Color Realism
 
Daughters of the Dark Elf Queen
Atrosha

Umber Hulk

Druid & Fairy
Drider
Bonetremble
Destachan
Red-haired warrior
Icons of the Underground Volume 1: Glenn Danzig
Vladina

WINNER OF
"THE EROL OTUS ART CHALLENGE"
1st Place in Color            
(May 19, 2009)

My name is Mark Allen and I am a 39 year old self-taught freelance artist specializing in fantasy art. I began drawing around the age of 3, and it has been my lifelong passion all the way into adulthood. This type of art is the most enjoyable for me to work in, and comes most naturally to me, being a huge fan of the swords & sorcery genre.

I pull inspiration from many different artists and authors, such as P. Craig Russell, Michael T. Gilbert, Robert E. Howard, Michael Moorcock, Gary Gygax, Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, J.R.R. Tolkien, Frank Frazetta, Boris Vallejo, Julie Bell, Simon Bisely, Brom, Erol Otus, Larry Elmore, Jeff Easley, and Jeff Dee (particularly) - all my favorites.

When I was a kid in the early '80s (I was ten in 1980), the drawings I saw on the covers and interior pages of early Dungeons & Dragons books are what inspired me to draw and paint fantasy art. Those images by Dave Trampier, Jeff Dee, Erol Otus, David Sutherland III, and Jim Roslof soon had me imitating. And it was easy for me (because I'm a fantasy geek). So I've been creating scenes of wizards, dragons, and other mythical monsters ever since. I can create other subject matter, of course - but I get the most enjoyment and fulfillment out of fantasy art, so it's pretty much what I want to focus on.

I use colored pencils, inks, acrylic paints, oil paints, watercolors, airbrushes, and computer software to create my artwork. My work has been used for books, magazines, posters, CD packages, T-shirts, cards, games, and much more.... even custom tattoos. I also have an extensive 16 year background in the print industry having, in that time, worked professionally for a commercial lithographic printer, a film house, a digital printer, a sign shop, and even a silk-screener, making me experienced and well-rounded in the graphics industry.

My work has appeared in the publications and products of:

Heavy Metal Magazine
Gary Gygax
James M. Ward
Troll Lord Games
Otherworld Miniatures
Crusader Magazine
Fight On! Magazine
Blacklight.com
Mindgene, LLC
Mindforge Games
New Dimension Games
G.L. Giles
BOS Innovations
Hedonism Records
...and others. 

I am represented by international artist representative, Daničle Arnaud, at Arnaud International.

Check out my blog, where I'll be sharing works-in-progress, my thoughts about different things, and the latest info on what I'm up to.


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Buy signed originals of my published works


A member of:

The Association Of Science-Fiction and Fantasy Artists



Listed in:
The Archive of Sci-Fi & Fantasy Artists

Comic Art Links Directory at Dragonberry.com



Network with me at:
Myspace- A Social Networking Site

DeviantART - Artists, Writers, and Photographers

Born Into Sin I
Born Into Sin II
Born Into Sin III
Steampunk
Spacegirl
The Black Wrath
Stiletto
Ghoul Encounter
Shadows of the Tower
Wyrm Saw
Ride To Valhalla
Deathmatch
Pagan Dance
Vaulted cairn
Finnstzzz
weapons rack
The Cave of the Unknown 2
The Cave of the Unknown 1
Mogrl
Tainted Lands box top
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Colorized Line Art
Dead Alive
Dragon's Lair
Blackbeard the Pirate black light poster
Waking The Dead black light poster
Tattoo design for a friend
Moonlit Pirate Ship black light poster
Partying With The Caterpillar
Rainbow Dragon
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Line Art & Grayscale
Soul Thief
Bed box
Kerry
Suzanna
The Gottland Trees
Sea Town
Goblin hiding in a burrow
Troll Lord
Affixing a gem to a staff
Overlooking the tavern
Ruins of a dwarven stronghold
Death from Above
Goblin Charge
Hilltop Henge
Rumours
Naerlulthut
Fallen Troll Lord
Ad for Otherworld Miniatures
Coblynau
Lay of the Lothian Princes
Rochun Fiend
Eschl
The Airhe Chronicles
Neurog Let, Bone Crusher Orc
UkJanu, Orc, Keeper of the Neurog Let
Demon Sword Battle
Otherworld MIniatures logo
Hlobane Orc
Mogrl
The Hounds of Darkness
Aghul
A Hulen
Otherworld Minis Kobold Tribe
Otherworld Minis Hobgoblin War Party
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Cartography & Floor Plans

Classic Blue Cave Map
Hand-drawn overland map
Tabletop Dungeon Tiles (assembled)
Game Prop
Classic Dungeon Floorplan
Classic Building Floorplan
Hand-drawn map of a neolithic burrow village

         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         


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