An older cousin of mine, who was massively into Warhammer in his youth, has a copy of David Ferring’s novel ‘Konrad’, the original 1990 edition, with illustrations by Nicholson. I’ve come across later editions in secondhand bookstores but, sadly, these did not include Nicholson’s illustrations. Nicholson’s black and white line work became his trademark in a sense. Notably, Bryan Ansell (director of Games Workshop and co-creator of Warhammer) who commissioned Nicholson a number of times, has also passed away - on 30th December 2023. Nicholson’s work deserved a far wider audience than the gaming and fantasy world.
I enjoyed this. I’m looking for someone to illustrate the cover for a book I’m completing this month. I’ve had a very difficult time. Most options seem to be AI generated or generic figures of knights with a sword. Most cover art in fantasy seemed to take a downward turn in the last two decades. I even prefer some of the rather poor 90’s covers to what is done these days.
An older cousin of mine, who was massively into Warhammer in his youth, has a copy of David Ferring’s novel ‘Konrad’, the original 1990 edition, with illustrations by Nicholson. I’ve come across later editions in secondhand bookstores but, sadly, these did not include Nicholson’s illustrations. Nicholson’s black and white line work became his trademark in a sense. Notably, Bryan Ansell (director of Games Workshop and co-creator of Warhammer) who commissioned Nicholson a number of times, has also passed away - on 30th December 2023. Nicholson’s work deserved a far wider audience than the gaming and fantasy world.
I enjoyed this. I’m looking for someone to illustrate the cover for a book I’m completing this month. I’ve had a very difficult time. Most options seem to be AI generated or generic figures of knights with a sword. Most cover art in fantasy seemed to take a downward turn in the last two decades. I even prefer some of the rather poor 90’s covers to what is done these days.