Stephen Youll (born 8 June 1965 in

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) is a British science fiction artist. He got his start in the genre when his work, done in conjunction with his twin brother Paul, was seen in 1987 at the 45th

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. His first commission, a collaboration with Paul, was for the cover painting for ''Emerald Eyes'' by

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that was published by

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. The brothers continued to work together until Stephen moved to the United States. Painting originally in acrylics, he switched to oils and has produced pieces for such clients as Bantam, Ballantine/ Del Rey, Warner and Avon. He has also done work for

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, IBM and for

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. Youll attended the

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of Art and Design and Sunderland University with his brother. Both graduated with honors and began working as reconstruction artists at

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, before beginning their freelance art careers.INFINITE WORLDS: The Fantastic Visions of Science Fiction Art

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Stephen Youll interview
from ''Crescent Blues'' eMagazine, Volume 2, Issue 6 {{DEFAULTSORT:Youll, Stephen 1965 births Alumni of the University of Sunderland British speculative fiction artists Fantasy artists Living people People from Hartlepool Science fiction artists English twins