John Sibbick

Who is John Sibbick?

John Sibbick is a British freelance illustrator, perhaps best known for his reconstructions of prehistoric life in several media.

Sibbick studied Graphics and Illustration at Guildford College of Art in the south of England. Thereafter he worked for design studios in London, embarking upon a career as a freelance illustrator in 1972.

Sibbick's artwork has toured group shows like "Dinosaurs: a Global View", and he has had many one man shows in the United Kingdom, including at the Natural History Museum, London, the Museum of Scotland, Glasgow and Sea Dragons Gallery in Bristol, and abroad, such as at the Gamagori Museum, Japan. Sibbick designed the dragons for Animal Planet's The Last Dragon docudrama, whilst the pterosaur Ludodactylus sibbicki was named after John Sibbick in 2003.

In addition to his natural history work, Sibbick is also known for his work in the fantasy genre, having produced fantasy illustrations for Time Life Books, and numerous covers and interior illustrations for Puffin's Fighting Fantasy line.