
Are there any kinds of settings/genres that your illustrations would be particularly suited for?
I cover all aspects of the broader fantasy genres: Horror, SF and fantasy. I don't want to be a one-trick pony!!
What kind of things would you like an author to tell you when you are illustrating for them?
A
brief can be as simple or as thorough as the author/publisher feels is
necessary. I will read it all! Sometimes authors, being verbal rather
that visual processors, forget that an illustration is a single shot
from one viewpoint and not a movie clip!! I ask questions if I need to
to find out what aspects of an illo are the most vital.
Does the fact that gamebooks are being released digitally affect how you illustrate the books?
I
create and submit most of my work digitally these days which is safe
and convenient. Back in the days when I worked with ink and paint there
was always a chance of work getting lost or damaged in the mail. It's a
lot easier now to work even with companies on the other side of the
world (as I do). It's also a lot easier to revise and adapt illos when
plans get changed, too. The downside is I don't have physical artwork
originals to show off or put on display afterwards.
Is there a gamebook series or a particular author you would like to illustrate for?
Any
authors out there reading this, (especially if you have a definate
best-seller in the pipeline) ....it's YOU I want to work with! Call me!
What kind of non-gamebook projects are you working on at the moment?
I have designed a few minis for tabletop wargames...hope to do a lot more of that this year.
What kind of conventions would people be able to find you at to buy your art?
I
hope at least to attend Salute and Dragonmeet. I'd go to more if I
could afford it!! I'll always have some old GW and FF originals with me
for sale.
You can also see Tony's latest work in Westward Dystopia - go ahead and back it today!
You can also see Tony's latest work in Westward Dystopia - go ahead and back it today!
Very very nice illustrations. Love the mix of realism and balls-out strangeness and vibrant colors!
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