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...
Tobias Tak creates mysterious and magical worlds inhabited by outlandish creatures. His comics have appeared in publications such as LeGun, Pood, Bare Bones, The Comix Reader and Hotwire, winning him praise from luminaries such as Robert Crumb, Joann Sfar, Art Spiegelman, Joost Swarte and Rod McKie. Could you tell us a bit about yourself and your work? I started in art school (in The Netherlands), where I studied pai...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
Greetings from the graphite hinterlands where the iron pencil eagerly awaits to strike! We are superbly excited to finally announce the imminent arrival of Tiny Pencil No. 3 — The Beast Issue! Filled with Monsters, Machines & Unnatural Things, this might be our most surreal issue yet! Featuring art, illustration and comics by an international line-up of 28 stellar artists including Renee French, Jeremy Holm...
