Kidby's cover of The Science of Discworld, which is a parody of the painting "An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump" by Joseph Wright.

Paul Kidby (born 1964) is an English artist. He was born in Northolt and is currently living and working in Fordingbridge, New Forest. Many people know him best for his art based on Terry Pratchett's Discworld, which has been included as the sleeve covers since Josh Kirby (another English artist who is often confused with Kidby) died in 2001. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 538 pixelsFull resolution (960 × 645 pixel, file size: 68 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Detail from the cover of The Science of Discworld Author: Paul Kidby Source: lspace. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 538 pixelsFull resolution (960 × 645 pixel, file size: 68 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Detail from the cover of The Science of Discworld Author: Paul Kidby Source: lspace. ... The Science of Discworld is a 1999 book written by novelist Terry Pratchett and popular science writers Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen. ... An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump is a 1768 oil-on-canvas painting by Joseph Wright of Derby, part of a series of candlelit scenes that Wright painted during the 1760s. ... An Experiment on a Bird in an Air Pump (1768). ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Painting by Rembrandt self-portrait Detail from Las Meninas by Diego Velazquez, in which the painter portrayed himself at work For the computer graphics program, see Corel Painter. ... Northolt is a suburb in the London Borough of Ealing, west of London. ... Fordingbridge is a former market town with a population of six thousand on the River Avon and the A338 road in the west of Hampshire, England, near to the Dorset and Wiltshire borders and on the edge of the New Forest. ... For other uses, see New Forest (disambiguation). ... Terence David John Pratchett OBE (born April 28, 1948, in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England[1]) is an English fantasy author, best known for his Discworld series. ... Cover of an early edition of The Colour of Magic; art by Josh Kirby Discworld is a comedic fantasy book series by the British author Terry Pratchett set on the Discworld, a flat world balanced on the backs of four elephants which are in turn standing on the back of... Ronald William Josh Kirby (27 November 1928–23 October 2001), was a British commercial artist born in Waterloo, Lancashire and educated at the Liverpool City School of Art, where he acquired the nickname Josh. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...

He drew a lot during his childhood and adolescence, but left school with few qualifications to his name.

Later Kidby was trained as a dental technician making false teeth, but abandoned this to become a freelance artist in 1986. He produced artwork for a variety of products ranging from video film sleeves to computer game packaging. Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ...

Between 1991 and 1995 Future Publishing employed him and he designed and painted more than 200 magazine covers. Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Future Publishing (FTSE:FUTR) is a magazine publishing company based in Bath, UK. Future Publishing employs more than 1,500 people worldwide, and is one of the largest publishing houses in the UK. It is responsible for publishing over 150 magazines, in the UK, US, France and Italy. ...

In 1995 he started working exclusively for Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series, and his Discworld art, and many descriptions of the pieces, are included in The Pratchett Portfolio (1996) and The Art of Discworld (2004). These showcase full versions of work and some paintings previously unseen. He also illustrated The Last Hero, a Discworld "fable" and number one bestseller in the UK, selling more than 235,000 copies^[1]. The Pratchett Portfolio is a small collection of the artistic works of Paul Kidby, illustrating the characters of Terry Pratchetts Discworld. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... The Art of Discworld is a descriptive book of the world of the Discworld as portrayed in Terry Pratchetts Discworld series. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the fantasy novel. ...

His art is in several cases a tribute to (or a parody of) well known paintings such as the Mona Lisa^[2] by Leonardo da Vinci , Night Watch ^[3] by Rembrandt and An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump by Joseph Wright. For other uses, see Mona Lisa (disambiguation). ... “Da Vinci” redirects here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the Dutch artist. ... An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump is a 1768 oil-on-canvas painting by Joseph Wright of Derby, part of a series of candlelit scenes that Wright painted during the 1760s. ... An Experiment on a Bird in an Air Pump (1768). ...

External links

• PaulKidby.net - Personal site
• PaulKidby.com - Official site

Notes

1. ^ http://www.paulkidby.com/biography/index.html
2. ^ Kidby painted the Mona Ogg which is on the cover of The Art of Discworld.
3. ^ Kidby's version is featured on the cover of Night Watch.