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Denman Rooke

Illustrator, art director, and concept artist. He/Him.

Galway, Ireland

Summary

Denman Rooke is an art director, concept artist, and illustrator based in Galway, Ireland. He is an artist & owner at studio RÚCACH working for projects like Magic: the Gathering, Dungeons & Dragons, and Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere RPG. He has worked with well known brands including Star Trek, The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, and Marvel. Previous larger project work includes art direction for Empire of Sin which was developed by Romero Games and published by Paradox Interactive. Additionally he has been published internationally in issues of the Spectrum Annual, Digital Artist magazine, and ImagineFX.

Denman was named ImagineFX magazine’s 2013 Rising Stars in Fantasy and Sci-Fi Art. Rooke’s Art Direction work on Empire of Sin won the 2020 national award for Best Game Art.

Denman is also a member with IMIRT, the Irish Game Makers Association, and was elected a board member and director from 2020 through 2022 and help spearhead funding from Screen Ireland’s Screen Stakeholders Funding Scheme which secured funds to run a series of online workshops with international industry mentors to support the development of the Irish games sector.

Skills

Software proficiency

Krita

Procreate

Photoshop

Blender

ZBrush

Maya

3DCoat

Substance 3D Designer

Substance 3D Painter

Marmoset Toolbag

Unity

Unreal Engine

Productions

- Board & Card Games
  Magic: the Gathering - Thunder Junction
- Year
  2024
- Role
  Illustrator
- Company
  Wizards of the Coast
- Board & Card Games
  Battle of Tarot
- Year
  2023
- Role
  Designer
- Company
  Rúcach
- Board & Card Games
  Magic: the Gathering - Lost Caverns of Ixalan
- Year
  2023
- Role
  Illustrator
- Company
  Wizards of the Coast
- Board & Card Games
  Magic: the Gathering - Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth
- Year
  2023
- Role
  Illustrator
- Company
  Wizards of the Coast
- Board & Card Games
  Magic: the Gathering - March of the Machine Commander
- Year
  2023
- Role
  Illustrator
- Company
  Wizards of the Coast
- Board & Card Games
  Magic: the Gathering - Phyrexia: All Will Be One Commander
- Year
  2023
- Role
  Illustrator
- Company
  Wizards of the Coast
- Board & Card Games
  Magic: the Gathering - Dominaria Remastered
- Year
  2023
- Role
  Illustrator
- Company
  Wizards of the Coast
- Board & Card Games
  Magic: the Gathering - Brother's War
- Year
  2022
- Role
  Illustrator
- Company
  Wizards of the Coast
- Board & Card Games
  Magic: the Gathering - Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate
- Year
  2022
- Role
  Illustrator
- Company
  Wizards of the Coast
- Board & Card Games
  Magic: the Gathering - Crimson Vow
- Year
  2021
- Role
  Illustrator
- Company
  Wizards of the Coast
- Board & Card Games
  Magic: the Gathering - Midnight Hunt
- Year
  2021
- Role
  Illustrator
- Company
  Wizards of the Coast
- Board & Card Games
  Magic: the Gathering - D&D Adventures in the Forgotten Realms
- Year
  2021
- Role
  Illustrator
- Company
  Wizards of the Coast
- Board & Card Games
  Dungeons & Dragons - Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
- Year
  2021
- Role
  Illustrator
- Company
  Wizards of the Coast
- Board & Card Games
  Magic: the Gathering - Strixhaven
- Year
  2021
- Role
  Illustrator
- Company
  Wizards of the Coast
- Board & Card Games
  Magic: the Gathering - Kaldheim
- Year
  2021
- Role
  Illustrator
- Company
  Wizards of the Coast
- Video Game
  Empire of Sin: Make it Count - DLC
- Year
  2021
- Role
  Lead Artist & Art Direction
- Company
  Romero Games
- Video Game
  Empire of Sin
- Year
  2020
- Role
  Lead Artist & Art Direction
- Company
  Romero Games
- Board & Card Games
  Magic: the Gathering - Commander Legends
- Year
  2020
- Role
  Illustrator
- Company
  Wizards of the Coast
- Board & Card Games
  Magic: the Gathering - Zendikar Rising
- Year
  2020
- Role
  Illustrator
- Company
  Wizards of the Coast
- Board & Card Games
  Magic: the Gathering - Core Set 2021
- Year
  2020
- Role
  Illustrator
- Company
  Wizards of the Coast
- Board & Card Games
  Magic: the Gathering - Ikoria
- Year
  2020
- Role
  Illustrator
- Company
  Wizards of the Coast
- Video Game
  SIGIL
- Year
  2019
- Role
  Logo & packaging design
- Company
  Romero Games
- Video Game
  Magic: the Gathering Arena
- Year
  2018
- Role
  Illustrator
- Company
  Wizards of the Coast
- Mobile Game
  Star Trek: Fleet Command
- Year
  2018
- Role
  Lead Concept Artist
- Company
  Digit Game Studios
- Board & Card Games
  Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Inner Sea Faiths
- Year
  2015
- Role
  Cover Illustrator
- Company
  Paizo
- Mobile Game
  Kings of the Realm
- Year
  2014
- Role
  Lead Concept Artist
- Company
  Digit Game Studios
- Book
  Pathfinder Tales: Pirate's Honor
- Year
  2013
- Role
  Cover Illustrator
- Company
  Paizo
- Board & Card Games
  Pathfinder: Mythic Adventures
- Year
  2013
- Role
  Illustrator
- Company
  Paizo
- Board & Card Games
  Pathfinder: Ultimate Campaign
- Year
  2013
- Role
  Illustrator
- Company
  Paizo
- Board & Card Games
  Pathfinder Player Companion: Blood of the Night
- Year
  2012
- Role
  Illustrator
- Company
  Paizo
- Board & Card Games
  Pathfinder: NPC Codex
- Year
  2012
- Role
  Illustrator
- Company
  Paizo

Experience

Artist/Owner at RÚCACH
Galway, Ireland
March 2022 - Present
Art services studio with a focus on Illustration, concept art, and art direction for games, tv, and film.
Illustrator, Art Director, and Concept Artist at Freelance
Galway
May 2007 - Present
Associate Art Director at Sumo Digital
March 2022 - May 2024
Freelance Artist at Wizards of the Coast
July 2018 - Present
Lead Artist & Art Direction at Romero Games
Galway, Ireland
May 2017 - January 2022
Lead Concept Artist at Digit Game Studios
Dublin, Ireland
March 2013 - April 2017
Freelance Artist at Pathfinder RPG by Paizo
July 2012 - December 2016

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