John Watkiss

John Watkiss is an artist who has worked in both comics and film. Born in England in 1961.

After growing up in the Midlands in England, John Watkiss graduated from The Faculty of Arts and Architecture, Brighton University with a bachelor of Fine Arts degree. He began his career in London as a portrait painter and illustrator and then also taught anatomy and fine art at the Royal College of Art, Ballet Stage and Fashion Design, the Museum of the Moving Image in London, and Steven Spielberg's Amblimation. His extensive career has led him from cover artist for graphic novels to storyboard artist and character designer. Watkiss has worked for Derek Jarman, Saatchi & Saatchi, Ridley Scott Associates, Francis Ford Coppola, DreamWorks, 20th Century Fox, and Disney. At Disney, Watkiss worked on the 1999 animated movie Tarzan. One of his paintings, The Boxer, sold at Christie's in 2001, and in 2002 he was commissioned to provide a mural for the Ford Museum. In comics Watkiss' work includes The Sandman, Conan and Deadman.