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Nationality
  
American

Area(s)
  
Artist


Name
  
Jon Foster

Role
  
Illustrator

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Education
  
Rhode Island School of Design

Books
  
R/evolution: The Art of Jon Foster

Nominations
  
Locus Award for Best Art Book

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Jon Foster is an American freelance illustrator, penciler, and sculptor.

Contents

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Biography

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He is best known for his comic book covers (DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics) and other works featured in Dungeons & Dragons and Alternity.

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Jon Foster studied illustration at the Rhode Island School of Design and graduated in 1989. His paintings are oils on canvas and are known to have a dark or muted color pallet. Typically, they incorporate subject matter like good vs. evil, anger, and adventure. Before a project is complete, Foster scans his paintings into a computer to add digital effects.

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Earlier in his career, Jon collaborated with artists such as Rick Berry and Dave Dorman (well known Star Wars artist).

Foster has illustrated cards for the Magic: The Gathering collectible card game.

Some of his achievements include multiple awards from the prestigious Spectrum sci-fi and fantasy art publications.

Jon lives in Providence, Rhode Island.

Books

  • Progressions (February 2003)
  • Revolution: The Art of Jon Foster (November 2006)
  • Book covers

  • Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic Trilogy by Sean Williams and Shane Dix (Del Rey Books, 2003)
  • The Uninvited (May 2004)
  • Snake Agent by Liz Williams (Night Shade Books, September 2005)
  • The Dragonback series by Timothy Zahn (Starscape Books, 2005)
  • The Demon and the City by Liz Williams (Night Shade Books, August 2006)
  • Mistborn: The Final Empire," "Mistborn: The Well of Ascension," and "Mistborn: Hero of Ages," all by Brandon Sanderson
  • The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox by Barry Hughart (Subterranean Press, 2008)
  • Fender Lizards by Joe R. Lansdale (Subterranean Press, 2015)
  • Comics

  • Aliens vs. Predator vs. Terminator
  • Batman: the Ring, the Arrow and the Bat
  • Hunter
  • The Nightmare Factory - Volume 2
  • Species
  • Star Wars
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  • Other references

  • Spectrum 6 (December 1999)
  • Spectrum 8 (November 2001)
  • Spectrum 9 (December 2002)
  • Spectrum 10 (October 2003)
  • Spectrum 11 (November 2004)
  • References

    Jon Foster (artist) Wikipedia