Anne Stokes is a fantasy artist whose early work has appeared in

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s, particularly ''

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''.

Early life

Originally from London, Stokes has had an interest in the fantasy genre since her father read ''

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'' to her as a child.

Career

Stokes has been a professional artist since 2000."Fantasykunstner til Ebeltoft", ''Århus Stiftstidende'', 8 April 2013, p. 19. Stokes has illustrated for

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, including ''

''. Her ''Dungeons & Dragons'' work includes interior art for the 3.5 edition books ''

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'' (2004), ''

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'' (2006), '' Monster Manual IV'' (2006), '' Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss'' (2006), ''

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'' (2006), ''

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'' (2007), '' Monster Manual V'' (2007) and '' Rules Compendium'' (2007), and the 4th edition ''

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'' (2008) and ''

Manual of the Planes The ''Manual of the Planes'' (abbreviated MoP) is a manual for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game. This text addresses the planar cosmology of the game universe. The original book (for use with ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' 1st Edit ...

'' (2008). Her art career progressed and now she works solely in licensing her own creations across the globe with the help of her agency, Art Ask Agency. Stokes did the cover artwork for the

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album '' Available in All Colours''.

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from the Norwegian

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band

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was surfing the internet when he found Stokes's mermaid picture titled "Siren's Lament". He became interested and contacted her for the permits to use it as an album cover for ''

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''. Stokes lives in

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, England with her son Leo and husband John Woodward.https://annestokes.com/events/

References

External links

Anne Stokes's website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stokes, Anne Living people 21st-century English women artists Artists from London British fantasy artists British women illustrators English illustrators Role-playing game artists Year of birth missing (living people)