Tony DiTerlizzi

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Tony DiTerlizzi (2015)

Tony DiTerlizzi (born September 6, 1969 ) is an American illustrator and writer . He was best known for his collaboration with Holly Black on the fantasy series The Spiderwick Secrets (English original title "The Spiderwick Chronicles"). He works as an illustrator of children's books, materials for pen & paper role-playing games and fantasy books.

Life

He attended the Florida School of the Arts , where he studied graphic design, graduating from the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale in 1992 . He then worked for the company Tactical Studies Rules (TSR) on its pen and paper role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons . His illustrations in the Planescape Campaign Setting , along with the concept graphics by Dana Knutson , are considered to be formative for the Planescape scenario. For example, the Planesape Campaign Setting praised the graphic design of the books, for which DiTerlizzi and his colleagues received the Origins Award in 1994 for the best graphic presentation of a role-playing game . The trading card game Blood Wars , which was derived from this and was published in 1995, was also co-designed by DiTerlizzi. After TSR was taken over by Wizards of the Coast in 1997 , he illustrated game materials and character manuals for the company (e.g. for the trading card game Magic: The Gathering ) and contributed to role-playing magazines such as Dragon .

In the late 1990s he also illustrated books such as Giant Bones by Peter S. Beagle , The Beloved Dearly by Doug Cooney, and Dinosaur Summer by Greg Bear . He also designed the book covers for many books. His fantastic pictures for works by JRR Tolkien , Anne McCaffrey and others have already received several awards. He had the greatest success so far with The Spiderwick Secrets .

DiTerlizzi also wrote several self-illustrated books.

Today he lives with his wife Angela and a daughter as a freelance writer, illustrator and filmmaker in western Massachusetts .

Works

Self-illustrated books

Mary Howitt: The spider and the fly . New edition 2002. The prominent reader is Laura Bush .
  • Ted . Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, New York 2001.
  • Jimmy Zangwow's Out-of-This-World Moon Pie Adventure , Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, New York 2002.
  • Kenny and the Dragon , Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, New York 2008
  • The Search for WondLa . Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, New York 2010.
  • A Hero for WondLa . Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, New York 2012.
  • The Battle for WondLa . Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, New York, expected to be available in stores from May 2014.

Participation as an illustrator

  • Peter S. Beagle: Giant Bones , Roc, New York 1997.
  • Greg Bear (ed.): Dinosaur Summer , Aspect, New York 1998.
  • Nancy Springer (ed.): Ribbiting Tales: Original Stories about Frogs , Philomel Books, New York 2000.
  • Tony Johnston: Alien and Possum : Friends No Matter What, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, New York 2001.
  • Doug Cooney: The Beloved Dearly , Simon & Schuster, New York 2002.
  • Tony Johnston: Alien and Possum Hanging Out , Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, New York 2002.
  • Mary Howitt : The Spider and the Fly , Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, New York 2002.
  • Holly Black: The Goblin Camp , Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, New York 2003.
  • Holly Black: The Warren in the Walls , Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, New York 2003.
  • Holly Black: Spiderwick Chronicles Book 1: The Field Guide , Simon & Schuster, New York 2003.
  • Holly Black: Spiderwick Chronicles Book 2: The Seeing Stone , Simon & Schuster, New York 2003.
  • Holly Black: Spiderwick Chronicles Book 3: Lucinda's Secret , Simon & Schuster, New York 2003.
  • Holly Black: Spiderwick Chronicles Book (scb) 4: The Ironwood Tree , Simon & Schuster, New York 2004.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Harold Johnson et al .: 30 Years of Adventure: A Celebration of Dungeons & Dragons . Wizards of the Coast, 2004, ISBN 0-7869-3498-0 , pp. 145-146 .
  2. ↑ http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4597/blood-wars
personal data
SURNAME DiTerlizzi, Tony
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American illustrator and writer
DATE OF BIRTH 6th September 1969