Steve Smith was born in England in 1975. He is self taught, with no formal art training. The images he paints are snapshots of a dream reality, a form of escapism through vivid, luscious colour and fantastical recollection, permeated with an overwhelming sense of personal nostalgia.
Peter Elson was born in Ealing, west London, in 1947. He was an English science fiction illustrator whose work appeared on the covers of numerous science fiction paperback novels, as well as in the Terran Trade Authority series of illustrated books. Elson, whose illustrations often placed detailed, brightly liveried spacecraft against vividly coloured backgrounds, influenced an entire generation of science fiction illustrators and concept artists.
Eddie Jones was born in England in 1935. He was a science fiction illustrator, who started as a fan artist. He illustrated numerous science fiction book covers, some under the pseudonym S. Fantoni, and provided interior illustrations for books and magazines. Jones was active in the field from 1958 to 1989. In 1969, he became the art director for Visions of Tomorrow, a short-lived British SF magazine. The Science Fiction Writers of America described him as "the precursor to a generation of artists that helped define the look of early '70s SF illustration".
Brian Froud was born in Winchester, England, in 1947. Froud was the conceptual designer and costume designer for the films The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth. He has also worked with American writer Ari Berk on more recent books, including Goblins and The Runes of Elfland, and produced art books such as Good Faeries/Bad Faeries. One of his most famous art books, Faeries, was the basis of a 1981 animated feature of the same name.
Chris Foss was born in 1946 on Guernsey in the Channel Islands, England. He's a British artist and science fiction illustrator. He is best known for his science fiction book covers and the black and white illustrations for the original editions of The Joy of Sex.
Chris Moore was born in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England in 1947, particularly noted for his book covers, especially in the field of science fiction. He’s also worked in advertising, designed record sleeves, and provided concept art for the likes of Stanley Kubrick and George Lucas. His tie-in wallpaper designs for The Empire Strikes Back graced many a Star Wars fan’s bedroom.
Rackham was born in London as one of 12 children. In 1884, at the age
of 17, he was sent on an ocean voyage to Australia to improve his
fragile health, accompanied by two Aunts. At the age of 18, he worked as a clerk at the Westminster Fire Office and began studying part-time at the Lambeth School of Art.
