The Pen & Ink Drawings of Tony DiTerlizzi

Collecting Three Decades of Fantasy Art from the Artist’s Sketchbooks

Since his meteoric debut as an illustrator for Dungeons & Dragons to a decades-long career as a bestselling author and illustrator of children’s books, Tony DiTerlizzi has continued to sketch his favorite fantasy subjects. Wizards, gnomes, and all manner of monsters fill over 100 pages of this special edition sketchbook.

Collected for the first time are pen & ink drawings spanning thirty years—from Tony’s early art samples for TSR (then publishers of Dungeons & Dragons) to pieces rendered over a livestream during the recent pandemic. Inspired by classic artists from the Golden Age of Illustration (1880-1930), DiTerlizzi’s animated and playful style redefined the total visual presentation of a roleplaying game. His imagination bends and shapes natural animal, vegetable, and mineral forms to create a menagerie of fantastic beasts.

From his magic pen, he conjures compelling character after character, each demanding a story all their own. This book includes a selection of images taken from DiTerlizzi’s early limited-edition sketchbooks, fantasy portfolios, and gaming supplements, along with an introduction from the artist.