Renee French writes and draws everything from comics to children’s book and art books. Famed for her softly sinister style created almost exclusively in graphite, Renee’s utterly distinctive world is a signature all its own. What particularly appeals to you about working in graphite? Ohhhh, I LOVE graphite. I’m a little nervous that if I start really talking about what I love about it, I’ll ba...
New York-based illustrator Lee Misenheimer draws inspiration from Eastern mythology, monsters and demons. He graduated from the East Carolina University School of Art in 1994 and has since produced a solo show at Lump Gallery, Raleigh NC. His work has been featured in Juxtapoz, Ape on the Moon, and now Tiny Pencil – he drew the striking cover for Issue 3: The Beast Issue! Could you tell us a bit about yourself ...
Lilian Coquillaud (aka Oco) lives in Toulouse, Southern France. After a few years of Arts and Comicstrip school, Lilian became a professional artist in 2006. His graphic inspirations pushed him to create in different fields from graphic novels to illustrations, while constantly searching for new subjects that inspire him to experiment with traditional techniques. Lilian alternates comic strips with illustrations and ...
Vania Barbato is a freelance illustrator living and studying Illustration at the academy of Fine Arts in Bologna, Italy. Initially self-taught, Vania is mostly inspired by horror B-movies, medical books and coffee… What appeals to you, or attracts you to, working in pencil? I like that pencil is erasable. Are you right or left-handed? Right-handed. What’s your favourite pencil? Brand? Wood? Mechanical? I don...
Charles Santoso is an illustrator and concept artist, who lives in Sydney, Australia. By day, he works for an animation studio, creating visual development images for feature films – by night, he illustrates picture books, novels and makes works for gallery shows. How do you think your experience as concept artist/art director at Animal Logic plays into your personal work? I have to create consistent work, make decis...
Daria Hlazatova, the root of her name means ‘eyes’ in Russian, lives in a town not very far from the Carpathians. She draws with pens and pencils and also creates hand-made collages. She hopes her work will give people interesting dreams at night… You work mostly in black and white, what are your favourite media, and what do you like about working in monochrome? What do you use when you do add touc...
Marion Balac lives and works in Paris, where she also self-publishes her own books. She enjoys travelling from her desk; drawing wild jungles and animals, building shelters and wandering through mysterious abandoned caves… Could you tell us a bit about yourself and your work? I went to the Fine Arts School in Lyon but I was mostly into video-editing at that time. I was drawing but not really showing it to the t...
Rupert Smissen is an illustrator living and working in London. Having graduated from Norwich University College of Art last year, he has since worked on a variety of projects with clients including Little White Lies, Popshot and D&AD. He has pencils, will travel, and often does. Could you tell us a bit about yourself and your work? My name’s Rupert, I’m a 24 year old freelance illustrator with greying...
Maryanna Hoggatt is an illustrator who was born in the Philippines, raised in Arizona, and moved to Portland, Oregon in 2007. Could you tell us a bit about yourself and your work? I’m a Navy Brat that moved around a lot when I was a kid. The only common thread was my constant drawing. In elementary school I drew Disney and Looney Tunes characters and made up children’s books in spiral bound notebooks. In ...
Barnaby studied Art History at University before deciding to become an illustrator. He won The Financial Times Young Illustrator Award in 1998 and then moved to Cornwall to complete an MA in Illustration: Authorial Practice in 2003. He now lives in London with his girlfriend Alice and their cat, Mosca. Could you tell us a bit about yourself and your work? I’m a London based illustrator currently finishing a Gra...
