[4k] Death of Hope Part 1 - Heritage - Showcase and Tribute 

This is the most accurate art style of the 30k/40k universe I have ever seen. This is exactly how I imagine it.

As the video shows, we owe it all to the roots and how it has shaped throughout the ages, and to remind us what we grew up with! With a smoother computer i'm able to see a lot of things now. Before, working on my PC was like 15FPS and I wouldn't be able to SEE any of the issues unless it was completely rendered. Still a lot to learn but now have a better tool at my disposal! All thanks to the supporters :)

Man I cannot even begin to understand the labor that was put into this. You have done an awesome service towards the Warhammer community, showing people like me who haven’t read the older matieral what awesome stuff there was with rogue trader and Horus heresy. Keep up the good work and don’t get discouraged!

hey dude, I've heard that you've gotten so much shit about your animations that you dont really wanna continue. I've shown your animations to all of my Warhammer friends and generally friends to make them understand the setting. You've really portrayed and captured the essence of the grim dark setting, and especially what chaos/Warp is. I've watched your vid at least 4 times by myself haha. Mark, you dont know me, but you've had a huge impact on me and my friends hobby experience. I applaud your work, I applaud your dedication and I truly want you to know how much I appreciate what you've created. Anyways, have a great day mark. God bless.

This video is a great idea, so people who get scared by the episode can understand the thinking behind, why the stuff is as it is. Haters gonna hate anyway, but someone who maybe was just taken aback from his/her pre-concept of the 40k settings could open his/her eyes a bit after watching this. Also watching the character standing like a videogame character selection gave me goosebumps, thank you!

The overall lighting and brightness has really improved in this one. You can see things more clearly. I loved that you added some comments/details/books to give a better background on the work. The fine attention to details shows the terrific effort Mark has put into this. The guy is an artisan, it is just mind-boggling.

The Eldar dude looks like something Giger dreamed up. Thats good, Eldar are more or less disgusting to us and no hot Space Elves. The mortal servants are a bit stiff, it looks unnatural. This stiffness is good for the warp creatures but not for the servants. (8:20)

Thank you for this Mark. This composition is an ingenious way of exploring the artistry of the world you have crafted in Death of Hope, and the 4K rendering is perfect. Not only have you anchored your influences to their origins both old and new but also linked the original artists to the creations. The explanation of the story influences is fascinating and also directly silences some of the criticism you received when Reign of Anarchy was released, for example the mother and child fusion is a direct visualisation of an event in the Black Library novel “Honour The Dead”. I also really appreciate how this showcases your intricate creations - I saw so many details in the characters and settings that I’d missed in previous watchings when my mind was immersed in your story telling. I really appreciate you mentioning me in the credits and I’m deeply honoured to have my humble name associated with your masterpiece. Heritage - the perfect title.

I must admit that this video showed me a lot more the depth of your work, details I didn’t notice and I have a newfound appreciation for what you did.

Last time i was this early , Horus was having a dinner with the Interex ambassador

Mark, please don't cancel this wonderful series. It's absolutely marvelous. Please continue this astounding work and continue to wow us with your unique style.

I'm truly honored to be listed in end credit. This is worthy effort I believe.

Lighting and colours sure look better than in part 1 specialy Night lord, in part 1 he looked more black than blue

The name for this series was perfect. It gave me hope, and then took it all away.

Honestly the effort and detail put into this project is just unbelievable. Thank you Mark for all your hard work. I love that you’ve put your own stamp on grimdark. And dude those World Eaters are friggin awesome. Peace ✌🏻

Ah. I know passion when I see it. I was only ever peripherally aware of Warhammer, but loved me some of that Event Horizon. Then someone told me that was a pretty good representation of warp-space in 40k. Played the DoW game, it was fun, but didn't exactly ooze grimdark. That meme that describes 40k warp travel? You know the one. I didn't see any representation of that in the games. Started watching Arch videos, and got the feeling that the grim stuff was not in the future at all, but the past. Like a part of the story GW would rather forget about. Astartes was awesome. Fast-paced, dense and effective. A good one-two punch. Definitely want more of that. Your stuff, though... That's something else. All atmosphere and autistic attention to detail. Grim. Dark. Something I'd like to bathe in. It's what I thought I would find in Warhammer, but couldn't see anywhere. So thank you for the sources, and thank you for showing me what you like. I like it too.

Impeccable as always. The saturnine terminator visuals make me want a model version now.

honestly bro, i hope you can continue this entire project! Awesome details on the space marines and CSMs!

Majorkill brought me here, as a newfound 40k fan this is beautiful man.

Thank you for reminding me how great the setting once was. I'm not following all things 40k anymore, it is a dissapointment these days. But as a long time Inquisition and Grey Knights player, this is exactly the ArchEnemy I've always imagined. You are the true Games Workshop successor , not the marketing guys operating it now.

The attention to detail is utterly insane. This is how I picture a Space Marine when reading one of the 30K books. Nothing beats the good old MK II / III armour.

The only thing I find slightly off is that the inside of those huge holes in the space marines just look like they are one solid piece of metal, no flesh. Otherwise amazing 10/10 please make more

"Thankyou to all who work or have worked for the company we cherish" - From an old fart that used to paint for GW about 20 years ago.. your welcome! Its great to see what young people have done to carry on the hobby and the universe over time. I love this animation art work - I particularly like your vision of the eldar wraithbone armour! It seems so much more lore appropriate than anything GW have been able to achieve on the models due to scale.

Mark, as a person who has passion in art, as I tend to write more than I can animate or visually conceptualize a world you can build. You'll always have that moment, to say it's not worth it, or good enough...but, that's the price for having talent and having so many people talk shit. They can't be you, who can do it, believe me! I don't like ego, or having vanity yet objectively look at what you made and compare that as passion alone, for not being paid or being considered work, it's your project: No one can say they did it, but you. I'll stress that canceling Death of Hope is a bad decision, now more than ever we need people, fans or passionate souls who can bring back what Warhammer 40,000 is supposed to be...A Grim Dark Universe, that offers only absolution for those who hold true to endure horrors no man believe is real, yet are so closer to us than we realize. I implore you, ignore the 'negativity', get a laugh out of it if someone complains so badly? It means they're angered, because they can't do what you can. I can't even pull this off, since writing is limited yet I'm able to do things few keep grilling myself over. I do it for fun, not for professional funding or whatever, because this is the joy of being an artist. Whether Art is writing, reading, animation or drawing, it provides showcases of raw talent, it doesn't take a genius to realize this isn't something we're going to see again. And if GW is actively trying to suppress you, then I say...to hell with them, simply laugh at them and those in these comments below: "You can't censor, or stop me, because I can do this when you can't even decide if you're insane to believe Warhammer 40,000 is a safe place for your feelings." Either way, it's your decision and I hope you don't cancel or be demoralized. You did a great thing, it's a privilege to view artists who can bring life what many can't imagine. Nonetheless, I hope you're doing well and, as always, it's been a pleasure watching Death of Hope. May your soul decide upon an answer, if your own mind cannot be conclusive.

so much detail. Such adherence to the older models from even 30 years back! it's breathtaking. I'm astonished it only took you a year plus. It feels like a decade's work.

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Truly a work of art and dedication The amount of deatils and love put in all these models is commendable

I think this video really showcased some of the components a less than full blown lore fan would recognize. Even in the RU-vid breakdowns of the video, some of the imagery is missed. This is a really helpful creation. I see so much more of the intended meaning now. What a great look at the darkness of the warp and 30K. I love the Galvorbak! The image brings the changeover of the Space Marines in The First Heretic to life. I can't imagine what the loyalists thought when they fought them at Istavaan V

The fandom is lucky to have people like you putting in such work! Bless you!

honestly just insanely impressed by the whole thing, the attention to detail across the board is off the charts, really excellent work.

Nakal of the Word Bearers approves.

You have literally brought SOME of my imagined moments of 40k. To life.

I cannot comprehend the amount of work that went into this... We need more people like you. Love being able to examine the absolutely beautiful models in more detail.

The bulk, brutality and atavistic beauty of astartes armour marks is perfectly captured and rendered. I love it. Lots of animators and also illustrators just can't capture it. Some of the best are Kopinski, Smith and Dainton Marines.

Like with most of Mark's work, I realize my jaw has involuntarily dropped towards the end of the video.

I just want to say that this Death of hope series is some of the best depictions of space marines and the immense power the possess that I have ever seen. I get scared just watching the chaos traitors move around the depiction is that good. It makes me feel like if one was to stand before me then I would be but a twig before him. Its GREAT. Its incredible. No other video has been able to do this. Period. Not even the Astartes project. This is a more accurate depiction of the 40K universe and the characters within it than any other I have ever seen and I don't think that there is nearly enough recognition or credit given to that. In a word it is simply amazing and quite frankly that word is not enough.

Tony Hough is totally under appreciated. He brought so much to the original RT book.

So many of these take me back. I only read now but I remember many of those miniatures. Thank you.

Amazing work, honestly mindblowing. Pretty sure you single handedly brought about all the new hype for saturnine terminators!

Amazing as always and now we can see better every detail that you put in every scene is simply beyond amazing - but the idea of showing us models like if you are chooshing a character in a game plus influence is simply brillant we can be even more amazed -

@Mark Louis Spark I feel like you are one of the few, if not only, creators outside of GW that understand how brutal 40k is and how it should be depicted if this Universe were brought to life. Thank you for delving so deep into the lore and not explaining, or making it painfully obvious as to what is going on. I really appreciate the "wonder whats the deal with that marine or character in the background". This and many other details are what make a film great! Please keep up the awesome work!

Man. I only wish that Alan Bligh could have witnessed this masterpiece. Imagine him being able see his vision realized. Passed way too soon.

Your work is beautiful. Thank you for uploading your 40k videos. I hope we could see more of it someday in the future.

Mark dont give up on us! We love your work! We want more Death of Hope!!!

So freaking cool, not only do we get to see what you used as inspiration but we also get to see the models/characters in clear view now. Seriously amazing.

Years late to the party, I know, but thank you for all the work you did because it's amazing

Love the respect paid to Rogue Trader days art and models. Fantastic stuff! I really appreciate the hard work and sacrifice that had to of been put into creating this.

Again my sincere compliments. It was such a pleasure for me seeing a slow-motion, even better stills of the armour designs. As an aspiring 3d artist and long long time Warhammer fan and miniature painter who know and have personly seen all the reference you show it was truly a pleasure and inspiration watching this video. My compliments. Wish I could someday do a fraction of the cg modelling I saw here.

Will you eventually show us all the models used for the trailers, especially the dreadnoughts and cataphractii terminators?

So intricate and detailed, terrifying. Well done! This is the stuff of nightmares.

Extreme respect for your extreme attention to detail.

Loved seeing your influences, and getting to see even more of the ridiculous level of detail you poured into every inch of this. Really looking forwards to seeing more from you when it's ready, and I'm glad I could help contribute in some small way to making it easier for you to do this awesome work.

i love how you made tese guys breath like they have the lungs of a rhino, makes them feel so much freakin bigger!

Your style is exactly how i imagined the universe to look like

No matter how many times i see the models of rooms and characters, they are breakingly doing justice to the setting. Great job.

Wonderful. This is how I have wanted to imagine Warhammer 40k/30k but didnt know it, until now. Dark and really grim, as it should be. Making this showcase was en excellent idea and I will never not be amazed at the attention to detail put in to this masterpiece.

I freaking love this! Now Chelsea and I have names of books to read to learn more about the lore, which she was dying to have.

If this is a showcase of what's more to come, then the grimdarkness ahead is looking bright indeed!

This is such a great loveletter to all that grimdark warhammer that made us all fall in love forever with this world.

I can really appreciate the work. This is how I would imagine chaos ships or a chaos planet. Great work can't wait to see more.

Youve got a fan for life. I hope you go far and continue with your amazing talent . and please keep making these

You inspired me to start reading the Horus Heresy novels, currently reading Fulgrim and excited to get to the novels that are depicted in the Death of Hope. Keep up the great work and thanks for this marvelous content.

You did art, that's it, you probably burned your eyes and went over and over again through many obstacles to deliver this high quality movie, you did amazing and you deserve a lot more recognition!

Beautiful work and gorgeous environments. Love you your attention to detail mate.

All powers aproves your magnanimous and excellent work brother. Be blessed.

Cant wait for the next chapter, you're keep doing great work.

Insane the amount of work all the details...keep going with this amazing work

Some truly breathtaking detail, Mark! The background is great and seeing the enhanced renders is a treat! I'm keenly awaiting part 2!

This animation is still freaking awesome! Mark is so talented.

High Definition warp fuckery! Nothing brings joy to my heart like HD Heresy! Thanks alot Mark, can't wait to see your future works! pssssst, Mark.... more Saturnine Power Armors pwetty pwease

Dude that was mega!! It really does continue to completely blow my mind!! It's amazing, from the Gal vorbrak to crazy flesh hound the attention to detail!! Wow!! Hope you're well mate !!! Peaceout

Death of Hope was what got me into reading, building and playing 30k. These videos will always be special.

@Mark Louis Spark as a person who is over 50yrs old and been gaming &working in the industry for over 40yrs I can say that I also know personally some of the designers you mention in your clips, just carry on what your doing. its amazing to see your work and I speak for many people who game in both the 30k & 40k universe. You sir are an inspiration to us all. its just what we expected to Horus Heresy to be like, a true visionary

Excellent, Mark, outstanding work and really interesting to see from where your ideas stemmed. Your aesthetic is sublime.

The Word Bearers fighting pit music is brutal! So fitting! All round masterpiece Mark in every aspect, I was born 1990 and hooked by '96, so was looking at the great 90's artwork growing up, now I have a soft spot for the rogue trader era too, I just painted a very tiny chaplain who has a prime spot in the cabinet. The way in which a sci-fi universe has grown and been shaped by decades of input from hundreds of talented people like yourself and the familiar big names noted in the video is unparalleled anywhere else. It's something special, and something that should be preserved and guarded by the righteous! The Astartes!

Mark, man, you really are a serious cut above the rest. As someone who's dabbled with creating some 40k fanwork myself I know how much dedication it can take and you have absolutely blown any and all expectation out of the water here. I absolutely LOVE your content! Your dedication to the true feeling of grimdark that Warhammer 40,000 is supposed to have and this God-tier animation has ensured your place in 40k Fan History for sure. I've probably shown your other works to like 30 people by now and only a few of them were serious 40k fans but every single one of them absolutely loved your work man. You're a true badass.

The 90s designs were amazing and amazingly done in 3d by you!

Art. In it's purest form.

Truly mindblowing. Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!!! This is absolutely amazing.

who hated on this????? This is fucking brilliant. Why would ANYONE have an issue with this?? I dont understand.

I still can’t get over how awesome of a shot that was with the saturnine amour. It made the character feel so huge and powerful

The depth of detailing on those suits is Armour is incredible, but the level detail you've gone to in the rest of the scenery is no less intense. The more I watch the more incredible it becomes. Well done sir, I can't thank you enough for having the imagination and patience to create this.

By far the best fan made 40k .... showing everything in 40/30k and never toned down . GW should just pay you to do more of this and never interfere!

I liked the mini movie and all, but i really love this! Just a showcase of all your artwork and inspirations

Ya know I've already commented on this before but, I just can't get enough of those old white dwarf space marine armor parts. They are just so good.

Absolutely incredible work - seeing these older models spring to life and the attention to details is just amazing. Thanks Mark!

Only 78k subscribers? You must have 1 000 000, this is most realistic warp as i ever seen, totally unnatural for comprehension, beyons any structure of time and space, botomless pit of otherness, awesome work man, models of chaos space marines also super high quality, movie with this graphic will be 10/10

Mark, you can be my GW wingman anytime! This is so incredible. I grew up on all that grimdark artwork as well, and seeing it brought to life is amazing. So much attention to detail, I would love to know what Jes Goodwin thinks of this, seeing all their old work being brought to life. People should just really enjoy this for what it is....

I have had a stressful day at work earlier today and once again your videos cheer me up, your the man Mark!

Still have my 'exo armour' terminator marine I got back in the day - such a thrill to see it animated. Was that really 32 years ago? Must be time for a rejuv treatment soon..

Holy crap Mark. Thank you! That just made my day. Thank you thank you!

Continues to be just amazing. Well done, again, Mark. And thanks!

Absolutely amazing - you have captured in your animation the spirit of chaos as perfectly as as dembski-bowden writes his chaos characters. The individuality of the marines and their armor, the detail, the movement - I'm blown away. I keep re-watching and notice little new details each time. Please keep up this amazing work man ! I know GM won't let you get paid for it but I would just like to give you 100 % respect and gratitude for producing this. Amazing !!! Whoever disliked this doesn't understand the 'grim' in grimdark. Brilliant man, Thank you !!!

Just WOW!. You captured the horrors of chaos perfectly.

Never give up. Never surrender. This is amazing. And I NEED more!

This is fantastic stuff. My phone was spazzing out from the level of detail so I had to watch on my tablet. I can tell that so much work has gone in to this. I've probably rewatched DoH part 1 like 8-9 times because I really like this dark aesthetic and my favorite depiction of this universe.

This shit is a masterpiece man. Wish I could see part 2...well, it'll always be in my imagination.

BRAVO!!!!!! You are doing the Emperor's work

The details, it's incredible. Thank you

All I can say...it is beautiful and detailed work. I wish there were more.