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John Sibbick is a British freelance illustrator, best known for his fantasy art and reconstructions of prehistoric life in several media. Sibbick studied Graphics and Illustration at Guildford School of Art (now University for the Creative Arts) in the south of England. Thereafter he worked for design studios in London, embarking upon a career as a freelance illustrator in 1972. Sibbick's artwork has toured group shows like "Dinosaurs: a Global View", and he has had many one man shows in the United Kingdom, including at the Natural History Museum, London, the Museum of Scotland, Glasgow and Sea Dragons Gallery in Bristol, and abroad, such as at the Gamagori Museum, Japan. Sibbick designed the dragons for Animal Planet's The Last Dragon docudrama, whilst the pterosaur Ludodactylus sibbicki was named after John Sibbick in 2003. A set of postage stamps featuring Dinosaurs designed by Sibbick was issued by Royal Mail in 2013 In addition to his natural history work, Sibbick is also known for his work in the fantasy genre, having produced fantasy illustrations. Sibbick's colour work is executed in gouache on artist's board, and often benefits from the production of detailed preparatory sketches and even 3D models for reference