Francesca Baerald

Freelance Artist and Cartographer with years of experience happily working in the game and publishing industry for companies such as Wizards of the Coast, Blizzard, Square Enix, Games Workshop, Paizo, Fantasy Flight Games, Penguin Random House and Dark Horse.

My favourite media are traditional. Watercolour, ink, acrylic and oil are my daily work tools. But I also work with Photoshop on daily basis. I love to bring worlds to life through my detailed maps and lively paintings and I’m always looking for new challenging projects!


Past and present collaborations:

          

                           

       

      

      

      
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Awards:
2019 – Atlas Cartography Award – Best Structure, Dungeon or Gaming Map
2018 – Atlas Cartography Award – Best Traditional Map
2017 – Atlas Cartography Award – Best Traditional Map & Best Space Map
2016 – Selected by Heavy Metal Magazine as one of the 25 best entries of the cover contest
2013 – First Place ‘Disegna l’Apocalisse’ Contest by Paolo Barbieri and Chrysalide Mondadori
2012 – First Place ‘Succhiasangue Contest’ by International School of Comics
2012 – First Place ‘Sexy & Chaotic Contest’ by Federico Memola

Publications on magazines and Illustration books:
ImagineFX #228  –  Senet Magazine #7, Spring 2022  –  JV Le Magazine #94  –  Heavy Metal Magazine #282  –  Popular Science Magazine  –  Infected by Art 3  –  Infected by Art 2  –  American Spirit  –  Little Book of Monsters Vol.1


Education:
Gratuated with full marks and honor
Illustration – International School of Comics (Italy)