Royo began to work on Dead Moon in 2009, a project with an oriental theme. The process and result of this work was published in another art book, Dome. In 2006, joined by Romulo Royo, Luis Royo traveled to Moscow to complete a commission to paint a fresco on a domed ceiling, reflecting classic themes of eroticism.

Later art books, ( III Millennium, Evolution, Visions and Dark Labyrinth) explored the same genres combining science fiction, apocalyptic worlds and myths of beauty and the beast, but received criticism for their explicit content. This was followed in 1996 by Secrets, which was dedicated to erotism. His second book, Malefic, was published in 1994 and was dedicated to fantasy and science fiction imagery. It brings together many of his cover illustrations up to that date into one volume. Women, Royo's first art book was published in 1992. Clarke and StarMan and Wayfarer Redemption saga by Sara Douglass among others. Royo's other well-known covers for fantasy and science fiction titles of this period included Robots and Empire by Isaac Asimov, Conan by Robert E. Illustrations for the character F.A.A.K were based on actress Julie Strain. Īn ongoing collaboration with Heavy Metal produced a large number of magazine covers including the 20th anniversary issue in 1997. In 1983, Royo began working as an illustrator for publishers in the United States such as Tor Books, Berkley Books, Avon and Bantam Books.Īs his reputation grew, other publishers contacted Royo and he created custom covers for novels and magazines for Ballantine Books, NAL, DAW Books, Doubleday (publisher), HarperCollins, Zendra, Hasa Corporation, Penthouse Comix, Pocket Books with Star Trek: Voyager series and Battlestar Galactica novels, also Fleer for Ultra X-Men by Marvel. Royo was born in Olalla, a village in the Aragonese province of Teruel. Within a few years, he was publishing art within and on the covers of such magazines as Comix Rambla Internacional, El Vibora, Heavy Metal, National Lampoon and Comic Art as well as providing cover illustrations for several American publishers. īeginning his career as a furniture designer, he was attracted to the comics industry in the late 1970s by the work of artists like Enki Bilal and Moebius, and in 1979 he turned to art as a full-time career. He is best known for his fantasy illustrations published in numerous art books, magazines such as Heavy Metal and various other media including book and music CD covers, video games and Tarot cards. Luis Royo (born 1954) is a Spanish artist.

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