Keith Parkinson

Keith Parkinson was a freelance fantasy artist. He was approached by Blizzard Entertainment to do a poster for the release of Diablo II, but couldn't due to a booked schedule. He was approached once again for the release of the game's expansion, but scheduling problems again got in the way. Blizzard gave him free reign to do the poster anyway and release it when he could.

Parkinson passed away on October 26, 2005, after battling Leukemia for 16 months.