Charles Urbach

Charles Urbach is an award-winning writer and colored pencil illustrator with 30 years experience in design, publishing, and illustration. His hand drawn Prismacolor pencil artwork pushes the boundaries of what’s possible with colored pencil, resulting in drawn artwork that has the visual depth and sophistication of traditional paintings. Like a traveler on a journey, his work ventures into varied territories, not resting for long in any single genre or subject matter. As a result, his art is recognized for its diversity and dynamic visuals that appeal to many different audiences and age groups.

Charles’ published work includes hundreds of illustrations for tabletop gaming, book covers for authors including Timothy Zahn, cover/marketing art for international conventions including the Gary Con XI “Pirate Queen” artwork, Origins Game Fair, GameHole Con, and graphic design/concept work for the corporate world. Projects have included miniatures designs for Wizkids’ Heroclix, illustrations for “Magic: The Gathering,” “Star Wars,” “Legend of the Five Rings,” “Das Schwarze Auge,” “7th Sea: City of Five Sails,” “Doomtown,” “Infinite City,” “Lord of the Rings,” “The Call of Cthulhu TCG,” “A Game of Thrones CCG” and artwork for many other games and properties. Clients have included Wizards of the Coast, Fantasy Flight Games, NECA, Sony Online, Alderac Entertainment Group, AT&T and many other game publishers and independent clients. Among his accomplishments, he’s won multiple Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists (ASFA) Chesley Awards and his work has won convention awards at Gen Con, Dragon Con, Origins Game Fair, PhilCon, and many other events around the U.S. Charles is a frequent Guest of Honor, panelist, and teacher at conventions and gaming tournaments throughout North America and Europe.

In addition to his published work, Charles’ personal artwork is published through his in-house studio and is available via conventions and art exhibits throughout the country. Contact information and galleries of his work are available on his retail site, www.charlesurbach.com and on his personal Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/charles.urbach