Kevin Wasden is a

science fiction Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts. These concepts may include information technology and robotics, biological manipulations, space ...

and

fantasy art Fantastic art is a broad and loosely defined art genre. It is not restricted to a specific school of artists, geographical location or historical period. It can be characterised by subject matter—which portrays non-realistic, mystical, mythi ...

ist,

illustrator An illustrator is an artist who specializes in enhancing writing or elucidating concepts by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text or idea. The illustration may be intended to clarify complicate ...

, and

comics a Media (communication), medium used to express ideas with images, often combined with text or other visual information. It typically the form of a sequence of Panel (comics), panels of images. Textual devices such as speech balloons, Glo ...

artist from

Utah Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Four Corners states, sharing a border with Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders Wyoming to the northea ...

. He has illustrated book covers, magazines, and gaming manuals. He attended

Utah State University Utah State University (USU or Utah State) is a public university, public land grant colleges, land-grant research university with its main campus in Logan, Utah, United States. Founded in 1888 under the Morrill Land-Grant Acts as Utah's federal ...

Logan, Utah Logan is a city in Cache County, Utah, United States. The 2020 United States Census, 2020 census recorded the population at 52,778. Logan is the county seat of Cache County and the principal city of the Logan metropolitan area, which includes Ca ...

where he studied psychology before switching to art and illustration. His first major illustration job was for a professor at USU, after which he moved to New York City, where he illustrated several books and studied oil painting. Wasden has been inspired by many artists, including

Alfons Mucha Alfons Maria Mucha (; 24 July 1860 – 14 July 1939), known internationally as Alphonse Mucha, was a Czech painter, illustrator, and graphic artist. Living in Paris during the Art Nouveau period, he was widely known for his distinctly stylized ...

, Brom,

Gustav Klimt Gustav Klimt (14 July 1862 – 6 February 1918) was an Austrian symbolist painter and a founding member of the Vienna Secession movement. His work helped define the Art Nouveau style in Europe. Klimt is known for his paintings, murals, sket ...

Edgar Degas Edgar Degas (, ; born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas, ; 19 July 183427 September 1917) was a French Impressionist artist famous for his pastel drawings and oil paintings. Degas also produced bronze sculptures, prints, and drawings. Degas is e ...

, and his favorite fantasy artist is

John William Waterhouse John William Waterhouse (baptised 6 April 184910 February 1917) was an English painter known for working first in the Academic style and for then embracing the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood's style and subject matter. His paintings are known for ...

. Wasden provided guest art for the third ''

Schlock Mercenary ''Schlock Mercenary'' is a comedic webcomic written and drawn by Howard Tayler. It follows the tribulations of a star-travelling mercenary company in a satiric, mildly dystopian 31st-century space opera setting. After its debut on June 12, 2000, ...

'' collection. He is a member of

the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a Nontrinitarianism, nontrinitarian Restorationism, restorationist Christianity, Christian Christian denomination, denomination and the ...

Works

In addition to his freelance illustration work, Wasden is the creator and writer of the ''Technosaurs''

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Little Women

Wasden illustrated several books by Charlotte Emerson based on ''Little Women'' by

Louisa May Alcott Louisa May Alcott (; November 29, 1832March 6, 1888) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet best known for writing the novel ''Little Women'' (1868) and its sequels ''Good Wives'' (1869), ''Little Men'' (1871), and ''Jo's Boys'' ...

. *''Amy's True Prize'',

Avon Books Avon Publications is a leading publisher of romance fiction. At Avon's initial stages, it was an American paperback book and comic book publisher. The shift in content occurred in the early 1970s with multiple Avon romance titles reaching and ma ...

, (hardcover), (paperback) *''Beth's Snow Dancer'', Avon Books, (hardcover), (paperback) *''Jo's Troubled Heart'', Avon Books, (hardcover), (paperback) *''Meg's Dearest Wish'', Avon Books, (hardcover), (paperback)

Roleplaying books

Wasden has illustrated several

roleplaying game A role-playing game (sometimes spelled roleplaying game, or abbreviated as RPG) is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, eith ...

reference manuals. *''Alchemy & Herbalists'', by

Steven Schend Steven E. Schend (born 1967 in Madison, Wisconsin) is an American game designer and editor who has worked on a number of products for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game from TSR throughout the 1990s. Biography Steven Schend wa ...

, Bastion Press, 2002-03-01, *''Oathbound: Domains of the Forge'', by Greg Dent, Jim Butler, Todd Morasch, Bastion Press, 2002-09-01, *''Spells & Magic'', by Joe Crow et al., Bastion Press, 2002-05-13,

Other works

*''All the Dirt on Dinosaurs'', by Don Lessem, Tor Kids, (hardcover), (paperback) *''Ask Me Anything About Dinosaurs'', by Louis Phillips, Avon Books, *''Ask Me Anything About Monsters'', by Louis Phillips, Avon Books, *''Exploring Terrific Opportunities for Young Scientists: A Handbook for Teachers and Mentors of Young Scientists'', by Prent Klag, Utah State University *''Grave Experiences: An Interdisciplinary Guide to Cemetery Studies'', by Prent Klag, Utah State University *''Hazzardous'', by Julie Wright,

Covenant Communications Deseret Book () is an American publishing company headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, that also operates a chain of bookstores throughout the western United States. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Deseret Management Corporation (DMC), the ...

Gallery Exhibits

* Gallery 25 (268 Historic 25th St., Ogden, 334-9881)

Personal life

*Served a Mission for

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a Nontrinitarianism, nontrinitarian Restorationism, restorationist Christianity, Christian Christian denomination, denomination and the ...

in the Osorno

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Mission in 1990. He married Michelle and they had a boy together on 21 Oct 1998.

References

External links

The Art of Kevin WasdenKevin Wasden GallerySplintered-MindTechnosaurs
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