Stephanie Pui-Mun Law

Stephanie Pui-Mun Law (1976 - ) is an American painter and illustrator who works predominantly in watercolour and whose art is inspired by, and depicts scenes of fantasy, the Other World, and the surreal. She has also been influenced by the art of the Impressionists, Pre-Raphaelites, and Surrealists, as well as other contemporary popular fantasy artists.

She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1998 with a double BA degree in Fine Arts and Computer Science. She currently resides in Oakland, California.

Career

Wizards of the Coast has used Law's work in products for their "Forgotten Realms" campaign setting [ [http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showbook&bookid=575] Book credits for the "Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting (2001).] [ [http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showbook&bookid=2171] Book credits for "Forgotten Realms: Faiths & Pantheons".] [ [http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showbook&bookid=25] Book credits for "Forgotten Realms: Lords of Darkness".] , as well as their "" collectible card game. [ [http://ww2.wizards.com/gatherer/IndexV2.aspx?term=Stephanie%20Law&Field_Artist=on&setfilter=All%20sets] WoTC card list with image links.]

Her work has appeared in three books by David Riche ("The Art of Faery, World of Faery" and "Watercolor Fairies") [ [http://www.fairiesworld.com/fairybooks/bookillustrators.shtml] Book credit from publisher's site.] and she has done cover art for several books by Catherine Asaro [ [http://www.sff.net/people/asaro/LunaBooks.html] Book credit and cover images.] , published by Luna Books (an imprint of Harlequin Enterprises). She is also the author of tutorial book "Dreamscapes: Creating Magical Angel, Faery & Mermaid Worlds In Watercolor" published by Impact Books.

Law's portfolio of published work and list of clients also includes Precedence Entertainment ("Wheel of Time" collectible card game, "Rifts" collectible card game), HarperCollins (covers for "The Demon Child Trilogy" by Jennifer Fallon), Carus Publishing Company(known for their magazines for elementary/junior high/high school readers such as Cricket and Cicada), Elemental Designer Games ("ChessMage" collectible card game), Skotos ("Castle Marrach" role-playing game), Alderac Entertainment Group ("Warlord", "Seventh Sea", and "Legend of the Five Rings" [ [http://l5rshop.com/db/search.cgi?cmd=list&artist_id=102] Partial card list with her work with image links.] collectible card games), Talislanta, and Black Knight Games.

Awards

In the 2002 ENnies she shared a nomination for 'Best Interior Art' for her work in Bastion Press's 'Spells & Magic' book. [ [http://www.wizards.com/dnd/article.asp?x=dnd/dx20020826x] ENnies article on WoTC website.] In the 2005 ENnies her cover art for the "Blue Rose" role-playing game won a Silver Award. [ [http://www.greenronin.com/catalog/grr1701] Silver ENnies Award icon in lower right corner]

References

External links

* [http://www.stephanielaw.com Official Website Shadowscapes]
* [http://www.epilogue.net/art/interviews/aug2000.html Epilogue Interview]
* http://www.elfwood.com/~puimun
* http://puimun.deviantart.com
* http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v679/stormiot/StephaniePui-MunLaw
* [http://www.crescentblues.com/6_11issue/int_law.shtml Crescent Blues Interview]
* [http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=330 Partial List of role-playing game credits]
* [http://bluemoonrising.com/artists/stephanie-pui-mun-law.html Blue Moon Rising: Stephanie Pui-Mun Law]