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Bruce Brenneise
Bruce Brenneise
Pro Illustrator: MTG, D&D, Numenera, Slay the Spire
Seattle, United States

About

I’m an award-winning illustrator focused on weird and wondrous landscapes, environment concepts, and background art. I’m most well known for my work on Numenera, and for Slay the Spire a best-selling and critically acclaimed indie game, as well as recently for Magic: The Gathering. My work has been included in prestigious publications such as Spectrum 26 & 27, Infected by Art Vol 5 - 9, and Illustrators of the Future Vol 34.

I have a BFA in scientific illustration from the University of Michigan. I now reside in Seattle with my wife, child, and carnivorous plants.

Skills

Concept ArtEnvironment DesignIllustrationMap DesignScientific IllustrationBook Cover Illustration

Software proficiency

Illustrator
Illustrator
Corel Painter
Corel Painter
Photoshop
Photoshop

Productions

    • Board & Card Games
      Magic the Gathering: Unfinity
    • Year
      2022
    • Role
      Card Artist
    • Company
      Wizards of the Coast
    • Book
      Break the Horizon
    • Year
      2022
    • Role
      Cover Artist
    • Company
      Monte Cook Games
    • Book
      The Last Wish: Illustrated Edition
    • Year
      2021
    • Role
      Interior Illustrator
    • Company
      Orbit Books
    • Board & Card Games
      Gods of Metal: Ragnarock
    • Year
      2021
    • Role
      Environment Illustrator
    • Company
      Hunters Entertainment
    • Board & Card Games
      Keyforge: Secrets of the Crucible
    • Year
      2020
    • Role
      Environment Illustrator
    • Company
      Fantasy Flight Games
    • Board & Card Games
      Dragonbond
    • Year
      2019
    • Role
      Environment Illustrator
    • Company
      Draco Studios
    • Book
      Building Tomorrow
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      Cover Artist
    • Company
      Monte Cook Games
    • Board & Card Games
      Numenera
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      Environment Illustrator, Covers & Interiors
    • Company
      Monte Cook Games
    • Book
      The Sierra Adventure
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      Cover Artist
    • Company
      Shawn Mills
    • Video Game
      Slay the Spire
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      Background and Promo Artist
    • Company
      Mega Crit Games
    • Book
      Puzzlecraft: How to Make Every Kind of Puzzle
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      Cover Artist
    • Company
      Lone Shark Games
    • Board & Card Games
      The Ninth World Adventure Card Game
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      Card Illustrator
    • Company
      Lone Shark Games
    • Video Game
      The Silver Lining
    • Year
      2017
    • Role
      2D Background Artist/Concept Artist
    • Company
      Phoenix Online Studios
    • Video Game
      Order of the Thorne: The King's Challenge
    • Year
      2016
    • Role
      2D Artist
    • Company
      Infamous Quests
    • Book
      Gabriel Knight: Temptation
    • Year
      2015
    • Role
      Cover Illustrator, Colorist
    • Company
      Phoenix Online Studios

Experience

  • Freelance 2D artist at Self-Employed
    Seattle, United States of America
    April 2012 - Present

    I work with a variety of clients in the tabletop, video game, and publishing industries. Most notably Wizards of the Coast, Hunters Entertainment, Draco Studios, Monte Cook Games, Mega Crit Games, Lone Shark Games, Cryptozoic Entertainment, Infamous Quests, and Phoenix Online Studios.

  • Freelance 2D Artist/Concept Artist/Colorist at Phoenix Online Publishing
    Remote Location, United States of America
    April 2012 - June 2016

    I've filled a variety of hats a freelancer with a long-term relationship with Phoenix Online Publishing: ongoing concept and 2D backgrounds painting for the fifth installment of their King's Quest related project, "The Silver Lining"; illustrations for various marketing initiatives; colorist and cover illustrator for their short graphic novel, "Gabriel Knight: Temptation", released as part of the marketing drive for their "Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition".

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