Steve Roberts

FANTASY BOOK ILLUSTRATION
Book covers Steve has illustrated.
"Fantasy Art"-of illustrator Steve A Roberts.
An accomplished illustrator, Steve's artwork can be seen on fantasy novels, RPG game cards and covers. He has created art for leading puzzle publishers, magazines, and the greeting card industry. Steve's work is always a standout, his grasp of color and composition enables him to bring a story to life with the magic and wonder that only an artist with the unique vision and skill of Steve A Roberts can accomplish.

"Here is what Fantasy Author"Scot R. Stone had to say about Steve's artwork.

When searching for an artist that could capture the world of Elvana for The Snowtear Wars series, Scot R. Stone discovered the world of Steve A. Roberts. "His work is beautiful and intelligent, a tribute to the realm of superior fantasy art," Stone says when describing Steve's work. "Steve has surpassed my expectations each time he has completed a cover for one of my novels." Fans have not only come to enjoy the story of the series Stone writes, but also the package it comes in. "My goal is to give the reader something they don't want to give up. There are few books that I have that I truly cherish. A lot can be said about authors and publishers if they put out a quality product-- inside and out. There are many stories that die in the marketplace, simply because they do not have the proper representation for the story on the cover."

"These are some of publishers that Steve has worked with.

Palladium Books "Rifts"RPG series, Ceaco Inc. beautiful fantasy puzzles, HayHouse with Doreen Virtue for her Angel card sets and American Greetings wonderful greeting cards, and Jason J. Bilicic's fantasy adventure "No Gods OF Concience",published by Last Lamp Pulishing . Be sure to check out Scot R. Stone's new Fantasy novel, "The Mirrors of Methalis " the fourth in the Snowtear Wars series that Steve has illustrated, along with many more.

For me, being an artist encompasses not only the creative self but the cultural and spiritual self as well. It is important to try and capture a specific emotion or particular mood in my work, and the beauty and versatility of the human form is a perfect subject. I give special attention to the sensuality of line, making careful observation to the design and manipulation when dealing with this in my art work. I enjoy working with oil and acrylic paints, but I also do illustration work in digital format. The primary reason, the much faster turn around.

I am comfortable working from live models, photographs, and from my own imagination.

I am especially intrigued by the styles and history of the Ancient Greek and Romans, and their Mythology. It is not just the esthetics that are important, however. I consider the intellectual mindset behind the work to be just as vital.

I have recently finished a series of works for "Rifts" which is a very popular Role Playing Game for Palladium Books. I believe, it is important to know that the art work can make or break a game. The artist must create characters that live and breathe, not just the traditional graphics that were normal in the "RPG's" of the '80's and '90's. I also specialize in many art styles as I create fantastical works for a number of companies including Sci-Fi and Fantasy book publishers . You can see some of these works in the Tyranny Games LLC, RPG "Sack Armies ".

I have also just completed two RPG jackets for Troll Lord Games "A Madness of Seasons", and "Winters Dark. More of my work can be seen in the popular, Honor and Treason series, "Of Death And Duty" by C.J. Merle, Published by "Speculation Press". Another recent book cover just completed is"Dragon Reborn", published by Dragon Moon Press.