Scott Fischer (artist)

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

Scott M. Fischer is an American artist whose work has appeared in role-playing games and in children's books.

Early life

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Scott Fischer graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 1994.[2]

Career

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Books and comics

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Scott Fischer has worked on children's books such as Peter Pan in Scarlet,[3][4] Secrets of Dripping Fang,[5][6] The Magisterium Series,[7][8] Between the Lines,[9] the Scary School series,[10][11] and Ghost Prison.[12] The first book of The 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 book Jump!.[14][15] Fischer designed the jacket for Perdition, the first book in Ann Aguirre's 2013 Dred Chronicles series from Ace Books.[16]

He is also known for his work on series such as Halo, Harry Potter, Star Wars, Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time.[17] For Star Wars, he provided illustrations for The New Jedi Order Sourcebook (2002) and for Star Wars Art: Visions (2010).[18]

Fischer was a regular cover artist for various Buffy the Vampire Slayer limited series published by Dark Horse Comics.[19][20][21][22] His covers have been included in several "best of" lists such as Comics Alliance's "Best Comic Book Covers Ever (This Month): August 2014",[23] Behind the Panels' "Best Comic Book Covers of January 2015"[24] and Comics Alliance's "The Best Dark Horse Comics Covers of 2016".[25] On his cover for Angel & Faith Season 10 #5, Comics Alliance stated, "Buffy comics are usually so hobbled by the need to honor actor likenesses that they rarely make the cut for me. But last month a Chris Samnee cover 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 for Angel & Faith: Season 10 #10, Behind the Panels stated "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 on Wizards of the Coast's Magic: The Gathering card game and the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game.[1][26] His work on Magic started in 1996 and by 2020, Fischer had illustrated over 150 cards.[27] His Dungeons & Dragons work includes the third edition Player's Handbook, Dungeon Master's Guide, and Monster Manual (2000), the Dungeons & 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 of The Shackled City Adventure Path (2003-2004), and Five Nations (2005). Fischer provided illustrations for the 5th edition Player's Handbook (2014)[28] and created the alternate cover for the upcoming Van 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 at Amherst College but 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 in Belchertown, Massachusetts with his wife and daughter.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "About Scott". Archived from the original on March 18, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "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 Journal 51 (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. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  8. ^ "The Iron Trial - Cuyahoga County Public Library". cuyahogalibrary.org. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  9. ^ "Between the Lines by Jodi Picoult, Samantha Van Leer, Scott Fischer". www.powells.com. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  10. ^ "Scary School by Derek the Ghost". Bookhype. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  11. ^ "Scary School #2 - Derek the Ghost - Hardcover". Harper Collins New Zealand. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  12. ^ "The Ghost Prison ∙ Scott M. Fischer ∙ R. MICHELSON GALLERIES". www.rmichelson.com. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  13. ^ "Children's Middle Grade Bestsellers". The New York Times. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  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 Weekly 257 (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. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  18. ^ "Exotic Visions of Star Wars Inspire Portrait Artists". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  19. ^ "Exclusive: Corinna Bechko To Write Angel Season 11 For Dark Horse". bleedingcool.com. September 26, 2016. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  20. ^ "Exclusive Previews – Angel, Buffy The Vampire Slayer And Call Of Duty: Zombies". bleedingcool.com. June 1, 2017. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  21. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Buffy The Vampire Slayer #22 And Angel & Faith #21 Covers". Comicbook.com. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  22. ^ "Search :: Dark Horse Comics". www.darkhorse.com. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  23. ^ a b Wheeler, Andrew (September 1, 2014). "Best Comic Book Covers Ever (This Month): August 2014". ComicsAlliance. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  24. ^ a b Gray, Richard (2015-01-30). "Cover Story: Best Comic Book Covers of January 2015". Behind The Panels. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  25. ^ Haley, Chris (January 11, 2017). "The Best Dark Horse Comics Covers of 2016 [Gallery]". ComicsAlliance. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  26. ^ "Card Search". Magic: The Gathering. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  27. ^ "Behind the Brush: Scott M. Fischer". Hipsters of the Coast. 2020-08-20. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  28. ^ Gilsdorf, Ethan (2014-07-21). "An exclusive look at the new D&D Player's Handbook—and The Warlock". Boing Boing. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  29. ^ Plante, Corey (February 23, 2021). "'Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft' is a sequel to the best D&D book ever". Inverse. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
  30. ^ Ryan, Jon (February 23, 2021). "D&D Reveals New Ravenloft Sourcebook". IGN. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
  31. ^ Manchess, Gregory (2010-06-21). "Illustration Master Class 2010". Tor.com. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  32. ^ Manchess, Gregory (2018-12-05). "The Illustration Master Class: An Unequaled Opportunity". Muddy Colors. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  33. ^ "Adult Programs | Summer Programs | Amherst College". www.amherst.edu. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  34. ^ Colors, Muddy (2014-05-27). "SmArt School Enrollment Opens TODAY". Muddy Colors. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  35. ^ "Mentorship With Greg Manchess and Scott Fischer". SmArt School. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
  36. ^ "Mentorship With Scott Fischer". SmArt School. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
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