Tom Wood

TomWood is a fantasy art illustrator who is among the best-selling poster artistsin the US and Canada. The "Tom Wood Fantasy Art" brand has sold millions ofproducts since 2005. Tom's creations of dragons and medieval, death-defyingwarriors have become iconic images of fantasy culture across America, Europe,and Asia. In addition as a commercial artist, Tom's clients have includedwell-known companies: Warner Brothers, Disney, NBA, NFL, MLS, Reebok, Gatorade,and the NCAA.His formal education began atthe University of Arkansas (Fayetteville), where he was accepted on a fullacademic scholarship. His first professional work was in the screen-printingindustry, art directing many sports designs. His early career launched and grewduring the desktop revolution of the 1990s, where he quickly mastered hisdigital skills to become an art director and illustrator. This propelled hisextensive freelance career that he maintains today, with his company MeridianDesign Works Corp and Tom Wood Fantasy Art.Tom's painstaking attentionto detail is the hallmark of his life-like images--images that do not simplytell a story, they transport one to entirely new fantastical realms. Hiscompassion and enthusiasm for the visual arts make him sought after as a speaker.He spends much of his time outside the studio mentoring students, as well asappearing at comic cons across the country.Tom has been an Illustratorsof the Future judge since 2021.