Here is the latest artist I have working on a piece for Realms of Fantasy, one Kristina Carroll.
I’ve never worked with this artist before, but interesting story: back in the spring of 2009, about three months after I started overseeing the art for the magazine, I attended the Society of Illustrators Student Scholarship Exhibit in NYC to scout some of the new talent coming into the field. While there, I scribbled down the names of a few artists whose works caught my eye. There was one piece featuring Legolas from Lord of the Rings that I really liked, which happened to be by Kristina. So I sort of had my eye on this artist already. Then a few months back, she submitted her portfolio to me. I instantly recognized the Legolas illustration that she included even though it was a year later, and actually chatted with her about it some when I emailed her. So I suppose it was only a matter of time before she ended up working on a piece for RoF.
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Absolutely fantastic! I look forward to seeing her work on the covers and interiors of RoF!