James Holloway (died June 28, 2020) was an artist whose work appeared in

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Background

Jim Holloway was

self taught Autodidacticism (also autodidactism) or self-education (also self-learning and self-teaching) is education without the guidance of masters (such as teachers and professors) or institutions (such as schools). Generally, autodidacts are individu ...

in illustration, although he was able to study some oil paintings by his father.

Works

Jim Holloway produced interior illustrations for many ''

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 and ''

Dragon A dragon is a reptilian legendary creature that appears in the folklore of many cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but dragons in western cultures since the High Middle Ages have often been depicted as ...

'' magazine starting in 1981, as well as cover art for ''

The Land Beyond the Magic Mirror ''The Land Beyond the Magic Mirror'' (EX2) is an adventure module, written for use with the first edition ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' roleplaying game. It is set in the ''World of Greyhawk'' campaign setting. Plot summary In this module, the ...

'' and ''

Dungeonland ''Dungeonland'' (EX1) is a 1983 adventure module for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') roleplaying game, written by Gary Gygax for use with the First Edition ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' (''AD&D'') rules. It is an adaptation of Lewis Ca ...

'' (1983), and ''

Mad Monkey vs. the Dragon Claw ''Mad Monkey vs. the Dragon Claw'' is an adventure module published in 1988 for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game. Plot summary ''Mad Monkey vs. the Dragon Claw'' is an '' Oriental Adventures'' adventure scenario in which the ...

'' (1988), the '' Spelljammer: AD&D Adventures in Space'' boxed set (1989), and ''

Ronin Challenge ''Ronin Challenge'' is an adventure module published in 1990 for the ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game. Plot summary ''Ronin Challenge'' is a Kara-Tur adventure scenario in which the player characters attend a martial ...

'' (1990). Holloway was the original artist for the ''

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'' role-playing game, and also did the cover for ''

Tales from the Floating Vagabond ''Tales from the Floating Vagabond'' is a science-fiction role-playing game by Lee Garvin, published by Avalon Hill in 1991. It has the tagline "Ludicrous Adventure in a Universe Whose Natural Laws Are Out To Lunch". Overview The game takes a ...

'' from

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. He also created artwork for many products from

FASA Fasa ( fa, فسا, Fasā, also Romanized as Fassa) is a city and capital of Fasa County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2016 census, its population was 110,825, in 33,379 families. Fasa is the fourth most populous city of the province. The city date ...

's ''

BattleTech ''BattleTech'' is a wargaming and military science fiction franchise launched by FASA Corporation in 1984, acquired by WizKids in 2001, which was in turn acquired by Topps in 2003; and published since 2007 by Catalyst Game Labs. The trademark ...

'' game line (''BattleTech'', ''CityTech'', ''AeroTech'', etc.). He produced artwork for many other games including ''

Chill In computing, CHILL (an acronym for CCITT High Level Language) is a procedural programming language designed for use in telecommunication switches (the hardware used inside telephone exchanges). The language is still used for legacy systems i ...

'' (

Pacesetter Ltd Pacesetter Ltd was a game company based in Delavan, Wisconsin, founded in 1984. Company founders included CEO John Rickets, and Mark Acres, Andria Hayday, Gaye Goldsberry O'Keefe, Gali Sanchez, Garry Spiegle, Carl Smith, Stephen D. Sullivan an ...

) and ''

Sovereign Stone The Sovereign Stone series is a trilogy of fantasy novels: ''Well of Darkness'' (2000), ''Guardians of the Lost'' (2001), and ''Journey into the Void'' (2003), set in the same universe of the '' Sovereign Stone'' Role-playing game. Both the books ...

'' (

Sovereign Press Sovereign Press, Incorporated is a publisher and distributor of role-playing games based in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. It was founded in 1998 by Margaret Weis and Don Perrin and is one of two companies that Weis owns. Games produced Sovereign P ...

). He also created the opening and closing animation sequences for the video game ''

Beyond Shadowgate ''Beyond Shadowgate'' is a TurboGrafx CD sequel to the 1987 Mac and MacVenture game ''Shadowgate''. Unlike its predecessor, ''Beyond Shadowgate'' is a classical point-and-click adventure viewed from a platform perspective. A 14 by 19 inch po ...

''. He worked with actress/models such as Brinke Stevens and Crystal Gonzales.

Personal life

On June 28, 2020, on Holloway's Facebook group page "The Art of Jim Holloway", Holloway's son posted a notice that he had died earlier that day.

References

External links

* 2020 deaths Role-playing game artists Year of birth missing {{D&D-stub