It has been quite a long while since I purchased one of the Spectrum art books, an annual compilation of fantasy art by top artists around the world. I had the chance to browse through this particular issue while at a Kinokuniya bookstore in Tokyo and really liked what I saw, so I figured I get up to speed to the best artists who are working in the fantasy field right now.

This volume features nearly 500 works by more than 275 diverse visionaries, including J.A.W. Cooper, Olivia De Berardinis, Annie Stegg Gerard, Scott Gustafson, Edward Kinsella III, Gregory Manchess, Victo Ngai, Tran Nguyen, Greg Ruth, Yuko Shimizu, and many more.

The cover art is illustrated by the amazing Paul Bonner – definitely check out his art book Out Of The Forest.

(top left) Paintings by Gregory Manchess – his art novel Above The Timberline is one of my favorite art books of 2017.

(above left) Kratos from the God Of War video game series. I really enjoyed the latest version of the game which had some superb art to go with it.

( above left ) Illustration by Jeffrey Alan Love – check out his excellent illustrated Norse Myths : Tales of Odin, Thor and Loki.

A superb round-up of the best fantasy and sci-fi art featuring top artists and illustrators working around the world, circa 2018-19. Recommended.

Spectrum 25 – The Best In Contemporary Fantastic Art art book details :

– Dimensions – 9.4 x 1.2 x 12.2 inches
– hardcover, 304 pages
– Full color, in English

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