Blast From the Past (Man o'War)

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December 12, 2024

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I rarely do artsy stuff and consider myself more of a craftsman rather than an artist. This is because, as a commission painter, I spend most of my time ‘producing’ paint jobs on entire collections in a very organized, grounded way. From point A to point B and onwards, I work around the clock with clear goals in mind. Still, every now and then the inspiration stirs inside and I ‘can feel the butterflies in my belly’ so to speak…

This was the case with “Blast From the Past” as I was working on a small Man o’War commission and carried on a wave of nostalgia fell in love with an alternative sculpt for Skaven Doombringer created by the talented Benoît Dumeaux. I’ve immediately ‘seen’ the piece in my mind’s eye and created a draft to then contact Benoît, proposing a small collaboration between us.

Soon after two Man o’War ships arrived at my ‘base of operations’ and I have built the base for this project. Then, even though I was super hyped, I had to save the project for a better time – too much work, too many obligations…