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Eric Hotz
Eric Hotz is a graphic artist and illustrator.
Hotz was born in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada and studied at Simon Fraser University, Langara College, and Capilano College, mainly studying archaeology, art history, fine arts and commercial art.
Hotz worked for First Encounter Magazine (DELF) from 1983 to 1984, for Columbia Games Inc. from 1984 to 2000, and was the in-house illustrator, production editor, and cartographer. His work included interior color, black line art, map work, and cover art, for Columbia's fantasy role-playing world Hârn. He also produced board game map art for Columbia's board wargames including Rommel In The Desert, EastFront, WestFront, 1812, Bobby Lee, Sam Grant, and many other titles.
Hotz did the design and art for the role-playing game High Colonies (1988) for Waterford Publishing House Ltd. In 1992, he started working freelance for Columbia Games, and his work included art for the card game Dixie and Eagles, of which he illustrated over 1,000 cards within a year and a half.
Hotz eventually also worked freelance for companies/publishers like: TSR, Inc. (Dungeons & Dragons), Wizards of the Coast (Talislanta and Dungeons & Dragons), White Wolf Publishing (Vampire: The Dark Ages and Werewolf: The Apocalypse), Atlas Games, Avalon Hill, and many other RPG/Game publishers.
Hotz also worked for himself, creating Whitewash City, a large set of PDF Wild West cardstock buildings he researched and designed from historical sources, many from actual surviving Old West buildings. He also created Roman Seas, recreating authentic Roman warships and merchant ships in PDF format for paper construction.
In 2005, he founded his own company, Hotz ArtWorks, and also began a line of silk-screened felt game mats from his studio in Canada.
Hotz was the co-author of the Online comic strip, Larry Leadhead from 2000 through September 2012. From 2012 to 2019, Hotz also worked in the educational field as a creative director for educational teaching companies.
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Eric Hotz
Eric Hotz is a graphic artist and illustrator.
Hotz was born in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada and studied at Simon Fraser University, Langara College, and Capilano College, mainly studying archaeology, art history, fine arts and commercial art.
Hotz worked for First Encounter Magazine (DELF) from 1983 to 1984, for Columbia Games Inc. from 1984 to 2000, and was the in-house illustrator, production editor, and cartographer. His work included interior color, black line art, map work, and cover art, for Columbia's fantasy role-playing world Hârn. He also produced board game map art for Columbia's board wargames including Rommel In The Desert, EastFront, WestFront, 1812, Bobby Lee, Sam Grant, and many other titles.
Hotz did the design and art for the role-playing game High Colonies (1988) for Waterford Publishing House Ltd. In 1992, he started working freelance for Columbia Games, and his work included art for the card game Dixie and Eagles, of which he illustrated over 1,000 cards within a year and a half.
Hotz eventually also worked freelance for companies/publishers like: TSR, Inc. (Dungeons & Dragons), Wizards of the Coast (Talislanta and Dungeons & Dragons), White Wolf Publishing (Vampire: The Dark Ages and Werewolf: The Apocalypse), Atlas Games, Avalon Hill, and many other RPG/Game publishers.
Hotz also worked for himself, creating Whitewash City, a large set of PDF Wild West cardstock buildings he researched and designed from historical sources, many from actual surviving Old West buildings. He also created Roman Seas, recreating authentic Roman warships and merchant ships in PDF format for paper construction.
In 2005, he founded his own company, Hotz ArtWorks, and also began a line of silk-screened felt game mats from his studio in Canada.
Hotz was the co-author of the Online comic strip, Larry Leadhead from 2000 through September 2012. From 2012 to 2019, Hotz also worked in the educational field as a creative director for educational teaching companies.