Tony Hough

Tony Hough in 2025^[4]

Tony Hough is an artist who has worked for Games Workshop in the past, both for Warhammer 40000 and Warhammer Fantasy Battles. He created many artworks for both 1st Edition^[1a], concept art for Battlefleet Gothic^[2], artwork for Warhammer Siege^[3], and more besides.

Gallery

^{Tony Hough's watermark, as used in Warhammer Siege and possibly other publications}
^{Tony Hough's other watermark}

Sourced

Artwork that has been positively sourced to a Games Workshop publication:

Eldar fighting from Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader
An Organic Fortress from Warhammer Siege
An Explosion from Warhammer Siege
^{Eldar Dreadnought and Imperial Dreadnought with Demolisher wrecking balls and dreadnought mounted ladders from Warhammer Siege}
^{Space Marines from Warhammer 40,000 Chapter Approved - The Book of the Astronomican}
^{Commander Storm from Warhammer 40,000 Chapter Approved - The Book of the Astronomican}
^{Commander Enoch from Warhammer 40,000 Chapter Approved - The Book of the Astronomican}
^{Orks from Warhammer 40,000 Chapter Approved - The Book of the Astronomican}
^{an Ork from Warhammer 40,000 Chapter Approved - The Book of the Astronomican}
^{Orks from Warhammer 40,000 Chapter Approved - The Book of the Astronomican}
^{an Ork from Warhammer 40,000 Chapter Approved - The Book of the Astronomican}
^{Space Wolves from Warhammer 40,000 Chapter Approved - The Book of the Astronomican}
^{Space Marine Captain Greylock from Warhammer 40,000 Chapter Approved - The Book of the Astronomican}
^{Space Marine Captain Inferno from Warhammer 40,000 Chapter Approved - The Book of the Astronomican}
^{Librarian Edrigar from Warhammer 40,000 Chapter Approved - The Book of the Astronomican}
^{Navigator Durlon Ocellati from Warhammer 40,000 Chapter Approved - The Book of the Astronomican}
^{Ork Governor Kulo from Warhammer 40,000 Chapter Approved - The Book of the Astronomican}
^{Doc 'Bits' Spleenripper from Warhammer 40,000 Chapter Approved - The Book of the Astronomican}
^{Ork Navigator Fogg with a Vortex Bomb from Warhammer 40,000 Chapter Approved - The Book of the Astronomican}
^{Captain of the Guard Rulko from Warhammer 40,000 Chapter Approved - The Book of the Astronomican}
^{Ork Raiders attack, from Warhammer 40,000 Chapter Approved - The Book of the Astronomican}
^{Orks from Warhammer 40,000 Chapter Approved - The Book of the Astronomican}
^{Space Marines on a Crystal World from Warhammer 40,000 Chapter Approved - The Book of the Astronomican}
^{Blessing the Titan from Codex Titanicus (1st Edition)}
^{Attack of the Chaos Marines from Realm of Chaos: The Lost and the Damned}
^{Several Chaos Spawn from Realm of Chaos: Slaves to Darkness}
^{Background Chaos Spawn from Realm of Chaos: Slaves to Darkness}
^{Chaos Champions battling it out, from Realm of Chaos: The Lost and the Damned}
^{Space Marine Medic from White Dwarf 102 (UK)}
^{Space Marine Medics on Bikes from White Dwarf 102 (UK)}
^{Wounded Imperial Guardsman and some Squat Medics from White Dwarf 102 (UK)}
^{Chaos Warband from White Dwarf 107 (UK)}
^{Ork Gargant with a Snappa from White Dwarf 116 (UK)}
^{"Grand Assault Ship (Someday Son...)". Battlefleet Gothic art from White Dwarf 119 (UK)}
^{Eldar broadside from White Dwarf 127 (UK)}
^{Imperial Architecture from White Dwarf 139 (UK)}
^{"Space Missiles" for Battlefleet Gothic from White Dwarf 139 (UK)}
^{"Adeptus Mechanicus" for Battlefleet Gothic from White Dwarf 139 (UK)}
^{"Ork Court in Session". Note the trusted human - From Waaargh: Orks}
^{Orks in space. From Waaargh: Orks}

Not Yet Sourced

Artwork that has yet to be positively sourced to a Games Workshop publication but suspected of being from one. These are in need of locating specific book and/or page number, (or confirmation of unpublished status) and then adding them to the file information:

Chaos Warband and summoned Demon
Eldar Titans vs Ork Gargants
Squat Medic performing an amputation
"Hold of the Titan Transport"
"Hydra Threat"
Imperial Tarot
Imperial ship takes fire
Imperial Fleet approaches asteroid
Imperial Tanks pummel city
Inquisitor Makhno presenting the head of a Genestealer Patriarch
Field Transfusion
Wild Orks in the Wilderness ^{(See Trivia)}
"Navigator" - note the various Cherubs.
Ork Nobz
Ork ship
"Genetic Accountant"

Unpublished

Confirmedly unpublished Work (e.g. created at GW's behest but not published, or simply published on personal accounts) by Tony Hough:

^{"The only reference I had for Adepta Sororitas came from the Rogue Trader book. There were no models of them at this time, at least none I ever saw. "Sister Sledgehammer" here also appeared in an illo I did for GW Books"}
-Tony Hugh
Unpublished "Sister Sledgehammer" artwork^{(See Trivia)}
Portrait of Hyams - Tony Hough was commissioned to draw artwork for Ian Miller in an unpublished novel about a ganger called Hyams.^[6] The novel would have been about said ganger going on a journey to Terra^[5]
"Hyams' Interview"
"Hyams in the Circus Imperious"
"Hyams arrives on Terra"
Hyams in the Interplanetary Zoo ^{(note "Sister Sledgehammer" in the corner)}
^{Colour version of Eldar artwork from Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader}

Original Artworks

Tony Hough has sold several of his original artwork pieces to various collectors over the years. Many of these appear to come with details not present on their original publishing's in GW publications, such as details either cropped out or blue shading not present in a magazine's black and white format.^[8]

^{Thank you letter from Tony Hough to hobbyst collector Jon, as posted on Jon's blog}
^{White Dwarf 127 (UK) publication, next to the original artwork}
^{Various original artworks by Tony Hough, as showcased by hobbyist collector Jon on his blog}

Fan Art

Fan art of Tony Hough's work, esp. those noted by the artist himself.

^{Fan art of the Eldar in "Eldar Broadside" art piece by Tony Hough, to which Tony positively commented on in his Facebook page.^[7]
External Link: Death of Hope - Anarchy Reigns}

External Links

Trivia

^{The following information is not to be regarded as officially sanctioned and/ or is not written from an in-universe point of view. A detailed explanation of the term "Trivia" as used in the Lexicanum can be found here.}

Note 1

The Rogue Trader sororitas reference that Tony is referring to for the design of "Sister Sledgehammer" is very likely to be Sister Sin, who appeared in Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader^[1b]
- Sister Sledgehammer, or at least a sororitas based on her appearance, would appear on White Dwarf 139 (UK) pg.25 - praying during an eldar space attack

Note 2

Many of the characters in the illustration "Wild Orks in the Wilderness" were based on Tony Hough's New Age traveller friends from various Stonehenge Free Festival and green protests in the 1980s.^[9]

Fun Facts

Regarding various commissioned drawings for Warhammer Siege

Sources

1: Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader:
- 1a: Table of Contents
- 1b: pgs. 268-269
2: White Dwarf 119 (UK), pg. 31
3: Warhammer Siege, pg. 2
4: Tony Hough's Facebook - Sister Sledgehammer
5: Magpie and Old Lead - Hyam's Story That Was Never Told (posted 29/11/2016) (archived from the original 10 December 2025, last accessed 31 December 2025)
6: Tony Hough's Facebook - Hyam
7: See Tony Hough/Sources
8: Magiepie and Old Lead Original Art: Spacefleet Eldar by Tony Hough (Posted 22/01/2014) (archived from the original 3 August 2025, last accessed 31 December 2025)
9: Tony Hough's Facebook - Wild Orks In The Wilderness

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