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John Blanche (1950 – 2025)

It is with great sadness that we note the passing of John Blanche, one of the most influential artists in the history of Warhammer 40,000. For decades, his dark, expressive brushwork and singular vision helped shape the grimdark aesthetic we all know and love. His style was unmistakable – chaotic, gothic, and hauntingly beautiful – and it left an indelible mark on the hobby and everyone who picked up a brush inspired by it.

You are a legend, and you will be missed. But you will never be forgotten. Your works will live on forever in the hearts of your fans.

40K Gallery for John Blanche

Image from Interview: John Blanche, The Seminal Art Director of Games Workshop

I’ve made some improvements to the Advanced Search tool that I think you’ll find useful.

The biggest addition is the Artwork Tags search. There are now close to 1,000 tags you can search across, covering everything from specific chapters like Ultramarines or Iron Warriors to creatures, characters, and other details. Tags can describe the main subject of the artwork or just a minor part of it, so it’s a pretty flexible way to find what you’re looking for. You can use it on its own without touching any of the other filters.

The search still uses AND logic across all filters, so the more options you pick the fewer results you’ll get. If you’re not finding what you’re after, try pulling back to one or two selections and going from there.

I’m still working through tagging older artwork so not everything will show up yet. If you notice something that seems off or missing, let me know.

I made some changes to the tags for the Chaos Gods, before they were tagged with Slaanesh, Nurgle, Khorne, or Tzeentch if it was the god or they followed the god. I’ve now broken that up so the single name goes to artwork that has the god in it and the others with the followers are broken up into “Disciples of (god’s name)”. This will include everything from cultists, CSM, daemons, and anything else that follows that god. I hope this helps.

I got a nice little site mention from the folks over there at Goonhammer. You should go check it out, I’ve gotten some source art from there as well.

40K Gallery Mention

I noticed an issue with the Advanced Search option that should be corrected now. If you notice any issues, please let me know.