About the Artist

Daryl Joyce was born in Buckinghamshire in 1965. He left school with no significant qualifictions beyond an O-level in Art. Later he upgraded his education and art qualifications at college, and went on to study graphic design at The Banbury School of Art and Design.

Having been spoilt rotten on a diet of fantastic TV serials as a kid, and influenced by any number of great comic strip artists, an interest in fantasy and Hammer horror lead inevitably to the desire to create and capture his own monstrous images. A good deal of his childhood was spent making models and stop-motion animation with his brother and father. An interest in film making and the broad vistas of production painting have been present ever since

He wrote and drew his first full length story, printed and sold in a local book shop, at the tender age of 12, but didn't capitalise on the fact. After a dalience with music, playing the drums for many years, he finally decided that he could make more impact going back to his first love of visuals, and in particular Doctor Who.

He first submitted illustrations to the BBC in 1992. In the mid-nineties he designed the logo for the industrial dance music duo Lab4 who have gone on to some acclaim around the world, and there is a certain satisfaction in seeing said logo stencilled or even tattooed on avid Austrailian and Japanese fans.

The interest in fantasy art remained whilst Daryl worked in various jobs, including the glamour of delivering frozen food and working in a Television studio. His portfolio had increased dramatically by the time he purchased his first computer in 2000 and experienced the wonder of email communication.

In 2001 his first Doctor Who images appeared in DWM, and he has contributed to the magazine on a semi-regular basis ever since. This lead to work for Big Finish with the trilogy prequel to the James Follet radio play 'Earthsearch'. He is currently enjoying working for BBCi after completing the ebook versions of Virgin's New and Missing Adventures 'Human Nature' and 'The Well-Mannered War.' He is hopeful that more ebooks will follow.

Though he works in a traditional way, usually painting the final image in gouache, he finds the computer invaluable for offering the irresistible temptation to tinker with the image before finally submitting it. It is also very useful in creating elaborate roughs that can be altered quickly and painlessly.

Along with continuing his illustration, he hopes to move into production design and get back to his early interest in moving images. Recent undisclosed work has seen a first step in this direction thanks to Telos author and FX guru Mike Tucker.

A number of Daryl's illustrations, including some of his earliest submissions to the BBC, and his latest images including roughs and working drawings can be seen on his own site @ www.daryljoyce.co.uk

Daryl lives in the Cotswolds with a cat or two and a vast video/DVD collection which he now rarely has time to enjoy.

 

The Artwork

A small section of Daryl's illustration is presented to the left.

Additionally, we hope to present the full final illustration and roughs at a later date so look out for news of this online or via the Telos Mailing List.

More information about Daryl Joyce can be found at www.daryljoyce.co.uk.