Paul Kidby

Self taught artist Paul Kidby was born in West London in 1964.  He left school at 17 and worked as a commercial artist before becoming a freelance illustrator in 1986.

He is best known for being the ‘artist of choice’ for the award winning writer Sir Terry Pratchett, and has designed the ‘Discworld’ book jackets since 2002 and has illustrated many ‘Discworld’ publications including ‘The Art of Discworld’ and best-selling ‘The Last Hero’.

Paul has also increasingly built himself a reputation as a sculptor and his limited edition bronzes are collected worldwide.

Kidby original artwork and bronzes have been exhibited in London, Paris and widely around the U.K.

Today Paul balances his output between Pratchett and his own projects and lives and works in the New Forest with his wife Vanessa.

He is available to give workshops and illustrated talks, please email to discuss.

Fully Illustrated Publications:

• The Pratchett Portfolio 1995
• The Tourist Guide to Lancre 1998
• Gurps Discworld Roleplaying Game 1998
• The Discworld Unseen University Diary 1998
• Death's Domain Map 1999
• The Discworld Ankh Morpork City Watch Diary 1999
• Discworld Calendar 2000
• Nanny Ogg's Cookbook 2000
• The Discworld Assassins Guild Diary 2000
• The Last Hero 2001
• The Discworld Fools' Guild Diary 2001
• The Discworld Thieves Guild Diary 2002
• The Discworld (Reformed) Vampyres Diary 2003
• The Art of Discworld 2004
• The Discworld Almanac 2004
• The Discworld Post Office Diary 2007
• Lu-Tze's Yearbook of Enlightenment 2008
• L'Univers des Dragons II 2008 (contributer)
• Le Royaume Enchanté 2009
• Discworld Calendar 2012

Book Jacket Artwork for Terry Pratchett Publications:

• The Science of Discworld
• The Science of Discworld II
• The New Discworld Companion
• Night Watch
• The Wee Free Men (with chapter headings)
• Monstrous Regiment
• Science of Discworld III
• A Hat Full of Sky (with chapter headings)
• Going Postal
• Thud!
• Wintersmith (with chapter headings)
• Making Money
• The Folklore of Discworld (with chapter headings)
• Unseen Academicals
• I Shall Wear Midnight (with chapter headings)
• Snuff
• Dodger (with chapter headings)
• Science of Discworld IV, Judgement Day

Other Book Jacket Artwork:

• Otto by Charlotte Haptie
• Otto and the Flying Carpet by Charlotte Haptie
• The Portable Door by Tom Holt
• In Your Dreams by Tom Holt
• Agent to the Stars by John Scalzi

Bronze Sculptures:

• Nemesis (edition of 12) SOLD OUT
• Atlantia (edition of 12)
• Celeste (edition of 12)
• Pegasus (edition of 12)
• Obsidian (edition of 12)
• Feldspar (edition of 12)
• Twigg (edition of 12)
• Flyte (edition of 12)
• coming soon Cosima (edition of 12)