Chris Baker

Christopher "Chris" Baker (also known as Fangorn) is a cover artist for UK and German editions of Redwall books. He also provided the interior illustrations for three Redwall novels and served as a creative consultant for the Nelvana Redwall TV Series. Baker works as a storyboard and film conceptual artist, and has worked with Stanley Kubrick, Steven Spielberg, and Tim Burton.

Baker's pseudonym "Fangorn" is derived from a character of J.R.R Tolkien's Lord of the Rings series.

Read the Redwall Wiki's 2022 interview with Chris Baker here.

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Marlfox cover by Fangorn

Awards

• 2019 British Science Fiction Association (BSFA) Best Artwork Award for the Wourism and Other Stories by Ian Whates cover

Films

• Dumbo (2019) - storyboard artist
• Ready Player One (2018) - storyboard artist
• Mary Queen of Scots (2018) - design
• Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) - concept artist
• Spectre (2015) - storyboard artist
• Gravity (2013) - concept artist
• Skyfall (2012) - concept design and storyboards
• Red Tails (2012) - storyboard artist
• Arthur Christmas (2011) - concept design
• Alice in Wonderland (2010) - storyboard/concept artist: UK
• Leap Year (2010) - storyboard artist
• The Tale of Despereaux (2008) - environmental designer
• Quantum of Solace (2008) - conceptual design and storyboards
• Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) - storyboard artist
• The Golden Compass (2007) (storyboard artist)
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) - concept/storyboards (in 2004)
• Corpse Bride (2005) - concept design (in 2003)
• War of the Worlds (2005) - storyboard artist
• Big Fish (2003) - storyboards (in 2002)
• Road to Perdition (2002) - storyboards (in 2000)
• The Time Machine (2002) - concept/storyboard artist (uncredited) (in 2000)
• A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) - concept/storyboard artist (in 1999)
• Eyes Wide Shut (1999) - concept artist (in 1996)

Books

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Chris "Fangorn" Baker, older image

UK covers and UK/U.S. illustrations

• Redwall 10th Anniversary Edition
• Marlfox
• The Legend of Luke
• Lord Brocktree

UK covers only

• Mariel of Redwall
• Salamandastron
• Martin the Warrior
• The Bellmaker
• Outcast of Redwall
• The Pearls of Lutra
• The Long Patrol
• The Taggerung

German covers

• Redwall (for Bertelsmann, circa 1999)
• Mossflower (for Bertelsmann, circa 1999)
• Mattimeo (for Bertelsmann)
• Mariel of Redwall (for Bertelsmann)

Other

• Redwall Calendar 1995
• Redwall Diary 1996
• Redwall Map & Riddler
• Redwall Friend & Foe

Artwork

• from Redwall
  from Redwall
• from Redwall
  from Redwall
• from Redwall
  from Redwall
• from Redwall
  from Redwall
• from Mossflower
  from Mossflower
• Pearls of Lutra cover
  Pearls of Lutra cover
• The Bellmaker cover
  The Bellmaker cover
• Martin the Warrior cover
  Martin the Warrior cover
• Outcast of Redwall cover
  Outcast of Redwall cover
• Marlfox cover
  Marlfox cover
• Salamandastron cover
  Salamandastron cover
• Swedish Redwall map
  Swedish Redwall map

External Links

• Chris Baker at the IMDB