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...
New York-based illustrator Lee Misenheimer draws inspiration from Eastern mythology, monsters and demons. He graduated from the East Carolina University School of Art in 1994 and has since produced a solo show at Lump Gallery, Raleigh NC. His work has been featured in Juxtapoz, Ape on the Moon, and now Tiny Pencil – he drew the striking cover for Issue 3: The Beast Issue! Could you tell us a bit about yourself ...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
