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Title: Propaganda Posters
Post by: Plastikente on April 2, 2013, 09:44:21 AM
I am currently collecting scenery for a city-themed board, consisting of buildings from the Imperial Sector (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440312a&prodId=prod1095509) box set and fortifications from the Imperial Strongpoint (http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat440312a&prodId=prod40002a) box set.  The battlefield is supposed to represent an Imperial city at some point during a Tau invasion, which gave me the idea of putting together a few propaganda posters for both sides to liven up the various flat surfaces.

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NB.  Images used to produce these posters are copyright Games Workshop limited.

I selected fonts which I felt were in keeping with the two sides, and also tried to match the overall styles too - clean and bright for the Tau, more ornate and sepia for the Imps.  I kept the images quite low resolution, because I'm going to print them very small (no more than 28mm high, I would have thought).

My creative juices have dried up for the time being, but I would like to produce at least one more poster for the Imperial propaganda machine - anyone got any bright ideas? (For either side)
Title: Re: Propaganda Posters
Post by: Chuckles, The Space Marine Clown on April 2, 2013, 09:54:11 AM
Nice idea and nice work. You might find the first picture comes up a bit too busy at 28mm scale though, just to warn you. As for more ideas, do you have access to the Imperial Infantryman's Uplifting Primer? A great help in times of need
Title: Re: Propaganda Posters
Post by: mono_vs_stereo on April 3, 2013, 02:32:12 PM
I love the Guard posters. They kind of have a bit of the old WWI and WWII flair to them. Our current recruiting posters leave a lot to be desired.