Name: Mark Allen         Age: 40
Occupation: Freelance Illustrator, Graphic Designer
Specialty: Fantasy Illustration       Location: Wisconsin, USA

Influences on my art:
Gary Gygax, Robert E. Howard, Michael Moorcock, James M. Ward, Erol Otus, P. Craig Russell, Michael T. Gilbert, Jeff Dee, Frank Frazetta, Jack Kirby, Jim Roslof, Dave Trampier, Stephen Chenault, J.R.R. Tolkien, Stan Lee, Boris Vallejo, Julie Bell, Simon Bisley, Brom, Jeff Easley, Larry Elmore.

My illustrations appear in the publications and products of:
Troll Lord Games, Heavy Metal Magazine, Gary Gygax, James M. Ward, Fight On! Magazine, Crusader Magazine, Otherworld Miniatures, Blacklight.com, Manticor-Verlag, New Dimension Games, Mindgene LLC, Screaming Dreams Press, G.L. Giles, Ye Olde Games, Brave Halfling Publishing, The Tekumel Project, and many more.

I'm a self-taught artist. I've been drawing since the age of three. My first published illustrations were with Troll Lord Games in 2002, and I've been freelancing ever since. If you'd like to hire me for a project just email me.