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Encyclopedia > Ashley Wood
Doomed cover illustration. Image copyright IDW Publishing
Doomed cover illustration. Image copyright IDW Publishing

Ashley Wood (born 1971) is an Australian comic book artist and illustrator who is well known for his atmospheric cover art, concept design and his work as an art director. Wood generally works in mixed media, often combining oil painting with digital artmaking. His style contains elements of Expressionism. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (528x680, 248 KB) copyright idw publishing for promo use only. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (528x680, 248 KB) copyright idw publishing for promo use only. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... Comic Book Artist is an American magazine primarily devoted to anecdotal histories of American comic books, with emphasis on comics published between the 1960s and the present-day. ... An illustrator is a graphic artist who specializes in enhancing written text by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text. ... Mixed media, in visual art, refers to an artwork in the making of which more than one medium has been employed. ... Mona Lisa, Oil on wood panel painting by Leonardo da Vinci La donna velata, painted in 1516, Oil on wood panel painting by Raphael Oil painting is done on surfaces with pigments that are ground and mixed into a medium of oil — especially in early modern Europe, linseed oil. ... Computer-generated image created by Gilles Tran using POV-Ray 3. ... The Scream by Edvard Munch (1893) which inspired 20th century Expressionists Portrait of Eduard Kosmack by Egon Schiele Rehe im Walde by Franz Marc Elbe Bridge I by Rolf Nesch On White II by Wassily Kandinsky, 1923. ...


Wood is an award winning illustrator who worked for many years in both the U.K. and international comic book worlds (working on characters such as the British icon Judge Dredd), before breaking into the U.S. market where he worked for such companies as Marvel and DC. Wood later worked for Image creating graphic novels and cover art for the various Spawn properties of Todd McFarlane. More recently, he has been pursuing projects with IDW Publishing. Motto:   (the Royal motto3) (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the Queen 4 Capital London Most populous conurbation Greater London Urban Area English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic 5 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair Formation    - Union of the Crowns 24 March 1603   - Acts of... For the 1995 film, see Judge Dredd (film). ... Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Entertainment, Inc. ... DC Comics is one of the largest American companies in comic book and related media publishing. ... Image Comics Logo Image Comics is an American comic book publisher. ... Spawn (real name Al Simmons) is a fictional character in Image Comics comic book of the same name. ... Spawn #1 (1992), featuring one of McFarlanes most popular creations Todd McFarlane (born March 16, 1961 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is a cartoonist, comic book writer, artist, and media entrepreneur. ... IDW Publishing (Idea and Design Works) is an American comic book company, created from the remenants of Dreamwave Productions, which went out of business in late 2004, early 2005. ...


Wood has also worked in nearly all major forms of entertainment media, having contributed to both movie and TV projects. He has also worked solidly in the field of advertising and is an exhibited fine artist.


Working in conjunction with Konami Japan and legendary Japanese producer/director Hideo Kojima, Wood assisted in creating one of the world's first true digital comics for Sony's PlayStation Portable platform, the Metal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic Novel. Following this, he also supplied art for the cinema scenes in the 2006 PlayStation Portable game Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops and for the comic book adaptation of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, which is receiving the same digital treatment as its predecessor. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The PlayStation Portable (officially abbreviated as PSP) is a handheld game console released and manufactured by Sony Computer Entertainment. ... The PlayStation Portable (officially abbreviated as PSP) is a handheld game console released and manufactured by Sony Computer Entertainment. ... Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (commonly abbreviated MGS2) is a stealth-based game that was developed and published by Konami for the PlayStation 2 in 2001. ...


Wood is a Spectrum and Communications Arts Award winner, and an Eisner award nominee. His unique style has spawned many imitators. He currently lives in Australia with his wife and two sons. In 2006 Wood accepted an honorary invitation to join the American Illustrators Society.


Major works

  • Hellspawn
  • Automatic Kafka
  • Popbot
  • Lore
  • Metal Gear Solid (graphic novel)
  • Zombies Vs Robots
  • Gutsie Gator (art book)
  • Legger Boot (art book)
  • Uno Fanta (art book)
  • Dos Fanta (art book)
  • Tres Fanta (art book)
  • Grande Fanta (art book)
  • Sencilla Fanta (sketch book)
  • Grande Finale (art book)
  • Sencilla Finale (art book)

The cover art of Hellspawn #1 by Ashley Wood Hellspawn is a relatively avant-garde spin-off comic inspired by Spawn. ... Automatic Kafka was a 9-issue American comic book written by Joe Casey with art by Ashley Wood. ... Published on a semi-regular basis since 2000, Popbot is an award-winning prestige format comic book written and illustrated by Ashley Wood and published by IDW publishing. ... Metal Gear Solid ) (commonly abbreviated to MGS) is a stealth-based game directed by Hideo Kojima. ...

Video game works

Metal Gear Solid ) (commonly abbreviated to MGS) is a stealth-based game directed by Hideo Kojima. ...

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Ashley Wood: Information from Answers.com (254 words)
Ashley Wood (born 1971) is an Australian comic book artist and illustrator who is well known for his atmospheric cover art.
Wood generally works in mixed media, often combining oil painting with digital artmaking.
Wood is an award winning illustrator who worked for many years in both the U.K. and international comic book worlds (working on characters such as the British icon Judge Dredd), before breaking into the U.S. market where he worked for such companies as Marvel and DC.
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