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This is the cover for the Teen Wolf Bestiary that was illustrated by Swann Smith.

Utilizing tromp l’oeil (deceive the eye), the Argent family crest appears to be debossed into aged leather. The crest features Athena (goddess of wisdom and strategy) supporting a shield bearing a wounded Werewolf. The Argent's motto “We hunt those who hunt us” in French frames the crest.

NOTE: The 6.88" x 10" prints offered here would be closest in size to the collector’s item book distributed at San Diego Comic-Con 2014 (the print’s image area being 6.04" x 9.05" is less than one percent bigger than the book).

More spreads from the Bestiary are available in the artist's “Teen Wolf” gallery.

I'm a New York City based artist who enjoys telling visual stories. You will often find my artwork populated by characters and objects inspired by fantasy, mythology, or history. The realistic style you see in my artwork has been built upon years of studying classical masters. While I used to create art with traditional art materials, I recently transitioned to drawing and painting digitally with a stylus upon a Wacom pen tablet. Since graduating from Brooklyn's Pratt Institute (BFA Communication Design/Illustration, 1989), I have worked for more than twenty years as a graphic designer and I am probably best known as the illustrator of the "Bestiary" for MTV's Teen Wolf. My artwork has been published, appeared in a group show at...