome idea with the power katana

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Where is the wonder, where's the awe?
Where are the sleepless nights I used to live for?
Before the years take me,
I wish to see the lost in me.
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~Eyjo19 Mar 7, 2011
KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!!!!!!
SRY couldn't resist
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~knytcrawlr Feb 25, 2010  Hobbyist Digital Artist
really great detailing and colour work

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Round and round the world we go, we don't die of time, we die of vertigo... - Eric Draven

Anonymous: "You ever shake hands with the devil?"
Knytcrawlr: "Once...now they call him Lefty."
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~Fir3Truck Nov 25, 2009
Is that...Mongol Bichig on those purity seals?

You rock.
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~Quickman0 Nov 12, 2009
Just finished browsing your collection of Primarchs and must say they're all incredible. Here's hoping you'll do some more; keep up the good work!

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- Their only similarities were the strips of metal and ribbon on their clothes that marked some past honor and the lines on their faces that marked some past loss.
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~TheAlmightyHobo Oct 23, 2009
Looks a bit like that evil dude from Mulan. Nice work!
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Mood: Love ~Rhunespire Oct 9, 2009
Moar primarchs!!!

Also..

KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANN!!!

Because everyone else is doing it and I couldnt resist.
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