A legendary British fantasy illustrator and conceptual designer, Matthews' richly detailed, whimsical art has graced over 150 album covers, dozens of book covers (including Michael Moorcock's Elric series), and calendar art since the 1970s. He's also worked in animation (notably Lavender Castle), videogames, and children's books, and continues crafting original IP and drumming in multimedia collaborations. All pieces for Sorcery were licensed from previous projects.