Wayne Barlowe

Wayne Douglas Barlowe is an American science fiction and fantasy writer, painter, and concept artist. Barlowe's put it on focuses upon esoteric landscapes and creatures such as citizens of hell and alien worlds. He has painted beyond 300 stamp album and magazine covers and illustrations for many major compilation publishers, as well as Life magazine, Time magazine, and Newsweek. His 1979 book Barlowe’s Guide to Extraterrestrials was nominated in 1980 for the Hugo Award for Best Related Non-Fiction Book, the first year that award category was awarded. It along with won the 1980 Locus Award for Best Art or Illustrated Book. His 1991 college evolution book Expedition was nominated for the 1991 Chesley Award for Artistic Achievement.

Barlowe has worked as a concept artist for movies such as Galaxy Quest (1999), Avatar (2009), and Aquaman (2018), among others. He is known to put on an act closely subsequent to Guillermo Del Toro, serving as a beast designer for the Hellboy film series and the head inborn designer for Pacific Rim (2013). His performance on Hellboy (2004) awarding him a nomination for the 2005 Chesley Award for Product Illustration. Barlowe was the creator and government producer of Alien Planet, a documentary familiarization of Expedition produced by Discovery Channel in 2005. He has written two fantasy novels: God’s Demon (Tor Books, 2007) and its sequel The Heart of Hell (2019).