''Death Scene of Sho Cora-Tra, Sholari of Tashka'' by Miles Teves, originally created for the box cover of the fantasy RPG '' Skyrealms of Jorune'', 1985 Miles Teves (born 1963,

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) is a

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artist and conceptual designer who works on television productions, films, and computer games.

Education

Miles Teves studied sculpture at the

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. In 1982, when Teves was 18, he showed some of his artwork to special make-up effects creator

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Career

In 1983, Bottin brought Teves onto the special effects staff for the movie ''

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'' to create the conceptual artwork for the character Darkness. During this time, Teves co-created the

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'' (1984) with his high school friend Andrew Leker, and also supplied the interior and cover artwork. With the release of ''Legend'' in 1985, Teves turned to the

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, working on ''

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'' (2010) and '' Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides''(2011). His work has included sculpting pieces as realistic as

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's head for ''

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'' and as fantastical as Kong in ''

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''.

Reception

In his 2023 book ''Monsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground'', RPG historian Stu Horvath reviewed the fantasy science fiction role-playing game ''Skyrealms of Jorune'' and noted "Much of the bizarreness is thanks to the fabulous work of illustrator and co-designer Miles Teves, whose realistic style gives Jorune an uncanny verisimilitude. It is on display in his painting for the front of the box, a tableau in Renaissance style, depicting the 'Death Scene of Sho Cora-Tra, Sholari of Tashka.' I don't know what that means, but the painting still transmits great emotional weight, despite the aliens."

References

External links

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Miles Teves homepage
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