David Monette was born and raised in the cold, rural hinterlands of upstate New York. As a typical kid in a typical community, life for David was pretty typical. He liked to draw creatures and contraptions but as the second born of four siblings, such ability was merely a convenient way of standing out from the crowd. As he inexpertly stumbled through high school, his talent for capturing the images in his head on paper was noticed and encouraged by both teachers and family members. Without any other idea of what to do with himself after graduation, besides a vague idea of doing something art oriented, he decided to attend Mohawk Valley Community College where he received his Associates Degree in Advertising Design and Production. Acting on excellent advice from his teachers at this institution, he went on to Syracuse University where he learned a great deal about art and eventually wound up with a Bachelors Degree in Illustration. rn With a great deal of student debt and a decent portfolio, David learned what it was to be a starving artist. Namely, he found that artists don't starve; they simply pick up an endless series of part time work to pay the rent while continuing to plug away at their true passion. This is essentially what he did until he received his first illustration job and, from that point on, didn't look back.rn Currently, David functions as a professional illustrator whose highly detailed fantasy and science fiction work has appeared in many books, magazines, board games, and collectible card games for such varied publishers as Dell Publishing, Wizards of the Coast, and Atlas Games. Initially, David completed these diverse projects utilizing oil and acrylic paints as well as pen and inks. As digital technology continued to improve, however, he decided it was time to tackle the arduous task of mastering the computer and eventually figured out a way to adapt his style to a digital format. With this knowledge and experience, David recently received his Masters Degree in Illustration from the University of Hartford. rnFinally, after moving all around New York State, he once again resides and works in the remote reaches of upstate New York with his wife, son and daughter, a dog named Krash, and a fish named Hotdog.

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