
Tom Kidd
Author of OtherWorlds: How to Imagine, Paint and Create Epic Scenes of Fantasy
About the Author
Disambiguation Notice:
Tom Kidd has used the alias "Newell Convers" in tribute to Newell Convers (N.C.) Wyeth.
Works by Tom Kidd
How to Draw and Paint Dragons: A Complete Course Built Around These Legendary Beasts (2010) 23 copies
Tom Kidd Sketchbook - TheTundra Sketchbook Series: Volume Eleven (with ORIGINAL ART!) (1992) 2 copies
Tom Kidd Sketchbook 1 copy
L'Eternauta n.134 - Giugno 1994 — Cover artist — 1 copy
L'Eternauta n.124 - Agosto 1993 — Cover artist — 1 copy
Associated Works
Grantville Gazette II: Sequel to 1632 (12-in-1) (2006) — Cover artist, some editions — 392 copies, 3 reviews
Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell (2013) — Cover artist, some editions — 374 copies, 17 reviews
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventh Annual Collection (1990) — Cover artist, some editions — 310 copies, 2 reviews
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Third Annual Collection (1986) — Cover artist, some editions — 251 copies, 1 review
The Unschooled Wizard: The Ladies of Mandrigyn, The Witches of Wenshar (2000) — Cover artist, some editions — 225 copies, 2 reviews
Carmen Miranda's Ghost Is Haunting Space Station 3 (1990) — Cover artist, some editions — 177 copies, 2 reviews
1636: Commander Cantrell in the West Indies (2014) — Cover artist, some editions — 153 copies, 4 reviews
The Year's Best Science Fiction: First Annual Collection (1984) — Cover artist, some editions — 148 copies, 1 review
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Second Annual Collection (1985) — Cover artist, some editions — 113 copies
The Best of the Bolos : Their Finest Hour (2010) — Cover artist, some editions — 94 copies, 1 review
1636: The Chronicles of Dr. Gribbleflotz (2016) — Cover artist, some editions — 93 copies, 2 reviews
Tales of Discworld (Pyramids, Moving Pictures and Small Gods) (2000) — Cover artist, some editions — 89 copies, 1 review
The Sound & The Furry: The Complete Hoka Stories (2001) — Cover artist, some editions — 65 copies, 1 review
Hard-Luck Diggings: The Early Jack Vance (2010) — Cover artist, some editions — 36 copies, 3 reviews
Magic Highways: The Early Jack Vance, Volume Three (2013) — Cover artist, some editions — 28 copies, 1 review
Dream Castles: The Early Jack Vance, Volume Two (2012) — Cover artist, some editions — 28 copies, 1 review
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. CVI, No. 5 (May 1986) (1986) — Cover artist, some editions — 22 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1983, Vol. 65, No. 4 (1983) — Cover artist — 18 copies
Minding the Stars: The Early Jack Vance Volume 4 (2014) — Cover artist, some editions — 15 copies, 1 review
Masters of the Weird Tale: Fritz Leiber (2 volume set) (2016) — Cover artist, some editions — 13 copies, 1 review
Das eherne Schwert. Das Schwarze Auge. Abenteuer in Aventurien. (1991) — Cover artist, some editions — 9 copies
Der Moloch von Moordendijk — Cover artist, some editions — 1 copy
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Kidd, Thomas
- Other names
- Convers, Newell
Gnemo - Birthdate
- 1955-08-10
- Gender
- male
- Occupations
- artist
book jacket artist - Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Tampa, Florida, USA
- Disambiguation notice
- Tom Kidd has used the alias "Newell Convers" in tribute to Newell Convers (N.C.) Wyeth.
- Associated Place (for map)
- Florida, USA
Members
Reviews
The scale of Kidd's work drew me in and held me fascinated. I couldn't decide which print to buy -- taking home any one would mean leaving the rest behind. So I bought the book. The illustration that awed me the most was a nighttime gala held around the mounted skeleton of an immense sauropod while airships and fireworks fill the night sky. And then there were the tripods, the dirigibles and the dragons...
I found this book very helpful. One of my pet peeves about art books is that they often show you only step by step guides to a specific piece. However, this book focused more on the different elements that make up a piece (lighting, composition, color, water, clouds, ect) than on how to create just one piece. Basically, it provided a lot of helpful advice on how to create a piece. In addition, there were some step by step guides on specific pieces (for those who like that kind of thing).
As show more the title says, the book focused on how to create fantastical worlds. One of my favorite parts was when the author went through creature design.
I highly recommend this to all people who are interested in creating fantasy or science fiction artwork. show less
As show more the title says, the book focused on how to create fantastical worlds. One of my favorite parts was when the author went through creature design.
I highly recommend this to all people who are interested in creating fantasy or science fiction artwork. show less
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Statistics
- Works
- 13
- Also by
- 291
- Members
- 151
- Popularity
- #137,934
- Rating
- 3.9
- Reviews
- 3
- ISBNs
- 15
- Languages
- 2



