This is for the cover illustration for Only War RPG supplement. 2012 Fantasy Flight Games.
The amazing art showcases a dramatic and action-packed scene featuring the valiant soldiers of the Astra Militarum, also known as the Imperial Guard, in Warhammer 40,000. In the foreground, a group of hardened Guardsmen are charging forward into battle with grim determination. The central figure is a grizzled veteran, clutching a lasgun and adorned with various battle-worn equipment and religious icons, signifying his unwavering faith in the God-Emperor. His armor and helmet are scratched and bloodstained, a testament to the brutal and relentless warfare they endure. Beside him, a female Guardsman, equally resolute, carries her own weapon, her expression focused as she advances with her comrades.
In the background, the scene is a cacophony of war machines and chaos. A mighty Leman Russ Battle Tank looms over the infantry, its main cannon aimed forward, ready to unleash destruction. The sky is filled with smoke and fire, as aerial craft hover and dart through the battlefield, while a Commissar stands prominently atop a rise, brandishing a bolt pistol and a power sword, rallying the troops with a commanding presence. The atmosphere is one of desperation and heroism, with the Imperial Guard fighting tooth and nail to hold the line against a relentless foe, embodying the human spirit’s tenacity in the grim, war-torn universe of the 41st millennium.