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Scott Fischer (artist)

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Scott Fischer
Born1971[1]
NationalityAmerican
Known forFantasy art,children's books

Scott M. Fischeris an American artist whose work has appeared inrole-playing gamesand in children's books.

Early life

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Scott Fischer graduated from theSavannah College of Art and Designin 1994.[2]

Career

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Books and comics

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Scott Fischer has worked on children's books such asPeter Pan in Scarlet,[3][4]Secrets of Dripping Fang,[5][6]The Magisterium Series,[7][8]Between the Lines,[9]theScary Schoolseries,[10][11]andGhost Prison.[12]The first book ofThe Magisterium Series,The Iron Trial(2014), hit third on the New York Times Middle Grade Bestseller List.[13]In addition to illustrating several children's books, he both wrote and illustrated the bookJump!.[14][15]Fischer designed the jacket forPerdition,the first book inAnn Aguirre's 2013 Dred Chronicles series fromAce Books.[16]

He is also known for his work on series such asHalo,Harry Potter,Star Wars,Robert Jordan'sWheel of Time.[17]ForStar Wars,he provided illustrations forThe New Jedi Order Sourcebook(2002) and forStar Wars Art: Visions(2010).[18]

Fischer was a regular cover artist for variousBuffy the Vampire Slayerlimited seriespublished byDark Horse Comics.[19][20][21][22]His covers have been included in several "best of" lists such asComics Alliance's "Best Comic Book Covers Ever (This Month): August 2014",[23]Behind the Panels'"Best Comic Book Covers of January 2015"[24]andComics Alliance's "The Best Dark Horse Comics Covers of 2016".[25]On his cover forAngel & Faith Season 10#5,Comics Alliancestated, "Buffycomics are usually so hobbled by the need to honor actor likenesses that they rarely make the cut for me. But last month aChris Samneecover won me over, and this month it's a cover by book illustrator Scott Fischer, with a layered mixed media-style painted image that I couldn't resist ".[23]On his cover forAngel & Faith: Season 10#10,Behind the Panelsstated "Scott Fischer is not a name we’ve seen around these parts too much yet, but we hope to see that change this year. He’s traditionally known for his role-playing game art, children’s books and novel covers, a skill that carries nicely into this fantasy-driven world of Buffy. This stunning cover mixes tribalism with the modern, although it’s interesting to note that the more contemporary 'tools of man' are just mere sketches around Faith’s waist".[24]

Games

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He is known for his work onWizards of the Coast'sMagic: The Gatheringcard game and theDungeons & Dragonsrole-playing game.[1][26]His work onMagicstarted in 1996 and by 2020, Fischer had illustrated over 150 cards.[27]HisDungeons & Dragonswork includes the third editionPlayer's Handbook,Dungeon Master's Guide,andMonster Manual(2000), theDungeons & Dragons Adventure Game(2000),Monsters of Faerûn(2001),Faiths and Pantheons(2002),City of the Spider Queen(2002),Book of Vile Darkness(2002),Fiend Folio(2003), parts ofThe Shackled City Adventure Path(2003-2004), andFive Nations(2005). Fischer provided illustrations for the 5th editionPlayer's Handbook(2014)[28]and created the alternate cover for the upcomingVan Richten's Guide to Ravenloft(2021).[29][30]

Teaching

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Fischer has been a core faculty member of art teaching programs such as the Illustration Master Class[31][32](held atAmherst Collegebut not affiliated with the school[33]) and the SmArt School (an online art mentorship program).[34][35][36]

Personal life

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Fischer lives inBelchertown, Massachusettswith his wife and daughter.[2]

References

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  1. ^ab"About Scott".Archived fromthe originalon March 18, 2012.
  2. ^ab"Bio".Scott M. Fischer. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  3. ^Zipp, Yvonne (June 19, 2007). "Arrr: Pirate tales for the younger set",The Christian Science Monitor,p. 16.
  4. ^Westmoore, Jean (October 11, 2006). "Never say never in Neverland",The Buffalo News,p. C1.
  5. ^Knight, Elaine (December 2005). "Secrets of Dripping Fang: The Onts",School Library Journal51(12): 112–13.
  6. ^Posner, Michael (February 21, 2006). "Feel the fear – and publish",The Globe and Mail,p. R1.
  7. ^"Magisterium: The Iron Trial ∙ Scott M. Fischer ∙ R. MICHELSON GALLERIES".www.rmichelson.com.Retrieved2021-04-07.
  8. ^"The Iron Trial - Cuyahoga County Public Library".cuyahogalibrary.org.Retrieved2021-04-07.
  9. ^"Between the Lines by Jodi Picoult, Samantha Van Leer, Scott Fischer".www.powells.com.Retrieved2021-04-07.
  10. ^"Scary School by Derek the Ghost".Bookhype.Retrieved2021-04-07.
  11. ^"Scary School #2 - Derek the Ghost - Hardcover".Harper Collins New Zealand.Retrieved2021-04-07.
  12. ^"The Ghost Prison ∙ Scott M. Fischer ∙ R. MICHELSON GALLERIES".www.rmichelson.com.Retrieved2021-04-07.
  13. ^"Children's Middle Grade Bestsellers".The New York Times.21 September 2014.Retrieved7 December2014.
  14. ^MacPherson, Karen (July 20, 2010). "Picture-perfect books for reading aloud to kids",Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,p. C7.
  15. ^(February 22, 2010). "Children's Book Reviews: Jump!: Scott M. Fischer",Publishers Weekly257(8).
  16. ^Obeso, Dionne (September 20, 2013)."The Art of the Future".Publishers Weekly.
  17. ^Gallo, Irene (2010-06-16)."Winter's Heart ebook cover by Scott M. Fischer".Tor.com.Retrieved2021-04-07.
  18. ^"Exotic Visions of Star Wars Inspire Portrait Artists".Wired.ISSN1059-1028.Retrieved2021-04-07.
  19. ^"Exclusive: Corinna Bechko To Write Angel Season 11 For Dark Horse".bleedingcool.com.September 26, 2016.Retrieved2021-04-07.
  20. ^"Exclusive Previews – Angel, Buffy The Vampire Slayer And Call Of Duty: Zombies".bleedingcool.com.June 1, 2017.Retrieved2021-04-07.
  21. ^"EXCLUSIVE: Buffy The Vampire Slayer #22 And Angel & Faith #21 Covers".Comicbook.com.Retrieved2021-04-07.
  22. ^"Search:: Dark Horse Comics".www.darkhorse.com.Retrieved2021-04-07.
  23. ^abWheeler, Andrew (September 1, 2014)."Best Comic Book Covers Ever (This Month): August 2014".ComicsAlliance.Retrieved2021-04-07.
  24. ^abGray, Richard (2015-01-30)."Cover Story: Best Comic Book Covers of January 2015".Behind The Panels.Retrieved2021-04-07.
  25. ^Haley, Chris (January 11, 2017)."The Best Dark Horse Comics Covers of 2016 [Gallery]".ComicsAlliance.Retrieved2021-04-07.
  26. ^"Card Search".Magic: The Gathering.Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  27. ^"Behind the Brush: Scott M. Fischer".Hipsters of the Coast.2020-08-20.Retrieved2021-04-07.
  28. ^Gilsdorf, Ethan (2014-07-21)."An exclusive look at the new D&D Player's Handbook—and The Warlock".Boing Boing.Retrieved2021-04-07.
  29. ^Plante, Corey (February 23, 2021)."'Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft' is a sequel to the best D&D book ever ".Inverse.Retrieved2021-04-06.
  30. ^Ryan, Jon (February 23, 2021)."D&D Reveals New Ravenloft Sourcebook".IGN.Retrieved2021-04-06.
  31. ^Manchess, Gregory (2010-06-21)."Illustration Master Class 2010".Tor.com.Retrieved2021-04-07.
  32. ^Manchess, Gregory (2018-12-05)."The Illustration Master Class: An Unequaled Opportunity".Muddy Colors.Retrieved2021-04-07.
  33. ^"Adult Programs | Summer Programs | Amherst College".www.amherst.edu.Retrieved2021-04-07.
  34. ^Colors, Muddy (2014-05-27)."SmArt School Enrollment Opens TODAY".Muddy Colors.Retrieved2021-04-07.
  35. ^"Mentorship With Greg Manchess and Scott Fischer".SmArt School.Retrieved2021-04-07.
  36. ^"Mentorship With Scott Fischer".SmArt School.Retrieved2021-04-07.
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