Sean Andrew "Muttonhead" Murray

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Concept artist for a variety of games across multiple types of media. Has worked with Privateer Press, Wizards of the Coast, Big Huge Games, and Turbine. Notable works include: Dungeons and Dragons Online and Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning.


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Sean Andrew Murray is a freelance illustrator, concept artist, author and teacher who has worked in the entertainment industry for nearly fifteen years, the bulk of which was working in video games on such titles as "Dungeons & Dragons Online," "The Lord of the Rings Online," "Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning" and an unannounced project at Harmonix Music Systems.

His freelance client list includes: Legendary Pictures, Disney-Hyperion Publishing, Sideshow Collectibles, Wizards of the Coast, Lego, EA Games, Privateer Press, Fantasy Flight Games, White Wolf Games, Steve Jackson Games and others.

Aside from teaching concept art at the college level, Sean also occasionally runs his own 6-week long intensive online seminars on the subject of “world-building for concept artists and illustrators.”

Recently he began working for visionary film director, producer and author Guillermo Del Toro on a television series called “Carnival Row” as well as an illustrated young-adult novel titled “Trollhunters."

The production of Sean’s illustrated fantasy book, "Gateway: The Book of Wizards," was funded by a successful 2012 Kickstarter campaign. The book was a primer for a fantasy world centered on a vast city called “Gateway”, which Sean has been working on in his sketchbooks for over 15 years.

He lives in Kingston, NY with his wife Kathleen, and his son Connor.