Karl Kopinski

"Brother Kopinsky"^[2]

"JPK Kopinski (aka Karlos the Jackal) - a man not of the people. He has lived in Nottingham all his life, except for a period of self-discovery travelling across Poland, where he became involved with a brutal street gang. He was later arrested after a dispute over two pigs and an illegal chicken turned nasty. The result was a three-year stretch on a Fine Art course in Sunderland. He was later transferred on the grounds that his drawing skills were subversive and undesirable. So, pens and inks, BB gun and Fender Strat in hand, he returned to Nottinghham, where he now spends his days manically doodling in a maximum security, hermetically sealed loft."

The description of Karl Kopinski on the Black Library Website.^[2]

Karl Kopinski was an artist who worked for Games Workshop^[1] from 1998 to 2005.^[4]

Biography

Karl Kopinski was born and raised in Nottingham and has worked as an illustrator since 1997. He is self taught and works with both physical and digital mediums. Kopinski has drawn for Games Workshop, Hasbro, Ubisoft, and Peter Jackson among others. He lives in Nottingham with his wife Tara and their two children.^[3] In March 2025 Kopinski suffered a stroke, but has since recovered.^[4]