Alan Langford

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Alan Langford is a freelance artist and illustrator. As well as his work on Fighting Fantasy publications he specialises in Equestrian, Fantasy and Historical subject matter.

Contents 1 Career 1.1 Fighting Fantasy 1.1.1 As a Cover Illustrator 1.1.2 As an Interior Illustrator 1.1.3 As a Map Illustrator 1.2 Outside of Fighting Fantasy 2 Other than Illustrations 3 See Also 4 External References 5 References

[edit] Career

He began his artistic career in 1979, working as a full time illustrator of topographical scenes in pen and ink, which were transferred on to copper plaques. At the end of 1982 he went freelance, working through a Fleet Street artists agency, illustrating mainly comics.

His career has since seen him illustrate a range of works from Encyclopaedias to Fantasy Game books. Other work has included work for the BBC illustrating the stories of Romulus and Remus and Androcles and the Lion for the children's television programme ZIG-ZAG.

[edit] Fighting Fantasy

In relation to Fighting Fantasy, Alan Langford's work has appeared in the following:

[edit] As a Cover Illustrator

• Spellbreaker

[edit] As an Interior Illustrator

• Island of the Lizard King
• Sword of the Samurai
• Creature of Havoc
• Portal of Evil (book)
• Spellbreaker
• The Fighting Fantasy 10th Anniversary Yearbook
• Titan - The Fighting Fantasy World
• Out of the Pit
• Warlock Magazine Issue 4

In addition, the interior illustrations for Battleblade Warrior are clearly by Alan Langford, but have been wrongly credited in the book to David Gallagher.

[edit] As a Map Illustrator

• Island of the Lizard King
• Spellbreaker

[edit] Outside of Fighting Fantasy

[edit] Other than Illustrations

He is also known to enjoy painting in oils and watercolours on location, in such places as the New Forest of southern Engalnd, the Isle of Purbeck and Dartmoor.

[edit] See Also

Alan Langford - Official Website

[edit] External References

[edit] References