Hello if you want to contact me for commissions please use

Fred@fredhooper.com and I'll get back to you as soon as possible.

admin@fredhooper.com is for web site issues.

A listing of the publishing works I've been in or on is here. It hasn't been updated in a long time, but its pretty accurate.

If you're looking to purchase any artwork or prints, guidelines are at the bottom of the page.

About the Artist

I really dislike referring to myself in the third person, so...

I was born in a little town called LaSalle, Illinois in 1970. Raised there, I'd found at an early age (about 8 I think) I had a love for art and drawing. My parents called this a phase, something I would drop after a couple weeks. (I was kind of a hyper kid) Well, this 'phase' never really went away, and in my high school years I was the 'artist' in the school and was cursed with an abundance of bad taste. I had the 80's big hair Goth boy thing going on, and to this day, I feel that it is the reason I am very bald. I played pen and paper RPGs like D&D and Shadowrun in high school and used them as inspiration to make artworks.

Upon graduating high school, I'd realized I had no money, and little discipline. So I joined the Army. I intended to be a Reservist, working to get through college, but this was 1990 and the Middle east Persian Gulf erupted. So after basic training/advanced training. I'd spent a couple months at home before being shipped to the Middle East as full time Army. That was... interesting... to say the least. When I returned, I can honestly say I was a new man with a wider perspective on the world. I finished my Reserve time while I was in college.

I spent my college years at Northern Illinois University, getting a fine arts degree in Illustration. While I was there I learned the basics of the biz, all the theory of design, color, technique and the like. During my Sophomore year at Northern, I started to freelance with White Wolf and any other gaming company that would hire me. It was a great experience and I needed the cash. While I was in school I picked up a few steady jobs that got me invaluable experience with the computer and most of the software I use today.

After graduating from Northern in 1996, I worked as a temp designer, a freelance designer in Chicago for a few firms in the city. Next job that came up was from a company called FASA Corporation. I was a true geek with Shadowrun in high school and I'd been wanting to freelance for FASA since college... as fate would have it...

I worked at FASA for 5 years. While I was there I worked with a great staff of people, who had some of the same work ethic I'd developed. I loved what I did, and felt good about it. While I was there I'd worn many hats. I was a graphic designer, production artist, submissions artist, illustrator, an art director, and even an IT guy. I managed to see a lot of artwork and work with a great group of artists. Life's weird eh?

Well all good things must come to an end... FASA closed, and became WizKids and FanPro respectively. but I had other plans.

In college, I went from a pen and paper game junkie to a video game junkie and I loved Raven's games. I was wanting to get into the video game industry and an artist job opened up just as I needed it, so I moved to Madison Wisconsin. I was hired to work on 3d, but quickly moved into a 2D position. I tend to soak up technologies pretty quickly so on Quake 4 my title changed from artist to technical artist, since I was able to pick up the tech and the particle system in the game pretty quickly. I get a buzz from learning, so now I'm trying to re-learn some 3d stuff, HLSL and get a wider understanding of particle systems. Now I tend to help the art team troubleshoot, build cool effects and specialty materials, and train the team on the implementation of new information.

So far I've worked on are Soldier of Fortune 2 and Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast, X-men: Legends ( in a very small way) and was the assistant art lead on Quake 4.. I'm currently working on the latest chapter in the Wolfenstein saga as a technical artist, which is pretty cool. Looking to flex my creative muscles on that. Well that gets you up to date now.

Mmmmm yup

Fred Hooper

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Art for Sale!

If there's any artwork you were looking to buy in the meantime, shoot me an e-mail through the contact link and we'll go from there.

Original Artwork!

All original artwork is signed and packaged to ensure minimal to no damage when shipped, unless specified as being matted or framed. If the artwork is matted or framed please specify where you want me to sign the artwork. If you don't want the original signed, let me know in the order. A lot of my originals have been sold, but if there is an illustration of mine you have seen that does not appear on this website, please feel free to inquire – I will most likely be willing to sell it. Please E-mail me at fhooper@ravensoft.com with specifics on which illustration(s) you are interested in.

Prints!

I do have prints available of most of the work on this website for $15. If you want one let me know. The gallery link will have a prints section as well.

Payment/Shipping and Handling

I accept money orders and personal checks. For personal checks the artwork will be sent after payment has cleared.

Regular first class shipping cost for most unframed original artwork and prints is $1.00. Some artwork can can be oversized, in which case first class S/H is $2.50.

S/H for framed artwork will be handled on an individual basis. If you would like special S/H treatment for your order like Priority Mail, insurance, or prefer UPS or FedEx, please specify this in your order. In this case, S/H costs will vary from order to order.