Tony Masero biography

Tony Masero; London, UK

Tony Masero has been an established illustrator and author for many years. He grew up in a deprived and grey post-war London where the only relief from bomb craters and food rationing were colorful Western books and movies. The pictures on the screen displayed wide sunlit spaces, glorious forests, breathtaking mountain ranges and most importantly adventure and a great sense of freedom. His love of that early thrill has subsequently inspired many of his own books. Living far from the Wild West and any kind of armed culture he made up for it by practicing longbow archery in the forests of southern England.

At the age of three Tony Masero's father, a renowned woodcarver, placed a pencil in his hand, an act that resulted in a later career as a Designer and then Illustrator. Working in the international advertising and publishing world Tony Masero produced a great deal of art for book covers and through the research involved in their creation is where his interest in writing began.

He studied Graphics in London in the sixties and worked as a Graphic Designer before taking up illustration full time.

During his career he has completed numerous illustration commissions for clients across the world, in both publishing and advertising.

Nowadays he still uses his Graphic Design skills and combines these with traditional painting and digital techniques to create his cover artwork.

He combines his painting with creative writing and has had many novels published. Westerns and Thrillers are his main output, for which he also creates his own cover art.

Tony is well known as a Dr Who and Western cover artist, including covers for several Target novelisations.

He lives with his wife Diana in the UK and Portugal.
Source: Illustration Art Gallery

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