Francis Tsai was an American comic-book artist, illustrator, author and conceptual artist who worked in the entertainment industry since 1998. His distinctive and award-winning style of work was used worldwide in a variety of media including commercials, books, comics and movies.
Biography
Born in Honolulu, Hawaii and raised in Lubbock, Texas, Francis Tsai's interest in art began at a young age. Francis Tsai's college education was in physical chemistry and quantum mechanics. He went on to receive a graduate degree in architecture, which proved to be a strong foundation for his design work.
Illustration work
Francis Tsai has created covers for Marvel Comics and DC Comics/Wildstorm Publications.
Francis Tsai provided artwork for many of Wizards of the Coast's role-playing games, such as Dungeons and Dragons, Magic: The Gathering, and Star Wars.
Star Wars bibliography
Tsai's artwork of an Umbaran for Galaxy of Intrigue
- Starships of the Galaxy Saga Edition
- Threats of the Galaxy
- Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide
- The Force Unleashed Campaign Guide
- Legacy Era Campaign Guide
- Jedi Academy Training Manual
- Galaxy of Intrigue
- The Unknown Regions
Notes and references
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Artist Francis Tsai passes away by Kevin Melrose on ComicBookResources (April 24, 2015) (backup link archived on April 9, 2023)
External links
Francis Tsai on Wikipedia- The Art of Francis Tsai on www.teamgt.com (backup link archived on September 25, 2001)
- Francis Tsai at the Internet Movie Database
- Artist Biography on Tor, Sci-Fi book publisher (backup link archived on March 8, 2009)
- Marvel Artists on the Cutting Edge on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- Lines and Colors Article on Francis Tsai (backup link archived on October 26, 2007)
- Spectrum Fantastic Art on www.spectrumfantasticart.com (backup link archived on June 27, 2007)
