Gerald Brom has been drawing and painting since childhood, although he had never taken any formal art classes.
11 Facts About Gerald Brom
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At the age of 20, Gerald Brom started working full-time as a commercial illustrator.
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Gerald Brom's paintings have been published in collectible card games such as Wizards of the Coast's Magic: The Gathering and Last Unicorn Games' Heresy: Kingdom Come.
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In 1993, after four years at TSR, Gerald Brom returned to the freelance market, still specializing in the darker side of the roleplaying game, card game, and comic book genres.
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Shane Lacy Hensley came up with the idea for the game Deadlands after he saw Gerald Brom's cover to Necropolis: Atlanta from White Wolf, and got Gerald Brom to do the cover for the initial release.
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Gerald Brom's artwork appeared on book covers from authors such as Michael Moorcock, Anne McCaffrey, and Terry Brooks.
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Gerald Brom contributed conceptual work to computer games such as Heretic II, and several top creature houses for films such as Stan Winston Studios; he co-created, art directed, and illustrated the Dark Age collectible card game.
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Gerald Brom has since worked as a movie concept artist, and created illustrations for comics and computer games.
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Gerald Brom's work is included in the book Masters of Dragonlance Art.
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Gerald Brom has returned to painting for book covers for TSR's successor Wizards of the Coast, including the covers for the War of the Spider Queen series and reprints of The Avatar Series.
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In 2019, Gerald Brom entered the Origins Award Hall of Fame.