Arnie Swekel is an artist whose work has appeared inrole-playing games.
Swekel was born May 2, 1964, and grew up in River Rouge, Michigan.[citation needed] After graduating high school he briefly attended The Center for Creative Studies (now calledCollege for Creative Studies) in Detroit but left after only one semester.[citation needed] Swekel's interest in art continued unabated, however and, while largely self-taught, began his career as a professional artist at age 27.[1] Swekel currently works as a principal artist at the computer game companyRaven Software and lives in the Madison Wisconsin area with his wife and three children.[1]
Arnie Swekel has continued to produce interior illustrations for manyDungeons & Dragons books andDragon magazine since 1992, as well as cover art forReturn to White Plume Mountain (1999),Psionics Handbook (2001),Manual of the Planes (2001), andEpic Level Handbook (2002). He has also produced artwork for many other games includingPendragon (Chaosium),Obsidian (Apophis Consortium), andKingdoms of Kalamar (Kenzer and Company).
Swekel also illustrated cards for theMagic: The Gathering collectible card game.[1]
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