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...
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...
Jennifer Parks is a comic artist, illustrator, and co-member of the Pony Club Gallery. Her world is filled with ghosts, charcoal, and ornamental gatherings. Her inspiration comes from nature, dreams, and the beauty of life and death. She has a weekly comic called ‘Lone Wolf’ that can be seen on StudyGroupComics.com. Thanks for taking the time to talk to us. Could you tell us a bit about yourself and what ...
Malojo was born in Bayonne, France and grew up in a forest near the ocean. He studied literature and cinema, but having spent most of his time drawing in his exercise books, he eventually turned to art. These days, Malojo lives in Toulouse, where he mixes his love for cartoons with classical art, history and a touch of rock ‘n’ roll. Could you tell us a bit about your creative process, from the initial im...
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 ...
AJ Poyiadgi is an illustrator and filmmaker. He has worked for The Guardian, BBC, BAFTA and Ford. He produces a strip for Shots magazine and his latest project is Teabag Theories, a science-based micro-comic-in-a-teabag. Could you tell us a bit about yourself and your work? I’m a writer/director by day, but comics and illustration work is taking up more and more of my time. I always wanted to make comics and I ...
Award winning illustrator Pete Murgatroyd divides his time between Falmouth and London. His illustration, prints and comics are equally inspired by Heavy metal, epic science fiction comics/animation of yesteryear and a liberal dose if psychedelia, each densely packed image is a workout for the eyes. Could you tell us a bit about yourself and your work? I’m an illustrator and comic artist based in Cornwall, I like B-M...
