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...
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...
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...
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...
Gloria Pizzilli is a freelance illustrator from Florence. She’s a lover of pure geometry, just as she loves liquid gesture, without limitations: she works with signs and symbols, playing with curves in her search for fluidity. Could you tell us a bit about yourself and your work? My name is Gloria; I am a short-haired illustrator from Italy. I am impulsive and rational at the same time; in my illustrations I like to...
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....
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...
