• Informational Graphics/Magazine Illustrations
• Cartoons/Children's Illustrations
• Science Fiction/Fantasy Illustrations
Science Fiction and Fantasy illustrator David O. Miller was born in Ashland, Kentucky in 1958. In 1981 he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Graphic Design/Illustration from Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, Kentucky with minors in both filmmaking and philosophy. It was in 1977, while he was at college, that he was introduced to role playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons, Runequest and Steve Jackson's Melee and Wizards (TFT).
After graduation, David worked as a graphic designer for various companies in Kentucky, including a CBS affiliate television station and a major advertising agency, where he eventually became a supervisor over a large art department. In 1987 David moved further south and took a job as Art Director for the U.S. Space and Rocket Center/U.S. Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama. "I was a child during the race to the moon and because of that my heroes were all astronauts. The job at the Space Center was an amazing time for me. I was very fortunate to meet and work with several of my heroes including Alan Shepard and Buzz Aldrin. It really was a dream job."
Still, David's dream job was to be an illustraor. Not long after moving to Huntsville David's efforts to find freelance illustration assignments started to pay off. Soon he was freelancing for many RPG game companies such as TSR, Game Designers Workshop, White Wolf Publishing, Steve Jackson Games, West End Games and Wizards of the Coast, as well as Baen Books, DoubleDay Science Fiction and Military Book Clubs, Topps and Inkworks.
David left the Space and Rocket Center in February 1991 to freelance full-time. It was at this time he met his future wife at a science fiction convention in Chattanooga, TN. Julie and David were married in 1993 and he relocated to Long Island, NY. Currently he has his studio in East Northport, NY. He has two children, both who are very talented in their own right.
David currently teaches courses at the Art League of Long Island in Dix Hills, NY. His very popular Adobe Photoshop classes include Manga illustration and science fiction monster drawing for young adults. He teaches digital editing, digital painting and acrylic painting for adults as well. David also keeps a busy schedule teaching science fiction and Manga drawing workshops at libraries all over Long Island.
David is still an avid gamer and is a part-owner of Dark City Games. Dark City Games publishes "Programed Adventures", which can be considered very old school gaming at its best. He also writes and maintains a very popular TFT Melee/Wizard tribute web site at www.meleewizards.com. On top of that David is the current President of the Long Island Heroscape League and an enthusiastic wargame terrain modeler.
Roleplaying Game Credits:
Player's Option: Spells & Magic (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons) (1996) - TSR, Inc.
AD&D Dungeon Master Guide, 2nd Ed. Revised (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons) (1995) - TSR, Inc.
AD&D Player's Handbook, 2nd Ed. Revised (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons) (1995) - TSR, Inc.
Castle Sites (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons) (1995) - TSR, Inc.
Faeries (Ars Magica) (1995) - Wizards of the Coast
Glantri: Kingdom of Magic (Mystara) (1995) - TSR, Inc.
Joshuan's Almanac & Book of Facts (Mystara) (1995) - TSR, Inc.
Rolemaster Standard Rules (1995) - Iron Crown Enterprises
Spell Law, 3rd Ed. (Rolemaster) (1995) - Iron Crown Enterprises
City Sites (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons) (1994) - TSR, Inc.
Astromundi Cluster, The (Spelljammer) (1993) - TSR, Inc.
Astromundi Cluster, The (Spelljammer) (1993) - TSR, Inc.
Black Flames (Dark Sun) (1993) - TSR, Inc.
Krynnspace (Spelljammer) (1993) - TSR, Inc.
Krynnspace (Spelljammer) (1993) - TSR, Inc.
Space Lairs (Spelljammer) (1993) - TSR, Inc.
Space Lairs (Spelljammer) (1993) - TSR, Inc.
Wizard's Grimoire, The (Ars Magica) (1993) - White Wolf
Ars Magica, Third Ed. (1992) - White Wolf
Ars Magica, Third Ed. (1992) - White Wolf
Complete Spacefarer's Handbook, The (Spelljammer) (1992) - TSR, Inc.
Dune Trader (Dark Sun) (1992) - TSR, Inc.
Greyspace (Spelljammer) (1992) - TSR, Inc.
Heart of the Enemy (Spelljammer) (1992) - TSR, Inc.
Mistridge (Ars Magica) (1992) - White Wolf
Mythus (Dangerous Journeys) (1992) - Game Designers Workshop
Mythus Magick (Dangerous Journeys) (1992) - Game Designers Workshop
Rock of Bral (Spelljammer) (1992) - TSR, Inc.
A Winter's Tale (Ars Magica) (1991) - White Wolf
Citybook V - Sideshow (Catalyst) (1991) - Flying Buffalo
Orrorsh (Torg) (1991) - West End Games
Succubus Club, The (Vampire: The Masquerade) (1991) - White Wolf
White Wolf Magazine #45 - Cover Artist
Fire in the Streets (Legends of the Ancient World) (2009) - Dark City Games
Raid on Cygnosa (Legends of the Ancient World) (2009) - Dark City Games
Blood in the Dust (Legends of the Ancient World) (2009) - Dark City Games
The Oracle's Breath (Legends of the Ancient World) (2010) - Dark City Games
Roleplaying Magazine Credits:
"A Wrastle with Bertrum" in Dungeon #30 (Jul/Aug 1991)
"Artist Spotlight on David O. Miller" in White Wolf Magazine #36
"Class Action!" in Dragon #217 (May 1995)
"Creative Casting" in Dragon #169 (May 1991)
"Dark Days in Welldale" in Dungeon #33 (Jan/Feb 1992)
"Ecology of the Neogi, The" in Dragon #214 (Feb 1995)
"Ghazal" in Dungeon #30 (Jul/Aug 1991)
"Hopeful Dawn" in Dungeon #41 (May/Jun 1993)
"Hunger" in White Wolf Magazine #29 (Oct/Nov 1991)
"In the Shadow of the Magi" in White Wolf Magazine #24 (Dec 1990/Jan 1991)
"Into the Silver Realm" in Dungeon #43 (Sep/Oct 1993)
"Khamsa's Folly" in Dungeon #40 (Mar/Apr 1993)
"Lady of the Mists, The" in Dungeon #42 (Jul/Aug 1993)
"Tarepo's Troubles" in White Wolf Magazine #28 (Aug/Sep 1991)
"Terror in the Jungle" in Challenge #54 (Nov 1991)
