Brad Fraunfelter is a Los Angeles based digital artist and illustrator known for his cinematic and highly detailed science fiction and fantasy artwork.

Brad grew up in the small town of Warren, Pennsylvania, fascinated by the beauty of nature and inspired by comics and sci-fi art. Fueled by an adventurous spirt and continuous love for otherworldly realms, he spent a lot of time sketching whimsical aliens, dragons and space ships.

He attended State University of New York, College at New Paltz, and avidly studied art and painting, ultimately receiving a Bachelor’s degree in Visual Arts. After graduating he moved to New York City and began a career, not as a painter but as a freelance photographer’s assistant in Manhattan’s photo district. The skills and practical value of working with top professional advertising photographers would prove invaluable for developing and eye for light, shadow and color.

Later he worked as a photo lab technician in upstate NY where he began learning traditional photo retouching techniques. Back then, nothing was digital, and it was all painstaking brush, dye and airbrush work to retouch photos by hand. Brad’s aptitude allowed him to pick up these skills quickly and become an expert at retouching. Despite a strong background in photography, he never stopped pursuing his love for illustration of science fiction and fantasy.

Today, Brad has a steady flow of fantasy book cover illustration work and has had several pieces published in “Imagine FX” magazine and “Advanced Photoshop” magazine. Brad uses the techniques of all three areas of his expertise (painting, photography, and retouching), as well as self-taught hand-sculpture in the execution of his artwork.