Charles Vess (born June 10, 1951) [1] is an American fantasy artist and comics artist who has specialized in the illustration of myths and fairy tales. His influences include British "Golden Age" book illustrator Arthur Rackham, Czech Art Nouveau painter Alphonse Mucha, and comic-strip artist Hal Foster, among others.

Oct 3, 2021 · Take a tour of Charles's studio, keep up with his latest appearances, read his blog on process and view galleries of his work. 2019 Locus Award Winner...

Charles Vess is an award winning artist whose career spans 40+ years. Notable works include illustrations for Sandman, Stardust, The Books of Earthsea & more...

Charles was born in 1951 in Lynchburg, Virginia and has been drawing since he could hold a crayon. He drew his first full-length comic when he was 10 and called it "Atomic Man." Minimalist in nature, it required no drawing of hands, feet or heads ("they just glowed").

Charles Vess has been drawing ever since he could hold a crayon. His award-winning work has graced covers and pages from numerous comic book publishers including THE BOOKS OF MAGIC, SWAMP THING, THE SANDMAN from DC Comics and Spider-Man from Marvel Comics.

Below, we talk with Vess about the project. Enchanted Living: How did this collaboration come about? Charles Vess: A number of years ago I was asked by the editors here (when it was known as Faerie Magazine) if I wanted to illustrate a story by Joanne Harris.

Charles Vess is an artist and comic book illustrator. Vess is known for working with Neil Gaiman, Terri Windling, Ellen Datlow, and many other big names in the literary industry.

Charles Vess (born June 10, 1951) [1] is an American fantasy artist and comics artist who has specialized in the illustration of myths and fairy tales. His influences include British "Golden Age" book illustrator Arthur Rackham, Czech Art Nouveau painter Alphonse Mucha, and comic-strip artist Hal Foster, among others.

Charles Vess is a fantasy artist who has worked frequently on books by Charles de Lint —both cover art and interior art. Charles graduated with a BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University, and worked in commercial animation for Candy Apple Productions in Richmond, VA before moving to New York City in 1976.

Charles Vess has been an artist since he was a small child. After graduating from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1974, took his first professional job as an animator for Candy Apple ...