Fiendish Art of Fantasy Master TOM BAXA collected in art book!

May 7, 2012 - PRLog -- CONTACT: Tom Baxa
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Fiendish Art of Fantasy Master TOM BAXA collected in art book!

Los Angeles, CA, May 2012.  Veteran fantasy illustrator Tom Baxa has released Blood Rituals: The Art of Tom Baxa, the definitive collection of his artwork from his 24+ years illustrating for such notable games as Dungeons and Dragons, Magic: the Gathering, World of Warcraft tcg, Darksun, L5R, Shadowrun, miniatures, and more.

Tom Baxa’s paintings are known for their energetic and dramatic feel.  His characters crackle with an in-your-face threat that is both menacing and captivating at the same time.  His confident brushstrokes, painterly approach, and rich color sense imbue each painting with life.  

Blood Rituals: The Art of Tom Baxa highlights this master illustrator’s work and shows an impressive and inspiring range of inventiveness.  His creature designs are intriguing and spark your imagination, compelling you to ponder the character’s culture, influences, and all too often, tortured lives.  Gruesome monsters with gnarled flesh are ripped and scarred until any semblance of normalcy is eradicated and a new form of wretchedness is unleashed.

Dark fantasy art fans and gamers will pour over page after page of art from their favorite games!  Baxa’s art has been in high demand for years, and is now, for the first time, available in one striking book!  Baxa’s range shines through with additional sections on his Wicked Fairies® characters, his short stories, sketches and evocative personal work.  

Blood Rituals: The Art of Tom Baxa is an art lover’s must have!  The book is available through Diamond Distributors at comic and game shops everywhere, or by contacting the Comic Shop Locator Service at 1-888-266- 4226 or www.comicshoplocator.com.  

Blood Rituals is on page 352 of Previews May 2012;Diamond item code is MAY121402    
Marketing artwork for this book is available upon request

Thomas M. Baxa has been illustrating fantasy creatures that haunt the imagination for over 24 years in game industry where he has contributed to countless games including Dungeons and Dragons, Shadowrun, Vampire, Magic the Gathering, and World of Warcraft tcg. He is a highly sought after illustrator and concept artist, designing characters for games, books, miniatures, video games, and film, while developing his own properties and managing his website www.BaxaArt.com.