- Born
- Died
- Birth nameChristos Achilléos
- Nickname
- Chris Achilleos
- Height6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
- Born Christos Achilléos, Chris was born in Famagusta, Cyprus. Chris was a cover artist of the covers of many Target novelisations during the 1970s. For the earlier publications, he provided both front cover art and comic book-style back cover vignettes. He also produced a limited edition print commemorating The Five Doctors, and, for SFX magazine, a poster commemorating the premiere airing of Rose. He also contributed at least one cover to Doctor Who Magazine. His 1987 art book Sirens includes many of his Target book cover art. Chris also designed the cover for the re-release of Battlefield. For over the past 40 years, Chris has created some of the best loved fantasy and glamour art and is acknowledged as one of the top fantasy artists in the world.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Paul Gerard Kennedy
- SpouseTasha Achilleos(? - December 9, 2021) (his death, 2 children)
- ParentsPadmanabhaPrema
- RelativesTyler(Grandchild)Ananda Acharya(Sibling)
- Chris' family emigrated to the United Kingdom in 1959.
- Attended the Hornsey College of Art.
- Born in Cyprus, Achilleos and his family moved to Englund when he was 12.
- My pictures vary so much in subject matter, just as much as my techniques and materials do; from slick graphic works to figurative dragons and landscapes. Painting technique and skill is important - with some images demanding very tight detail on a smooth base, some looser, others heavier with a more textured base - but technique alone is not enough to create good work. Most importantly the picture has to be pleasing to the eye, and if it also makes one think, then that's even better. To me, being a painter is all about learning; each time I finish a picture, I like to think that I've learned a little more. There's so much to learn, I could live ten lifetimes and still not learn it all!
- Always striving for that unobtainable perfection, that's what it's all about.
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