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Andrew Skilleter

From Tardis Wiki, the free Doctor Who reference

Andrew Skilleter is an artist who made a considerable contribution to the artistic interpretation of the world of Doctor Who through a wide-range of media, from novelisation covers, to large format illustrated guides, from calendars to posters, bookmarks to exhibition touring trucks during a fifteen year period from 1979 through to 1994.
Initially trained as a designer, he considered himself an illustrator by vocation. Blacklight: The Art of Andrew Skilleter was a title published by BBC Books an imprint of Virgin Publishing that focussed on the artist's Doctor Who output in various media.

Book Covers

Andrew Skilleter's first Doctor Who commission

Book Illustrations

Exhibitions

Andrew Skilleters artwork has been used at a number of Doctor Who Exhibitions, most significantly for the Doctor Who USA Touring Trailer, where he was responcible for the 48 foot trailer exterior.

Magazines

  • Andrew Skilleter provided the cover artwork for the Radio Times issue promoting the 20th Anniversary story The Five Doctors, for which he received an invitation to the Radio Times Cover Party, where he received a framed cover. The artwork was subsequently used for the video release and available as a poster after the likeness to Richard Hurndall was reworked.

Posters

Video Covers

  • When the decision was taken to drop the photographic montages used in the early video releases of Doctor Who by the BBC Andrew Skilleter was commisioned to provide the covers for new releases.
  • Andrew Skilleter also provided artwork for the the special video release tins for Trial of a Time Lord and the Dalek tin release and the spine design for the Key to Time releases.

Who Dares Publishing

  • Who Dares Publishing was a seperate publisher set up by Andrew Skilleter producing a range of quality merchandise that included, poster prints, calendars (1986, 1987, 1988 and 1999) and bookmarks.

Other

  • Andrew Skilleters poster work also featured in a range of jigsaws released for the USA market.

See Also

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