Anne Stokes

Anne Stokes

Anne Stokes is a fantasy artist whose first works appeared in role-playing games, particularly Dungeons & Dragons. Originally from London, she developed an interest in the fantasy genre when her father read The Hobbit to her as a child. Anne Stokes has been a professional artist since 2000. She has illustrated for Wizards of the Coast, including Dungeons & Dragons. Her work for Dungeons & Dragons includes interior art for the 3.5 edition books Monster Manual III, Player's Handbook II, Monster Manual IV, Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss, Complete Mage, Magic Item Compendium, Monster Manual V, and Rules Compendium, as well as the 4th edition Monster Manual and Manual of the Planes. Stokes designed the album cover for One Minute Silence and her mermaid image was used as the album cover for Perils of the Deep Blue by the Norwegian gothic metal band Sirenia. Anne Stokes lives in Yorkshire, England.