birth_place nationality field birth_date article_title name bgcolour
windsor , berkshire , england , uk british album covers , comics , illustration 3 october 1952 mark wilkinson
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mark wilkinson

mark wilkinson -lrb- born in windsor , england on 3 october 1952 -rrb- is an english illustrator .
he is best known for the detailed surrealistic cover art he created for a number of british bands .
his breakthrough came through his association with the neo-progressive rock band marillion in the 1980s .
he went on to design art for the subsequent solo career of their lead singer fish as well as bands such as judas priest and iron maiden .
though versed in a number of techniques , he is considered to be a master of the airbrush .
