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|caption = Sam Wood, from promotional material. | |caption = Sam Wood, from promotional material. | ||
|name = Sam Wood | |name = Sam E. Wood | ||
|nationality = American, | |nationality = American<br>(Seattle, WA) | ||
|born = | |born = | ||
|birthplace = | |birthplace = Washington (WA), USA | ||
|died = | |died = | ||
|first greyhawk work = | |first greyhawk work = ''[[Return of the Eight]]'' (cartography) | ||
|alias = | |alias = | ||
|notableworks = | |notableworks = ''[[The Adventure Begins]]'' and ''[[Return of the Eight]]'' | ||
|signature = | |signature = [[File:SamWood_signature1a.png]][[File:SamWood_signature2b.png]] | ||
|sigcaption = Examples of Wood's signature from various artwork. | |||
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'''Sam Wood''' is an artist whose work has appeared in many products for the World of Greyhawk, and in D&D in general. | '''Sam E. Wood''' is an artist whose work has appeared in many products for the World of Greyhawk, and in D&D in general. | ||
== Biography == | |||
Wood was born in eastern Washington State, USA. His family moved north, and Wood grew up in a small fishing town in southeast Alaska<ref name=livejournal>{{cite web |last=Wood |first=Sam |authorlink=Sam Wood |title= Sam Wood|url=https://sewood.livejournal.com/profile/ |format=blog |work= |publisher=LiveJournal.com |date=27 March 2010 |accessdate=18 April 2024 |}}</ref> | |||
He attended Harvard University in 1993-1995.<ref name=livejournal /> | |||
==Works== | ==Works== | ||
Wood began working at Wizards as a contractor making color proofs in the pre-press department in 1995. In his second summer at Wizards, he finally broke into card art, working on several cards for the BattleTech trading card game. He later became a staff illustrator.<ref name="wizardsbio">[https://web.archive.org/web/20090224004825/http://ww2.wizards.com/Books/Wizards/Bios/default.aspx?doc=wood Author/Artist Bios: Sam Wood] Archive date: February 24, 2009. Accessed Feb12, 2019</ref> Wood's earliest work in the game industry was for the ''BattleTech Collectible Card Game'' TCG, and he went on to work on games like ''Dungeons & Dragons'', ''Magic: The Gathering'', ''Alternity'', ''Doomtown'', ''Legend of the Five Rings'', and ''[[Chainmail Miniatures Game]]''.<ref name="wizardsbio"/> He collaborated with [[Todd Lockwood]] on ''D&D'' and didconcept work on the "vast majority of the ''Chainmail'' miniatures".<ref name="wizardsbio"/> | |||
[[File:SamWood01.jpg|thumb|300px|Sam Wood circa 2009, from wizards.com.]] | [[File:SamWood01.jpg|thumb|300px|Sam Wood circa 2009, from wizards.com.]] | ||
Wood has continued to produce interior illustrations and cartography for many ''Dungeons & Dragons'' books and ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' magazine since 1997, as well as cover art for ''[[Wikipedia:Deities and Demigods|Deities and Demigods]]'' (2002), ''[[Wikipedia:Underdark (supplement)|Underdark]]'' (2003), ''[[Wikipedia:Frostburn|Frostburn]]'' (2004), and ''[[Wikipedia:Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss|Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss]]'' (2006). He has also produced artwork for many other games including ''[[wikipedia:Star*Drive|Star*Drive]]'' ([[TSR, Inc.|TSR]]), ''[[Wikipedia:Deadlands|Deadlands]]'' ([[Wikipedia:Pinnacle Entertainment Group|Pinnacle Entertainment Group]]), and ''[[Wikipedia:The Wheel of Time Roleplaying Game|Wheel of Time]]'' ([[Wizards of the Coast]]), and illustrated cards for the ''[[Wikipedia:Magic: The Gathering|Magic: The Gathering]]'' collectible card game.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20090603183057/http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=protour/sd04/artist2 Pro Tour San Diego Artist: Sam Wood]Archive date: June 3, 2009. Accessed: February 12, 2019. | Wood has continued to produce interior illustrations and cartography for many ''Dungeons & Dragons'' books and ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' magazine since 1997, as well as cover art for ''[[Wikipedia:Deities and Demigods|Deities and Demigods]]'' (2002), ''[[Wikipedia:Underdark (supplement)|Underdark]]'' (2003), ''[[Wikipedia:Frostburn|Frostburn]]'' (2004), and ''[[Wikipedia:Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss|Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss]]'' (2006). He has also produced artwork for many other games including ''[[wikipedia:Star*Drive|Star*Drive]]'' ([[TSR, Inc.|TSR]]), ''[[Wikipedia:Deadlands|Deadlands]]'' ([[Wikipedia:Pinnacle Entertainment Group|Pinnacle Entertainment Group]]), and ''[[Wikipedia:The Wheel of Time Roleplaying Game|Wheel of Time]]'' ([[Wizards of the Coast]]), and illustrated cards for the ''[[Wikipedia:Magic: The Gathering|Magic: The Gathering]]'' collectible card game.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20090603183057/http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=protour/sd04/artist2 Pro Tour San Diego Artist: Sam Wood]Archive date: June 3, 2009. Accessed: February 12, 2019. | ||
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* [[Greyhawk dragon]]—''[[Living Greyhawk Journal]]'' #1 (2000), "Enchiridion of the Fiend Sage". | * [[Greyhawk dragon]]—''[[Living Greyhawk Journal]]'' #1 (2000), "Enchiridion of the Fiend Sage". | ||
* [[Circle of Eight]]—concept art for revised material; "Window on the World", ''[[Living Greyhawk Journal]]'' #6 (2001), Dragon Magazine #290, p108<ref group=note name=lgj6>Sam Wood (2001)—“This was an attempt to update some of the old Ken Frank illustrations to the new GREYHAWK style. The sketch served as the template for the definitive Circle illustrations in the LIVING GREYHAWK Journal #0, though we made a few significant changes to Bigby and Nystul to better fit earlier descriptions and pictures of them. I liked the sense of encroaching age ....” </ref> | * [[Circle of Eight]]—concept art for revised material; "Window on the World", ''[[Living Greyhawk Journal]]'' #6 (2001), Dragon Magazine #290, p108<ref group=note name=lgj6>Sam Wood (2001)—“This was an attempt to update some of the old Ken Frank illustrations to the new GREYHAWK style. The sketch served as the template for the definitive Circle illustrations in the LIVING GREYHAWK Journal #0, though we made a few significant changes to Bigby and Nystul to better fit earlier descriptions and pictures of them. I liked the sense of encroaching age ....” </ref> | ||
*[[Chainmail Miniatures Game]] (2002) | * [[Chainmail Miniatures Game]] (2002)—the overwhelming majority of the art for the game, especially covers and concept art | ||
* [[Felldrake]]-concept art and various depictions. | * [[Felldrake]]-concept art and various depictions. | ||
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| Sam E. Wood | |
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 Sam Wood, from promotional material. | |
| Nationality: | American (Seattle, WA) |
| Born: | Washington (WA), USA |
| First Greyhawk work: | Return of the Eight (cartography) |
| Notabale works: | The Adventure Begins and Return of the Eight |
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| Examples of Wood's signature from various artwork. | |
Sam E. Wood is an artist whose work has appeared in many products for the World of Greyhawk, and in D&D in general.
Biography
Wood was born in eastern Washington State, USA. His family moved north, and Wood grew up in a small fishing town in southeast Alaska[1]
He attended Harvard University in 1993-1995.[1]
Works
Wood began working at Wizards as a contractor making color proofs in the pre-press department in 1995. In his second summer at Wizards, he finally broke into card art, working on several cards for the BattleTech trading card game. He later became a staff illustrator.[2] Wood's earliest work in the game industry was for the BattleTech Collectible Card Game TCG, and he went on to work on games like Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: The Gathering, Alternity, Doomtown, Legend of the Five Rings, and Chainmail Miniatures Game.[2] He collaborated with Todd Lockwood on D&D and didconcept work on the "vast majority of the Chainmail miniatures".[2]
Wood has continued to produce interior illustrations and cartography for many Dungeons & Dragons books and Dragon magazine since 1997, as well as cover art for Deities and Demigods (2002), Underdark (2003), Frostburn (2004), and Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss (2006). He has also produced artwork for many other games including Star*Drive (TSR), Deadlands (Pinnacle Entertainment Group), and Wheel of Time (Wizards of the Coast), and illustrated cards for the Magic: The Gathering collectible card game.[3]
Greyhawk works
Wood has such an extensive portfolio for both Dungeons & Dragons in general, and Greyhawk specifically, it would be difficult, if not imporrible, to list them all.
These are some of the notable Greyhawk works by Woods:
- The Adventure Begins (1998), "Adventure Maps" booklet
- Hepmonaland and Amedio Jungle—poster art cartography from The Scarlet Brotherhood' (1999)
- Holy symbols of Touv deities and Olman deities—The Scarlet Brotherhood' (1999)
- Greyhawk dragon—Living Greyhawk Journal #1 (2000), "Enchiridion of the Fiend Sage".
- Circle of Eight—concept art for revised material; "Window on the World", Living Greyhawk Journal #6 (2001), Dragon Magazine #290, p108[note 1]
- Chainmail Miniatures Game (2002)—the overwhelming majority of the art for the game, especially covers and concept art
- Felldrake-concept art and various depictions.
External links
Disclaimer:Any lore presented through the following links does not necessarily adhere to established officially published content, and the views expressed do not necessarily represent the views of the editors of this wiki.
- Art of Sam Wood—artist's online gallery
- Sam Wood at Artstation
- Pen & Paper RPG Database, Sam Wood. Archive date: October 5, 2007. Accessed: February 12, 2019.
References
Notes
- ↑ Sam Wood (2001)—“This was an attempt to update some of the old Ken Frank illustrations to the new GREYHAWK style. The sketch served as the template for the definitive Circle illustrations in the LIVING GREYHAWK Journal #0, though we made a few significant changes to Bigby and Nystul to better fit earlier descriptions and pictures of them. I liked the sense of encroaching age ....”
Citations
- ↑ a b Wood, Sam. Sam Wood (blog). LiveJournal.com, 27 March 2010. Retrieved on 18 April 2024.
- ↑ a b c Author/Artist Bios: Sam Wood Archive date: February 24, 2009. Accessed Feb12, 2019
- ↑ Pro Tour San Diego Artist: Sam WoodArchive date: June 3, 2009. Accessed: February 12, 2019.
Bibliography
Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index
The Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index (EGI) is based on previous work of Jason Zavoda through '08, continued by numerous other fans. The EGI article has a list of sources, product names, abbreviations, and a link to the full, downloadable index.
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