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....
Alys is a Bristol based freelance illustrator with an M.A. in Authorial Illustration from Falmouth University. Beyond the Wire, the book which she produced during her Masters, was jointly awarded the 2011 Graphic Literature Prize. She has recently made work for clients including Daunt Books and Atlantic Press, as well as working on her own projects. Could you tell us a bit about yourself and your work? My best work s...
Helen Entwisle is a freelance illustrator and screen printer. Whilst up to her eyeballs in black coffee she creates stationery designs inspired by her collections of mid-century kitsch. Could you tell us a bit about yourself and your work? Hi I’m Helen. I recently move to Kendal, had a retired greyhound come to live with me, and set up a screen printing workshop at home. Its been a busy few months. Are you righ...
David O’Connell is an author and illustrator living in south London. He is the creator of MONSTER & CHIPS, a book series for children published by HarperCollins. He also creates comics and is the editor of ink+PAPER, a comics anthology. Could you tell us a bit about yourself and your work? I’m an author/illustrator working in children’s books. I’m in the middle of producing a series for 7 yr-olds and upwards call...
Could you tell us a bit about yourself and your work? I’m never quite sure whether ‘illustrator’ is the right word for what I do, because the majority of my work is personal and not in response to a brief or text. I like to tell stories, and I simply like to draw. My preferred forms are zines and epically long graphic novels. Are you right or left-handed? Right, despite my best efforts when I was a kid and thought be...
Could you tell us a bit about yourself and your work? Hi, my name’s Lara, I’m 26 and I like to draw things. I have just completed an MA in Children’s Book Illustration where I spent most of my time in the print room colour mixing and pressure washing screens. All my clothes are covered in ink. Are you right or left-handed? Right. What appeals to you, or attracts you to, working in pencil? I actually dread working in ...
Sarah McIntyre creates picture books and comics, and generally loves to draw and tell stories, whatever form those things take. Her award-winning books include Morris the Mankiest Monster, Vern and Lettuce, You Can’t Scare a Princess and this autumn, she’s launching the highly illustrated chapter book, Oliver and the Seawigs. An active blogger, she uses her blog to keep track of her activities and push herself in new...
Alright folks, it’s time to put your pencils down! It’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for… MAMMALS! MONSTERS! MARS! (and DICE!) After months of hard work and amazing contributions from all the artists involved, we are super proud and super excited to finally show off the latest Tiny Pencil project: a special all-ages, all-comics, and all-activities mini-zine special! This extremel...
Kate Hindley is a children’s book illustrator living and working in Worcestershire, UK (home of the sauce.) Her latest book ‘How to Wash a Woolley Mammoth’ has just been published by Simon and Schuster. What appeals to you, or attracts you to, working in pencil? Pencil is very forgiving; you can very easily correct any mistakes or any bad choices you make as you’re doodling. I find it the least inti...
Frøydis Sollid Simonsen is a Norwegian, living in Copenhagen, Denmark, and going to Comics School in Malmö, Sweden. She has been writing since she was able to, and drawing since she accidentally attended an art school. Her first book, a mix between short prose and a novel will be published by Gyldendal in Norway the 27th of August. Could you tell us a bit about yourself and your work? I didn’t really draw much ...
