Henry Higginbotham is a working artist who specializes in non-primitive art, steampunk, sculpture and more.
Education
Higginbotham has a master's degree in fine arts from the
University of Iowa
The University of Iowa (UI, U of I, UIowa, or simply Iowa) is a public university, public research university in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1847, it is the oldest and largest university in the state. The University of Iowa is org ...
.
Works
Henry G. Higginbotham has produced interior and cover illustrations for role-playing game books since 1993. He began his career with
White Wolf
A white wolf or Arctic wolf is a mammal of the ''Canidae'' family and a subspecies of the gray wolf.
It may also refer to:
Organizations
* White Wolf (band), a Canadian heavy metal band
* White Wolf (band), white power oi band from the USA
* ...
, on their numerous products for their games ''
Wraith: The Oblivion'' and ''
Changeling: The Dreaming''. Higginbotham illustrated the covers of several ''
Dungeons & Dragons
''Dungeons & Dragons'' (commonly abbreviated as ''D&D'' or ''DnD'') is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game (RPG) originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. The game was first published in 1974 by TSR (company)#Tactical Studies Rules ...
'' books in the game's second edition, and then produced cover art for the third edition game's ''
Player's Handbook
The ''Player's Handbook'' (spelled ''Players Handbook'' in first edition ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' (''AD&D'')) is a book of rules for the fantasy role-playing game ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D''). It does not contain the complete set of ru ...
'', ''
Monster Manual
The ''Monster Manual'' (''MM'' is the primary bestiary sourcebook for Monsters in Dungeons & Dragons, monsters in the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'' fantasy role-playing game, first published in 1977 by TSR (company), TSR. The ''Monster Manual' ...
'', and ''
Dungeon Master's Guide
The ''Dungeon Master's Guide'' (''DMG'' or ''DM's Guide''; in some printings, the ''Dungeon Masters Guide'' or ''Dungeon Master Guide'') is a book of rules for the fantasy role-playing game ''Dungeons & Dragons''. The ''Dungeon Master's Guide'' co ...
'' (2000), ''
Monsters of Faerûn
''Monstrous Compendium: Monsters of Faerûn'' is a supplement for the 3rd edition of ''Dungeons & Dragons''.
Contents
It features 96 pages of monsters unique to the Forgotten Realms campaign setting. It was the first 3rd edition book to featur ...
'' (2001), ''
Monster Manual II
''Monster Manual II'' is the title shared by two hardback rulebooks published for different versions of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') fantasy roleplaying game.
''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons''
''Monster Manual II'' was a 160-page hardcover ...
'' (2002), ''
Book of Vile Darkness
''Book of Vile Darkness'' is an optional supplemental sourcebook for the 3rd edition of the role-playing game ''Dungeons & Dragons''. The book was written by Monte Cook and published by Wizards of the Coast on October 1, 2002. Described as a "de ...
'' (2002), ''
Fiend Folio
''Fiend Folio'' is the name of three separate products published for successive editions of the fantasy role-playing game ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D''). All three are collections of monsters.
The bulk of the material in the first edition ca ...
'', the 3.5 versions of the ''
Player's Handbook
The ''Player's Handbook'' (spelled ''Players Handbook'' in first edition ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' (''AD&D'')) is a book of rules for the fantasy role-playing game ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D''). It does not contain the complete set of ru ...
'', ''
Monster Manual
The ''Monster Manual'' (''MM'' is the primary bestiary sourcebook for Monsters in Dungeons & Dragons, monsters in the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'' fantasy role-playing game, first published in 1977 by TSR (company), TSR. The ''Monster Manual' ...
'', and ''
Dungeon Master's Guide
The ''Dungeon Master's Guide'' (''DMG'' or ''DM's Guide''; in some printings, the ''Dungeon Masters Guide'' or ''Dungeon Master Guide'') is a book of rules for the fantasy role-playing game ''Dungeons & Dragons''. The ''Dungeon Master's Guide'' co ...
'' (2003), ''
Book of Exalted Deeds
The ''Book of Exalted Deeds'' is an optional sourcebook for the 3.5 edition of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game published by Wizards of the Coast (WotC) in 2003. It provides supplementary game material for campaigns involving ch ...
'', ''
Monster Manual III
''Monster Manual III'' is a manual published in September 2004 by Wizards of the Coast, for use with the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game. It is the first of the monster specific books published by Wizards of the Coast to be made for the ...
'' (2004), ''
Complete Divine
''Complete Divine'' is a supplemental rulebook for the 3.5 edition of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game published by Wizards of the Coast. It replaces and expands upon earlier rulebooks entitled '' Masters of the Wild'' and ...
'' (2004), ''
Magic of Incarnum
''Magic of Incarnum'' is a supplemental book for the 3.5 edition of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game. It was first printed in 2005 to be applied to 3.5 D&D rules.
Contents
It introduces new classes (Incarnate, Soulborn, and Totem ...
'' (2005), ''
Weapons of Legacy
''Weapons of Legacy'' is a supplemental rulebook for the 3.5 edition of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game published by Wizards of the Coast.
Contents
It introduces weapons that have histories and abilities matching their history, as ...
'' (2005) and ''
Monster Manual V
''Monster Manual V'' is an optional supplemental source book for the 3.5 edition of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' roleplaying game.
Contents
As with other ''Monster Manual'' supplements, ''MM5'' contains a variety of new creatures as well as expande ...
'' (2007).
Higginbotham also illustrated cards for the ''
Magic: The Gathering
''Magic: The Gathering'' (colloquially known as ''Magic'' or ''MTG'') is a tabletop and digital collectable card game created by Richard Garfield. Released in 1993 by Wizards of the Coast (now a subsidiary of Hasbro), ''Magic'' was the first ...
'' collectible card game.
References
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Living people
Role-playing game artists
Year of birth missing (living people)
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