Warren Mahy

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Warren Mahy is an artist whose work has appeared in role-playing games and other fantasy works.{{Cite web|url=https://bigar.com/articles/2018/07/11/warrenmahy-interview/|title=Warren Mahy Interview|date=2018-07-11|website=BigAR|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-31}}

Early life and education

Warren was born in the small sea side town of Whakatāne in New Zealand. He grew up surrounded by the wonders of the Pacific Ocean and the native New Zealand bush. This influenced his life towards a career in design and illustration.{{citation needed|date=June 2017}}

Career

After finishing school Warren went on to complete a trade certificate in offset printing and then eventually found his way via an old school friend, Ben Wootten, to Wētā Workshop Ltd where Ben and he were employed as concept designers during the Lord of the Rings, King Kong and Narnia films.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}} Warren then freelanced from his studio/home in Tauranga working on storyboarding and illustrations for the RPG and Trading card industry.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}} He currently works as a teacher for Graphic Designs at a secondary school.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}}

Warren has been a freelance concept designer, story board artist and production illustrator for the film, TV and gaming industry. His most notable work so far would be his contribution to the designing of Peter Jackson’s trilogy of blockbusters, The Lord of The Rings.(September–October 2003). "Miscellaneous", Step Inside Design 19 (5): 50–58. His influence can also be seen in numerous other films, including the remake of King Kong and Andrew Adamson’s Narnia series.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}} Warren’s illustrations are also seen in print, predominantly within the Trading card and the Role playing industry.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}}

Mahy is also known for his work on Magic: The Gathering.{{Cite web|url=http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?action=advanced&artist=%5B%22Warren%20Mahy%22%5D|title=Card Search}}

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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005): Designer
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003): Designer
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002): Designer
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001): Designer

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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001): Designer
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002): Designer
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) : Designer
The World of Kong (2005) : Designer
The Crafting of Narnia (2008) : Designer

References

External links

[http://www.mahystudio.com/ Warren Mahy's website]
{{cite web|url=http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=10567|archive-date=December 19, 2008|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081219182440/http://www.pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=10567 |url-status=live|title=Warren Mahy :: Pen & Paper RPG Database}}

Category:Living people

Category:People educated at Whakatane High School

Category:People from Whakatāne

Category:Role-playing game artists

Category:Year of birth missing (living people)