Wayne Douglas Barlowe is an American science fiction and

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writer, painter, and

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ist. Barlowe's work focuses on esoteric landscapes and creatures such as citizens of hell and alien worlds. He has painted over 300 books, magazine covers and illustrations for many major book publishers, as well as ''

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'' magazine, ''

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'' magazine, and ''

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''. His 1979 book ''

Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials ''Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials'' (1979; second edition 1987) is a science fiction-themed book by artist Wayne Barlowe, with Ian Summers and Beth Meacham (who provided the text). It contains Barlowe's visualizations of different extraterres ...

'' was nominated in 1980 for the

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for Best Related Non-Fiction Book, the first year that award category was awarded. It also won the 1980

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for Best Art or Illustrated Book. His 1991

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book ''Expedition'' was nominated for the 1991

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for Artistic Achievement. Barlowe has worked as a concept artist for films such as ''

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'' (1999), ''Avatar'' (2009), and ''Aquaman'' (2018), among others. He is known to work closely with

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, serving as a creature designer for the ''

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'' film series and the head creature designer for ''Pacific Rim'' (2013). His work on ''Hellboy'' (2004) resulted in his nomination for the 2005 Chesley Award for Product Illustration. Barlowe was the creator and

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of ''

Alien Planet ''Alien Planet'' is a 2005 docufiction TV special created for the Discovery Channel. Based on the 1990 book '' Expedition'' by the artist and writer Wayne Barlowe, ''Alien Planet'' explores the imagined extraterrestrial life of the fictional plan ...

'', a documentary adaptation of ''Expedition'' produced by

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in 2005. He has written two fantasy novels: ''God's Demon'' (

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, 2007) and its sequel ''The Heart of Hell'' (2019).

References

External links

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Alien Planet at DiscoveryChannel.com
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