Artist Spotlight: Dino

There are so many amazing artists who have helped create covers, maps, and character art for the amazing books we’ve published. As such, we wanted to take this opportunity to give them some much deserved appreciation with this series of interviews, starting with…

Dino

This is the phenomenal artwork for J.P. Weaver’s upcoming book, Caravan of Blades, which will be released in June 2025.

Dino has done amazing work for us many times. He’s our first point of call for monsters, epic scenes and larger-than-life creature creation, and we wanted to know more about where his passion for art came from. We hope you enjoy his responses just as much as we did!

What made you want to draw/be an artist?

In 2015, before I became an illustrator, I was an ordinary person who dreamed of making comics and being famous for the work I made, but there was a lack of comic enthusiasts in my village. Slowly, I began to realise the artwork I made could be sold over social media, and when I started as an illustrator in 2019, I  just wanted to make everyone like my work.

How did you become an artist?

Back when I was learning about comics and illustrators, I did other jobs like being a cashier in a store, or delivering food and other things to survive. In my village, artists are really not appreciated, so it was very difficult for me to find artist friends who were like me to collaborate with. Now, I can get to know many artists through social media and learn about everything related to illustration from my online friends.

What’s your favorite thing to draw?

Maybe this sounds silly, but I wish I was someone from a dragon race. Lol. So my process of learning how to draw began with dragons. I really like fantasy creatures like dragons and any creatures like griffin, unicorn, etc. But from all of those, the one I like the most is drawing dragons.

What’s your favorite artwork that you’ve made?

I know this is not the best, but I like it the most.

Please check out more of Dino’s phenomenal artwork at his ArtStation, and make sure to stick around for more interviews with our artists coming soon!