Hi, Myles from Lil ‘Legend Studio here with a look at another Fulgrim commission.
“I have no faith in human perfectibility. I think that human exertion will have no appreciable effect upon humanity. Man is now only more active – not more happy – nor more wise, than he was 60,000 years ago.”
Intimations on Perfection, unpublished treatise. Author Unknown.
Fulgrim’s character is one of intense darkness and light. On the one hand he is the most idealistic (although Lorgar may disagree) of the Emperor’s sons, striving for the perfection he believes humanity is capable of. His legion bore that responsibility until its disintegration, where each soldier chose what his personal ideal of perfection would be rather than the prescribed divinity of the Emperor.
I wanted to reflect this duality in the painting and modeling of the miniature. I painted Frulgrim in pristine armour, untroubled by the dirt and battle around him. He is above such things. The gold is a good foil to the purple armour. I decicded to paint the inside of Fulgrims cloak cream to further highlight the rich purple of the Emperor’s Chidlren Livery. I changed Fulgrim’s position of the base, putting him in a more central position. I couldn’t imagine Fulgrim being content on the periphery of any scene, he dominates the centre stage.
This is the second Fulgrim I have painted, the first being a private conversion commission. I have painted this for a collector alongside Ferrus Manus (seen in the last picture). My version was heavily inspired by the redoubtable Warmaster Painting Fulgrim which can be found here.
Myles
