Doug Kovacs
| Doug Kovacs | |
|---|---|
 Doug Kovacs at Gen Con on August 7, 2011 | |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Fantasy art |
Douglas Kovacs is an artist whose work has appeared in role-playing games.
Early life and education
Doug Kovacs was born in 1973, and grew up in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. In 1996 he received a BA from Columbia College Chicago.[1]
Works
Doug Kovacs has worked as a freelance illustrator for Wizards of the Coast on the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. He has been working on a series of metal plate paintings depicting Green Men since 1999. His work has been described as "detailed fantasy and science fiction renderings of mythical creatures".[2] Doug also worked with Goodman Games in developing Dungeon Crawl Classics, and painted the covers for many of the modules and rulebooks.[3] There is an award named after him at the Gen Con Art Show which is given out to the artist for being "[most like] Doug Kovacs".[4]
References
- ↑ http://dougkovacs.com/09%20Info%20%26%20Detritus/Info%26Detritus.html
- ↑ "Des Plaines Art Guild". Daily Herald. January 10, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2012. – via HighBeam Research (subscription required)
- ↑ http://www.goodman-games.com/5070artpreviewkovacs.html
- ↑ http://mchughstudios.com/studioblog/2011/08/16/i-am-back-from-gencon-with-art-to-boot/