Anne Stokes is a fantasy artist whose early work has appeared in

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s, particularly ''

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''.

Early life

Originally from London, Stokes has had an interest in the fantasy genre since her father read ''

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'' to her as a child.

Career

Stokes has been a professional artist since 2000."Fantasykunstner til Ebeltoft", ''Århus Stiftstidende'', 8 April 2013, p. 19. She has illustrated for

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, including ''

''. Her ''Dungeons & Dragons'' work includes interior art for the 3.5 edition books '' Monster Manual III'' (2004), ''

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'' (2006), ''

Monster Manual IV ''Monster Manual IV'' is an optional supplemental source book for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' roleplaying game. Contents As with other ''Monster Manual'' supplements, MM4 contains a variety of new creatures as well as expanded variants on staple ' ...

'' (2006), '' Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss'' (2006), ''

Complete Mage ''Complete Mage'' is a supplemental rule book for the 3.5 edition of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game. It is effectively the sequel to ''Complete Arcane''. Contents The book provides feats, prestige classes, and other options for ...

'' (2006), ''

Magic Item Compendium The ''Magic Item Compendium'' is a sourcebook written for the 3.5 edition of the '' Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game. Contents The ''Magic Item Compendium'' contains over a thousand magic items used in '' Dungeons & Dragons''. Th ...

'' (2007), '' Monster Manual V'' (2007) and ''

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'' (2007), and the 4th edition ''

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'' (2008) and '' Manual of the Planes'' (2008). Stokes did the cover artwork for the One Minute Silence album '' Available in All Colours''. Morten Veland from the Norwegian gothic metal band

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was surfing the internet when he found Stokes's mermaid picture titled "Siren's Lament". He became interested and contacted her for the permits to use it as an album cover for '' Perils of the Deep Blue''. Stokes lives in

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, England.

References

External links

Anne Stokes's website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stokes, Anne Living people 21st-century English women artists Artists from London British speculative fiction artists British women illustrators English illustrators Fantasy artists Role-playing game artists Year of birth missing (living people)