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Frank Frazetta

Frank Frazetta was a highly influential American illustrator renowned for his dramatic oil paintings depicting fantastic...

Fantasy Sci Fi Classic American

9.4 Excellent

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Craig Mullins

Craig Mullins is an American illustrator known for his distinctive digital artwork. His work, primarily focused on scien...

Sci Fi American Contemporary Digital

9.1 Excellent

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Chris Van Allsburg

Chris Van Allsburg is a prominent American illustrator celebrated for his evocative charcoal illustrations within childr...

Fantasy American Contemporary Charcoal

9.0 Excellent

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James Gurney

James Gurney is a contemporary American illustrator celebrated for his meticulous oil paintings. He creates richly imagi...

Fantasy American Contemporary Oil Painting

9.0 Excellent

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P. Craig Russell

American comics artist renowned for his sophisticated, opera-inspired adaptations of classic myths and fairy tales, beco...

Fantasy American Contemporary Comic Books

8.8 Great

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Ted Nasmith

Canadian artist and illustrator renowned for his highly detailed realism, widely celebrated as one of the primary author...

Fantasy Classic Contemporary Canadian

8.7 Great

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Charles Vess

American fantasy illustrator celebrated for his distinctive, flowing line work, winning multiple Eisner Awards and famou...

Fantasy American Contemporary Comic Books

8.7 Great

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Jeffrey Jones

American illustrator highly regarded for his moody, romantic fantasy paintings, famously contributing cover art to numer...

Fantasy Classic American Fine Art

8.7 Great

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Wayne Barlowe

Wayne Barlowe is an American science fiction and fantasy illustrator famous for his eerie, highly detailed depictions of...

Sci Fi American Horror Oil Painting

8.6 Great

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Doug Chiang

Doug Chiang is an American film concept designer who served as design director for the Star Wars prequel trilogy and cur...

Sci Fi American Contemporary Concept Art

8.6 Great

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Donato Giancola

Donato Giancola is an American fantasy illustrator celebrated for his classical, realist painting style, known for his e...

Fantasy Sci Fi American Contemporary

8.5 Great

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Brad Holland

Brad Holland is an American illustrator known for his surreal, painterly style that revolutionized editorial illustratio...

American Contemporary Editorial Surrealism

8.5 Great

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Tim Hildebrandt

American fantasy artist who, alongside his brother Greg, formed the duo The Brothers Hildebrandt, renowned for their ico...

Fantasy Sci Fi Classic American

8.5 Great

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Greg Hildebrandt

American fantasy illustrator who partnered with his twin brother Tim to form the Brothers Hildebrandt, achieving massive...

Fantasy Sci Fi Classic American

8.5 Great

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Ryan Church

Ryan Church is an American concept designer whose sweeping, futuristic vehicle and environment designs heavily influence...

Sci Fi American Contemporary Digital

8.5 Great

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Todd Lockwood

Todd Lockwood is an American fantasy artist recognized for his iconic cover art and interior illustrations for Dungeons...

Fantasy American Contemporary Dnd

8.4 Great

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Paul O. Zelinsky

American illustrator Paul O. Zelinsky is highly acclaimed for his detailed oil paintings, notably winning the 1998 Calde...

Classic American Contemporary Oil Painting

8.4 Great

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Larry Elmore

American fantasy illustrator celebrated for his iconic cover art for the tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons,...

Fantasy Classic American Dnd

8.4 Great

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Boris Vallejo

Boris Vallejo is a Peruvian-American painter recognized for his highly detailed fantasy and sci-fi illustrations, often...

Fantasy Sci Fi Contemporary Oil Painting

8.3 Great

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Julie Bell

Julie Bell is an American fantasy artist known for her glossy, hyper-detailed paintings of muscular warriors and dragons...

Fantasy Sci Fi American Contemporary

8.1 Great