Born and raised in China, illustrator and animator Jun Cen is now currently based in New York. He received his MFA degree from Maryland Institute College of Art in 2013 and his work has been selected into Society of Illustrators, American Illustration and Society of Illustrators Los Angeles. Interview by Ysabelle Cheung. You studied in Guangzhou and then Maryland. Those two places couldn’t be more different – ...
With several of their artists featuring in Tiny Pencil Issue No. IV, Vanessa Amianti, Assistant Art Director at De Dominicis, took some time to share some of their thoughts on drawing and graphite in today’s commercial world… De Dominicis Agency is a creative services agency, managing projects from commission to production. They partner with high-profile, international organisations with a keen interest ...
WARNING! PLEASE NOTE! CONTAINS GRAPHIC CONTENT! James Unsworth practices art like an inventor who creates problems instead of solving them. Taking the world view that “all human production is problematic and we’re all part of one big problem that can’t be solved”, James makes sense of the world through drawing whilst trying to find amusement along the way… What appeals to you, or attra...
LAY SOME LEAD & BURN SOME RUBBER! Listen up folks! We’ve got some exciting news! To celebrate the release of Tiny Pencil IV: Death & Resurrection we’re having a #DRAWATHON with our friends at 64 Killigrew and Atlantic Press (Check out their gorgeous books here!)! We want to see YOU and YOUR comics and drawings! Send out and share with the world your doodles, dalliances and masterpieces in lead. Fr...
Fancy a little sand and sea to go with your lead this summer? Tiny Pencil is joining Atlantic Press in Falmouth for an exhibition and series of drawing events at 64 Killigrew Street! Featuring a specially curated exhibition of original drawings, this two week mini-fest also includes special drawing events! Comics marathons, book-making sessions, drop-in pencil-drawing, and a giant collaborative pencil drawing based o...
Announcing Tiny Pencil No. 4 – The Death & Resurrection Issue! Alright folks, it’s been a while since our last update, but we are supremely excited to finally share some news with you! PRE-ORDERS are now open for the fourth installment of TINY PENCIL! Available HERE! Featuring a fabulous array of international artists including Joe Fenton, Joanna Concejo, Yoko Tanaka, Ho Sin Tung, and many more. From the d...
Inspired by Marvel and DC Comics, Sina Sparrow started drawing his own comics when he was just 11 years old. At 16, he discovered queer comics and zines. With a unique style and voice all his own, Sina is the creator of cult comics such as his autobiographical work ‘BoyCrazyBoy’. What do you like about working in pencil? It just feels very spontaneous, I like the different weights and textures you can ge...
Inca Pan was born in 1983 and he is a freelance illustrator in Taiwan. His work is most published in newspapers alongside articles on literature. He likes movies and has a cat. Could you tell us a bit about your creative process, from the initial image or idea to the finished piece? In general, I don’t draw very detailed sketches: I like drawing and thinking together at the same time. This helps me to creat...
Oregon-based artist Susannah Kelly creates dark, intricate drawings that take figurative portraiture to another level. She owns and curates Antler Gallery in the Alberta Arts District of Portland with fellow artist, Neil M. Perry. Could you tell us a bit about your creative process, from the initial image or idea to the finished piece? I start with rough thumbnails to work out a basic composition. Then I move on to a...
