Gary Chalk (born 1952) is an English illustrator and model-maker.

Biography

A native of rural

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, Chalk began playing

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at the age of fifteen. He took a BA in

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and worked as a teacher of art and design before going

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. Chalk is perhaps best known for his contributions to the '' Lone Wolf'' series of gamebooks written by

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.Gary Chalk – Books, Biography, Contact Information
Jacketflap.com. Retrieved on 2012-03-09. In addition to '' Lone Wolf'', Gary has been involved in the artwork for a number of other notable games and books. These include the board game ''

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'', and the first six volumes of the ''

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'' series of children's books. He has also drawn maps for the entire selection of ''

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'' books by

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. Chalk and Ian Bailey created the game ''

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'' (1990) to attempt to compete with Games Workshop's ''

Warhammer Fantasy Battle ''Warhammer'' (formerly ''Warhammer Fantasy Battle'' or just ''Warhammer Fantasy'') is a tabletop miniature wargame with a medieval fantasy theme. The game was created by Bryan Ansell, Richard Halliwell, and Rick Priestley, and first publ ...

''. In 2009–2010, Chalk illustrated Allan Frewin Jones' '' Sundered Lands'' books. He is also illustrating with original artworks the French edition of

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's '' Lone Wolf''

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. Chalk was one of the illustrators of ''The Secret History of Giants'' (2008), by

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Other games

* ''

Battlecars ''Battlecars'' is a simple Wargame (video games), wargame based upon the ''Mad Max'' genre of a post-apocalyptic world dominated by aggressive, warring gangs. It was first published by Games Workshop in 1983 and the game designers were Gary Chalk ( ...

'' and the expansion ''

Battlebikes ''Battlebikes'' is a supplement published by Games Workshop in 1984 for the near-future post-apocalyptic combat board game ''Battlecars''. Gameplay ''Battlebikes'' adds combat motorcycles to the game. The components include * cards and counters ...

'' * '' Cry Havoc'' * '' Curse of the Mummy's Tomb'' * ''

'' * '' Cadwallon'' * ''

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'' * ''

HeroQuest ''HeroQuest'', is an adventure board game created by Milton Bradley Company, Milton Bradley in conjunction with the British company Games Workshop in 1989, and re-released in 2021. The game is loosely based around archetypes of fantasy role-pl ...

'' (Cards and Rulebook) * ''

Terror of the Lichemaster ''Terror of the Lichemaster'' is a board game published by Games Workshop in 1986 as a mini-campaign for ''Warhammer Fantasy Battle''. Games Workshop also offered related metal miniatures that could be purchased for use with the scenarios. Game ...

References

External links

Gary Chalk official website
1952 births English illustrators British fantasy artists Games Workshop artists Living people Lone Wolf (gamebooks) People from Hertfordshire Role-playing game artists Date of birth missing (living people) {{England-artist-stub