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.
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[]
Chris "Fangorn" Baker, older image
UK covers and UK/U.S. illustrations[]
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[]
Artwork[]
from Redwall
from Redwall
from Redwall
from Redwall
from Mossflower
Pearls of Lutra cover
The Bellmaker cover
Martin the Warrior cover
Outcast of Redwall cover
Marlfox cover
Salamandastron cover
Swedish Redwall map