Uko Smith, a Washington, D.C. native now living in Columbus, Oh graduated from the Columbus College of Art and Design with a degree in illustration/design and a minor in fashion. Collectors and admirers of his work have come to notice his distinctive use of linework and stylized realization. Always looking to make his work distinguished from others in the field, he blends his style of design and illustration into a very unique package that definitely separates it from others.

Uko has been published in the field of comic books and the RPG industry. After being featured in the Nov. 2005 issue of Heavy Metal, Uko’s popularity is steadily growing into one of consistency in the field. Uko has recently finished a comic featuring Bodybuilding Professional Colette Nelson. 

Recently, Uko Smith drew the variant cover for JAF Comics's exclusive cover variant of Himkar Tak's Hitomi comic.

bio from his website