Eva Widermann

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Eva Widermann
Born (1978-06-06) June 6, 1978 (age 45) [1]
NationalityGerman
Known for Fantasy art

Eva Widermann (born June 6, 1978) [1] is an illustrator and concept artist whose work appears in role-playing games. [2]

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Education

She went to the Scholastic of Graphic & Design, Munich. [1]

Career

Widermann started her graphic design career in 1998 and worked for several years in the advertising industry. In 2003 she became a freelance illustrator and concept artist, and her work has been published in books, magazines and games for clients such as Wizards of the Coast, Disney, and Paizo. [3]

Her Dungeons & Dragons work includes Player's Handbook II (2006), Monster Manual IV (2006), Complete Mage (2006), Cityscape (2006), Complete Scoundrel (2007), Magic Item Compendium (2007), Drow of the Underdark (2007), Monster Manual V (2007), Elder Evils (2007), and the 4th edition Monster Manual (2008).

She also illustrates children's books, and has received positive reviews for Arctic Giants (2011), [4] and The Orphan and the Polar bear (2011). [5] [6]

Widermann lived with her husband in Cork, Ireland for many years. [6]

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References

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  2. (January 27, 2010). "Student wizards and goblins prepare for battle", Irish Examiner . "... an internationally renowned gaming artist who now lives in Cork ..."
  3. "About".
  4. Zaidman, Harriet (December 9, 2011). "Arctic Giants", CM : an Electronic Reviewing Journal of Canadian Materials for Young People18 (15).
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  6. 1 2 (December 10, 2011). "Put a few quiet moments under the tree", Winnipeg Free Press , p. J10.