Dave Carson

Dave Carson (born 1955) is a Northern Ireland-born[1] artist and novel illustrator.

Career

Carson has been presented with five British Fantasy Awards for Best Artist[1] during more than twenty years of illustration. He is most famous for his illustrations in H. P. Lovecraft's novels, and his work for Games Workshop.

His role-playing game artwork includes Call of Cthulhu, Palladium Fantasy, Nightbane and Beyond the Supernatural.

Carson provided illustrations for The Clock of Dreams (1978)[2] and the Fighting Fantasy gamebook Beneath Nightmare Castle (1987).[3] He contributed artwork to the H. P. Lovecraft anthology Shadows Over Innsmouth.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Interview: Dave Carson". Archived from the original on July 13, 2014.
  2. ^ Lumley, Brian 1937-. Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series. January 1, 2008. Archived from the original on April 17, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2015 – via HighBeam Research.
  3. ^ Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 367. ISBN 0-87975-653-5.
  4. ^ Sawicki, Steven (January 2002). "Shadows Over Innsmouth", Science Fiction Chronicle 23 (1): 29.