About this episode

The episode discusses the legacy of John Blanche, the use of AI in Games Workshop artwork, and the current state of hobby YouTube channels.

We begin this episode expressing our sadness at the passing of John Blanche, a luminary that defined Games Workshop’s artstyle and vision for decades. We then touch on how just days later GW revealed Horus Heresy artwork that almost certainly used AI tools to give a Space Marine a sixth finger. Finally we discuss the state of miniature hobby YouTube channels and how the algorithm necessitates boring, but searchable content. Watch Trademark Film’s interview with John Blanche. See the s...

People in this episode

Hosts: Adam Wier, Eric Wier, Gregory Wier

Topics covered

• John Blanche
• Games Workshop
• AI in art
• hobby YouTube channels
• miniature painting

Keywords

• John Blanche
• Games Workshop
• AI tools
• Horus Heresy
• YouTube channels
• miniature hobby
• art style

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Games Workshop

Books & works: Horus Heresy

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