Jared Blando is a professional freelance gaming illustrator. He's worked for many companies including most recently 4Ground (Fabled Realms), Wizards of the Coast (Dungeons & Dragons, Demonomicon: A 4th Edition D&D Supplement, Gamma World), Fantasy Flight Games (Star Wars, Warhammer), Ubisoft (Assassins Creed: Black Flag), Mayfair Games (Age of Steam, Nuns on the Run, Bedpans and Broomsticks, etc.), and Paizo (Adventure Path).

He works for smaller companies as well, and has self-published two art books (Epic Cartography, and The Pen and the Sword: A Sketchbook by Jared Blando). He also designs and illustrates character concepts for 6mm to 32mm miniature figures.