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Andrew Skilleter is an artist who made a considerable contribution to the artistic interpretation of the world of Doctor Who through a wide range of media, from novelisation covers to large format illustrated guides, from calendars to posters, bookmarks to exhibition touring trucks during a fifteen year period from 1979 through to 1994.

Initially trained as a designer, he considered himself an illustrator by vocation.

On Chris Achilleos's advice, to protect the copyright on his work Andrew Skilleter set up his own (short-lived) publishing company, Who Dares Publishing.

Blacklight: The Art of Andrew Skilleter was a title published by BBC Books, an imprint of Virgin Publishing, which focused on the artist's Doctor Who output in various media.

Book covers

Andrew Skilleter painted a number of original Doctor Who novelisation covers (and gift sets) for Target Books, his first being the novelisation cover for Destiny of the Daleks, as well as the New Adventures series by Virgin Publishing. Original paintings were small, measuring 235mm x 150mm. Pastel colours and small brushstrokes were used. By The Gunfighters Andrew Skilleter had moved onto a larger size painting and by 1987 was feeling sufficiently competent with the airbrush to use it in his work.

Returning to the design of covers for novels, after long absence from Target Books, came about when the commissioned artist was unable to continue with the project to supply covers for the first four titles in the New Adventures series of novels from Virgin Publishing. A further cover was provided some time later in this series for Iceberg, which featured an oriental-style TARDIS in the design. This later reappeared on the cover of Sanctuary.

He also did original covers for a number of other Doctor Who titles, including:

The Adventures of K9 and Other Mechanical Creatures (Andrew Skilleter's first Doctor Who commission)
The TARDIS Inside Out
Doctor Who: The Monsters
Doctor Who: Cybermen
The Gallifrey Chronicles
Blacklight

Book illustrations

As well as providing covers Andrew Skilleter was also illustrator for a number of Doctor Who titles:

Exhibitions

Andrew Skilleter's artwork has been used at a number of Doctor Who Exhibitions, most significantly for the Doctor Who USA Touring Trailer, where he was responsible for the 48-foot trailer exterior.

Magazines

Andrew Skilleter provided the cover artwork for the Radio Times issue promoting the 20th Anniversary story The Five Doctors, for which he received an invitation to the Radio Times Cover Party, where he received a framed cover. The artwork was subsequently used for the video release and available as a poster after the likeness of Richard Hurndall was reworked.

Posters

Andrew Skilleter was commissioned by Doctor Who Magazine to produce two pieces that were given away with issues 85 and 87, featuring the Master in Masterpiece and The Cybermen on Gallifrey respectively.

Video covers

When the decision was taken by the BBC to drop the photographic montages used in the early video releases of Doctor Who, Andrew Skilleter was commissioned to provide the covers for new releases. He also provided artwork for the the special video release tins for The Trial of a Time Lord and the Dalek tin release and the spine design for the Key to Time releases.

Who Dares Publishing

Who Dares Publishing was a separate publisher set up by Andrew Skilleter producing a range of quality merchandise that included poster prints, calendars (1986, 1987, 1988 and 1999) and bookmarks.
Who Dares Publishing Ltd was reformed on 9th October 2016 along with business partner and Doctor Who specialist Matthew Doe.

Other

Andrew Skilleter's poster work also featured in a range of jigsaws released for the USA market.

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+'''Andrew Skilleter''' is an artist who made a considerable contribution to the artistic interpretation of the world of Doctor Who through a wide range of media, from novelisation covers to large format illustrated guides, from calendars to posters, bookmarks to exhibition touring trucks during a fifteen year period from 1979 through to 1994.
-* See also [[Andrew Skilleter gallery]]
-'''Andrew Skilleter''' is an artist who made a considerable contribution to the artistic interpretation of the world of Doctor Who through a wide range of media, from novelisation covers, to large format illustrated guides, from calendars to posters, bookmarks to exhibition touring trucks during a fifteen year period from [[1979]] through to [[1994]].
-<br />
 Initially trained as a designer, he considered himself an illustrator by vocation.
-<br />
 On [[Chris Achilleos]]'s advice, to protect the copyright on his work Andrew Skilleter set up his own (short-lived) publishing company, [[Who Dares Publishing]].
-<br />
-[[Blacklight|Blacklight: The Art of Andrew Skilleter]] was a title published by [[BBC Books]] an imprint of [[Virgin Publishing]] that focused on the artist's Doctor Who output in various media.
+''[[Blacklight|Blacklight: The Art of Andrew Skilleter]]'' was a title published by [[BBC Books]], an imprint of [[Virgin Publishing]], which focused on the artist's Doctor Who output in various media.
-== Book Covers ==
-* Andrew Skilleter painted a number of original Doctor Who novelisation covers (and gift sets) for [[Target Books]], his first being the novelisation cover for [[Destiny of the Daleks]], as well as the [[New Adventures]] series by Virgin Publishing.
+== Book covers ==
-* Original paintings were small, measuring 235mm x 150mm. Pastel colours and small brushstrokes were used.
-By [[The Gunfighters]] Andrew Skilleter had moved onto a larger size painting and by 1987 was feeling sufficiently competent with the airbrush to use it in his work.
+Andrew Skilleter painted a number of original ''Doctor Who'' novelisation covers (and gift sets) for [[Target Books]], his first being the novelisation cover for ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'', as well as the [[New Adventures]] series by Virgin Publishing. Original paintings were small, measuring 235mm x 150mm. Pastel colours and small brushstrokes were used. By ''[[The Gunfighters (TV story)|The Gunfighters]]'' Andrew Skilleter had moved onto a larger size painting and by 1987 was feeling sufficiently competent with the airbrush to use it in his work.
-* Returning to the design of covers for novels, after long absence from [[Target Books]], came about when the commissioned artist was unable to continue with the project to supply covers for the first four titles in the [[New Adventures]] series of novels from [[Virgin Publishing]].
-* A further cover was provided some time later in this series for [[Iceberg (novel)|Iceberg]], which featured an oriental-style TARDIS in the design. This later reappeared on the cover of [[Sanctuary]].
+Returning to the design of covers for novels, after long absence from [[Target Books]], came about when the commissioned artist was unable to continue with the project to supply covers for the first four titles in the [[New Adventures]] series of novels from [[Virgin Publishing]]. A further cover was provided some time later in this series for ''[[Iceberg (novel)|Iceberg]]'', which featured an oriental-style TARDIS in the design. This later reappeared on the cover of ''[[Sanctuary (novel)|Sanctuary]]''.
 He also did original covers for a number of other Doctor Who titles, including:
-* [[The Adventures of K9 and Other Mechanical Creatures]] (Andrew Skilleter's first Doctor Who commission)
+* ''[[The Adventures of K9 and Other Mechanical Creatures]]'' (Andrew Skilleter's first Doctor Who commission)
-* [[The TARDIS Inside Out]]
+* ''[[The TARDIS Inside Out]]''
-* [[Doctor Who: The Monsters]]
+* ''[[Doctor Who: The Monsters]]''
-* [[Doctor Who: Cybermen]]
+* ''[[Doctor Who: Cybermen]]''
-* [[The Gallifrey Chronicles (illustrated guide)|Doctor Who: The Gallifrey Chronicles]]
+* ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles (reference book)|The Gallifrey Chronicles]]''
-* [[Blacklight]]
+* ''[[Blacklight]]''
-== Book Illustrations ==
+== Book illustrations ==
-As well as providing covers Andrew Skilleter was also illustrator for a number of Doctor Who titles:
+As well as providing covers Andrew Skilleter was also illustrator for a number of ''Doctor Who'' titles:
-* [[The TARDIS Inside Out]]
+* ''[[The TARDIS Inside Out]]''
-* [[Doctor Who: The Monsters]]
+* ''[[Doctor Who: The Monsters]]''
-* [[Doctor Who: Cybermen]]
+* ''[[Doctor Who: Cybermen]]''
-* [[The Gallifrey Chronicles (illustrated guide)|Doctor Who: The Gallifrey Chronicles]]
+* ''[[The Gallifrey Chronicles (reference book)|The Gallifrey Chronicles]]''
-* [[Blacklight]]
+* ''[[Blacklight]]''
 == Exhibitions ==
-Andrew Skilleter's artwork has been used at a number of Doctor Who Exhibitions, most significantly for the Doctor Who USA Touring Trailer, where he was responsible for the 48-foot trailer exterior.
+Andrew Skilleter's artwork has been used at a number of ''Doctor Who'' Exhibitions, most significantly for the Doctor Who USA Touring Trailer, where he was responsible for the 48-foot trailer exterior.
 == Magazines ==
-* Andrew Skilleter provided the cover artwork for the ''[[Radio Times]]'' issue promoting the 20th Anniversary story [[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]], for which he received an invitation to the ''Radio Times'' Cover Party, where he received a framed cover. The artwork was subsequently used for the video release and available as a poster after the likeness of [[Richard Hurndall]] was reworked.
+Andrew Skilleter provided the cover artwork for the ''[[Radio Times]]'' issue promoting the 20th Anniversary story ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', for which he received an invitation to the ''Radio Times'' Cover Party, where he received a framed cover. The artwork was subsequently used for the video release and available as a poster after the likeness of [[Richard Hurndall]] was reworked.
 == Posters ==
-* Andrew Skilleter was commissioned by ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' to produce two pieces that were given away with issues [[DWM 85|85]] and [[DWM 87|87]], featuring [[the Master]] in 'Masterpiece' and The [[Cybermen]] on [[Gallifrey]] respectively.
+Andrew Skilleter was commissioned by ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' to produce two pieces that were given away with issues [[DWM 85|85]] and [[DWM 87|87]], featuring [[the Master]] in ''Masterpiece'' and The [[Cybermen]] on [[Gallifrey]] respectively.
-== Video Covers ==
+== Video covers ==
-* When the decision was taken by the BBC to drop the photographic montages used in the early video releases of Doctor Who, Andrew Skilleter was commissioned to provide the covers for new releases.
+When the decision was taken by the BBC to drop the photographic montages used in the early video releases of ''Doctor Who'', Andrew Skilleter was commissioned to provide the covers for new releases. He also provided artwork for the the special video release tins for [[The Trial of a Time Lord]] and the Dalek tin release and the spine design for the Key to Time releases.
-* Andrew Skilleter also provided artwork for the the special video release tins for [[The Trial of a Time Lord]] and the Dalek tin release and the spine design for the Key to Time releases.
 == Who Dares Publishing ==
-* '''Who Dares Publishing''' was a seperate publisher set up by Andrew Skilleter producing a range of quality merchandise that included poster prints, [[Doctor Who calendars|calendars]] for ([[1986]], [[1987]], [[1988]] and [[1999]]) and bookmarks.
+* Who Dares Publishing was a separate publisher set up by Andrew Skilleter producing a range of quality merchandise that included poster prints, [[Doctor Who calendars|calendars]] (1986, 1987, 1988 and 1999) and bookmarks.
+* Who Dares Publishing Ltd was reformed on 9th October 2016 along with business partner and ''Doctor Who'' specialist [[Matthew Doe]].
 == Other ==
-* Andrew Skilleter's poster work also featured in a range of jigsaws released for the USA market.
+Andrew Skilleter's poster work also featured in a range of jigsaws released for the USA market.
-== See Also ==
-* http://www.andrewskilleter.com/ – Andrew Skilleter's website.
-* http://www.imagenetion.org/0/askilleter1.htm – Gallery of his Doctor Who art.
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-[[Category:Illustrators|Skilleter, Andrew]]
+[[Category:People interviewed on The Fan Show]]
+[[Category:Target novelisation cover illustrators]]

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