Will probably come back in a few days and tweak it.
I wanted with this to try and paint up in detail a moment which is less likely to have been illustrated officially in the 40k canon. lots of pictures of epic violence, far less so of eating a space burrito.
Thanks 40k for all the pageviews and comments you have given before this, and may the emperor of mankind rise again or rot depending on your personal belief preference. XD
this tells an amazing story. if a picture is worth a thousand words then this tells about a squad cut off from its support fighting a losing battle of attrition. i love it.
You can almost feel the fear/confusion the rookie is dealing with in his mind - nervously playing around with his helmet - like no one ever told him what its really like to be on the battlefield. The veteran knows exactly what that rookie is going through. I like to think the veteran goes "he'll get over it... eventually" in his mind. - atleast thats the way I feel about this picture. Very well done - and it feels so alive - immediate favorite!!