Richard Whitters

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Richard Whitters
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General Information
Born 1971
Status Active: Shadowmoor to Modern Horizons 3
Education/ Training Graphic design and illustration at NBCCD Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Richard Whitters is a professional illustrator and an employee of Wizards of the Coast.

Career

Whitters first started for Wizards of the Coast in April, 2007 as a concept artist for Shadowmoor.[1] For some years, he was the only in-house concept artist for the company.[2][3] He was still active in that capacity for Return to Ravnica in 2012.[4]

As of April 2014, Whitters is Senior World Building Art Director for Dungeons & Dragons.[5]

Some well known illustrations

Whitter's concept art of the praetors for New Phyrexia was finally printed on cards (and retroactively added to several sets) with Phyrexia: All Will Be One.[6]

References

  1. Magic Arcana (June 26, 2007). "Magic Dossier: Richard Whitters". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  2. Richard Whitters (February 16, 2011). "Milk and Cookies with Matt Cavotta". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. Richard Whitters (September 15, 2008). "Ripping a World Apart". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  4. Jeremy Jarvis (September 25, 2012). "The Look of Return to Ravnica". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  5. Richard Whitters Profile. Linkedin.com.
  6. Clayton Kroh and Adam Styborski (December 13, 2022). "A First Look at Phyrexia: All Will Be One". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.