Steve Stone (artist)
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Steve Stone is a digital artist known for his fantasy and science fiction cover illustrations as well as video game art, contemporary abstract art and multimedia productions. Some of Stone's work is comparable to the work of H. R. Giger
, and presents similar technofetishism, including futuristic imagery of man-machine miscegenation.
H. R. Giger
Hans Rudolf "Ruedi" Giger is a Swiss surrealist painter, sculptor, and set designer. He won an Academy Award for Best Achievement for Visual Effects for his design work on the film Alien.-Early life:...
, and presents similar technofetishism, including futuristic imagery of man-machine miscegenation.
Game art
- The role-playing game Zero, by Arkangle Entertainment was based around Stone's art.
- Stone produced promotional artwork for Sandwarriors, a game by Gremlin InteractiveGremlin InteractiveGremlin Interactive was a British software house based in Sheffield and working mostly in the home computer market.- History :...
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Cover art
- Stone has produced 8 covers for the ShannaraShannaraShannara is an epic fantasy series of novels written by Terry Brooks, beginning with The Sword of Shannara in 1977 and continuing through Bearers of the Black Staff which was released on August 24, 2010, as well as a prequel, First King of Shannara...
series, by Terry BrooksTerry BrooksTerence Dean "Terry" Brooks is an American writer of fantasy fiction. He writes mainly epic fantasy, and has also written two movie novelizations. He has written 23 New York Times bestsellers during his writing career, and has over 21 million copies of his books in print...
, as well as other novels and series. - Stone made the cover art for "Surviving Antarctica: Reality TV 2083Surviving Antarctica: Reality TV 2083Surviving Antarctica: Reality TV 2083 is a novel written by Andrea White.In 2006, the book won the Golden Spur Award given by the Texas State Reading Association for the best book by a Texas author, and was nominated for a Texas Bluebonnet Award for children's literature.- Plot :Surviving...
." - Stone designed the futuristic LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
for the cover of Iron MaidenIron MaidenIron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from Leyton in east London, formed in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. Since their inception, the band's discography has grown to include a total of thirty-six albums: fifteen studio albums; eleven live albums; four EPs; and six...
's Brave New World. - Stone's "Techno Mermaid" illustration launched Murky Depths - Issue #1, September, 2007