Susan Van Camp


Susan Van Camp is a fantasy artist, best known for her work on various role playing games.

Biography

Van Camp was born on June 11, 1959, and raised in Flint, Michigan. She began her commercial career in gaming by doing work for Steve Jackson's Car Wars series. From there she proceeded to comic books with Arrow Comics' Tales from the Aniverse in 1984, and Varcel’s Vixens from Caliber Comics. Comics led to science fiction conventions and the art shows held at the conventions, where she began painting and putting her paintings up for bidding by the public. In 1994 Van Camp began doing work for Magic: The Gathering.
She began selling her own RPG game in 1996, Dragon Storm.

Role-playing game credits

  • Otosan Uchi , Alderac Entertainment Group; interior artist
  • Doomtown or Bust! , Pinnacle Entertainment Group; interior artist
  • Blood Enemies: Abominations of Cerilia , TSR, Inc; interior artist
  • Faeries , Wizards of the Coast; interior artist
  • Houses of Hermes , Wizards of the Coast; interior artist
  • Earthdawn, FASA Corporation; interior artist
  • Paranormal Animals of Europe , FASA Corporation; interior artist
  • Citybook VI - Up Town , Flying Buffalo; interior artist
  • Central Casting: Heroes Now!, Task Force Games; cover artist
  • Citybook V - Sideshow , Flying Buffalo; interior artist

    Other game credits

  • Clout Fantasy, Base Set, Hidden City Games; chip art
  • Tempest of the Gods, core set, Black Dragon Press; card art
  • Galactic Empires, Primary Edition, Companion Games; card art
  • Legends , Wizards of the Coast; card art
  • Arabian Nights , Wizards of the Coast; card art

    Magazine article credits

  • "Animal Henchmen" in Dragon #269 ; interior artist
  • "The City of Lofty Pillars" in Dragon #201 ; interior artist
  • "Dungeon Mastery: Talk of the Town" in Dragon Annual #2 ; interior artist
  • "Ecology of the Lamia" in Dragon #192 ; interior artist
  • "PC Portraits: Gnomes & Halflings" in Dragon #262 ; interior artist
  • "The Wizard's Companion" in Dragon #246 ; interior artist

    Short story credits

  • "Dedrak's Quest" in Dragon #250; interior artist