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 ...
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...
Issue 3 is finally here and it is a beast of beauty. We’re super excited to finally share these shots of our latest endeavour: The Beast Issue – Monsters, Machines & Unnatural Things! This issue features a special BONUS pull-out double sided poster with artwork by Taiwanese illustrator Inca Pan (above) and Italian illustrator Vania Barbato whose work also features on our back cover! We’re specta...
Soju Tanaka is an illustrator and comics artist who lives and works in Japan and studied in the UK. Hi Soju! Could you tell us a bit about yourself and your work? I moved to London in 2006 to study at Camberwell College of Arts. After finishing BA (Hons) Illustration in 2010, I was working as a freelance illustrator. I did illustration for magazines and joined art events such as Elephant Parade London 2010 and ELCAF....
Nick Sheehy is an Australian-born artist and illustrator living in the south-east of England. After studying bronze sculpture in the wilds of Tasmania, Nick gave up on art only to re-discover his love of drawing whilst living in London, sparked by an interest in the city’s low brow art, illustration, street art and graffiti. In his work, Nick explores the dreamlike, sometimes semi-autobiographical scenes and oddball ...
Makers of Black & White art take note: Atlantic Press, creators of collectable graphic literature, are inviting artists to design an icon for their imprint. Each time Atlantic Press creates a book, they invite a different illustrator to design an icon for its imprint page. Over the years, these icons have grown into an enigmatic wordless story, with each creator authoring the next turn in the narrative. To celebr...
