Paul Davey's "Chasing After Death" and "So Much"

In a 2009 Paul Davey interview with LCS, Davey was asked "Do you think you would attract bigger clients if you drew more Caucasians?"

Character concept art by Todd Lockwood

Three of renowned SFF artist Todd Lockwood's designs that reflect his consciousness of the need for ethnic diversity in game characters.

Human warrior Regdar
Male cleric
Female wizard

Raja Ravi Varma's "Descent of Ganga" and "Demigod Jatayu vs demon Ravana"

Strictly speaking, the late Raja Ravi Varma, best known for his paintings of scenes from Hindu epics, was not a fantasy artist. But considering the influences of traditional mythology on modern fantasy, the artist whose work shaped the Indian imagination of the epics is IMHO still relevant.

Ebony Fairies from Faerie Glen

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Julia Alekseeva's "Drow Ruler", "Drow Wizard", "Drow Warrior"

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Don Maitz's "King Solomon's Mines"

King Solomon's Mines is a Victorian novel featuring a lost civilization whose inhabitants speak an ancient form of the Zulu language.

Sandra Chang's "Swing Faerie"

Adel Adili's "Rostam"

Persian mythological hero Rostam:

Kerem Beyit's Project Dai

Concept art from Turkish illustrator Kerem Beyit's Ottomon-inspired personal comic project. Kerem Beyit is a prolific illustrator whose clients include Sony and Wizards of the Coast.

Crossed Genres Seeking SFF + CHARACTERS OF COLOR Submissions

Deadline: Sep 30 2010

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Fiction, articles and inside art that are accepted for publication will receive a flat payment of $10 USD.

Black fairy and angel figurines from african--american.com

Angel Dolls

Fairy Dolls

Angel Figurines

Fairy Figurines

Michael Dashow's "Adorable Alien" and "Mummy Attack"

Mummy Attack


Adorable Alien

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Delphine Gache's "African Butterfly Fairy"

R. Gallegos' "Mesa Enchantress" and "Balance of Power"

The Balance of Power

Mesa Enchantress

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Rick Berry's Lady of the Lake

Rick Berry's Lady of the Lake. Click thumbnail to visit artist's site.

Brom's "Dark Elve"

Drizzt Do'Urden of the Forgotten Realms campaign setting in DnD. Click thumbnail to visit artist's site.

The backstory of Drizzt the drow elf is told in R.A. Salvatore's The Dark Elf Trilogy. Drizzt made his debut in The Icewind Dale Trilogy, and has since gone on to become one of the most well-known and popular Salvatore characters, appearing in 18 novels so far.

Matt Cavotta's "Complete Arcane" Cover

Cover of D&D's 2004 Handbook Complete Arcane: A Player's Guide to Arcane Magic for all Classes.

Frank Kelly Freas' Caravan

Book cover painted by the late Frank Kelly Freas

Caravan is a speculative fiction novel by Stephen Goldin. Set in the 1980s, it was published in 1975.

Boris Vallejo's "Javelin" and "The Executioner"

Terese Nielsen's "Angel Quest" and "Miriam of Magdala"

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Anastacia - Sacred Angel of Comfort

Hastiel - Angel of the Future

Miriam of Magdala, Mary Magdalene, The Black Madonna

Donato Giancola's "Brine Scholar", "Peacekeeper" and "Sisay's Ring"

Illustrations for Wizards of the Coast. Click thumbnails to visit artist's site for image info:

Brine Scholar

Peacekeeper

Sisay's Ring

Janny Wurts' "Wizard of the Owls" and "To Ride Hell's Chasm"

Click thumbnails to visit fantaasy writer and illustrator Janny Wurts' site for more image info:

Wizard of the Owls - this personal work by Wurts was honored at the 1993 Chesley Awards. Wurts wrote her short fic Dreambridge for this painting. (Source: The Chesley Awards for Science Fiction and Fantasy - a Retrospective) Part of the painting is used as a cover for Wurts' book That Way Lies Camelot.

US cover illustration for To Ride Hell's Chasm - Mykkael, the leftmost character, is an outsider who rose to become Captain of the Garrison in the kingdom of Sessalie, only to be swept into the demonic intrigue threatening the kingdom.