John Savoia

If people would like to contact you, how would you like to be contacted? (Email, Webpage)

Email is johnasavoia@yahoo.com or my website, http://cronus.poned.com

What type of tools or media do you use?

For natural media, pens, pencils, markers, charcoal, or anything around, digitally, Wacom Intuos3 and either Photoshop CS2 or occasionally Painter IX.

Where is the place you would like to work or be an Intern if you had a choice?

So long as the job is providing me with experience and letting me improve my skills, its a good job to me.

Who do you think are the top character designers out there?

Stephen Hillenburg is always great, great, great, Joel Trussell is awesome, and definitely Mitch Schauer, who has done some of my favorite designs ever. I don't keep up with a lot of character designers, but those are two I have in my mind as favorites.

What are some of your favorite character designs which you have seen?
The designs in Joel Trussell's short animation "War Photograph" are simply astounding.


What is your most favorite subject to draw? And why?

I tend to draw people a lot, mainly because for me, when I draw a person, I have so much at my disposal that I can put into it. With say environments, I end up recycling lots of things, every environment will have a tree or something like that. With people I never think about, "is this too much like that one I drew the other day" I just feel more free I suppose.

What inspired you to become an Artist?

I've always loved to draw, and in highschool it dawned on me that I could be doing it as a career, and that just seemed like the greatest possible thing. Hasn't happened yet, but I still have that 16 year old kid dream.

What are some of your favorite website links that would be relevant to this Blog?
I love http://conceptart.org , just full of amazing artists helping eachother out and showing their stuff, and of course the websites of any artist I mentioned is bound to be full of excellent stuff.








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Javier Guzman

If people would like to contact you, how would you like to be contacted? (Email, Webpage)

J_Guzman23@hotmail.com or you can visit my garbage at www.javier-guzman.blogspot.com

What type of tools or media do you use?

I try to mix it up, but generally use blue or red Col-erase and Ebony pencils for the initial sketching. I got hooked on the look of col-erase pencils because of my animation background, and I use Ebonys because they’re so darn smoooooth. As of late I’ve been using more ink, brush pens, and Prismacolor markers. When finishing something up I fall back on Photoshop and use Flash quite a bit as well.

Where is the place you would like to work or be an Intern if you had a choice?
I think I’m gonna go the obvious route here and say who the heck wouldn’t die for a gig at Pixar? It’s the number one spot right now. But so many opportunities for design on new television shows are opening up, and so many great designers are getting some exposure right now because of it. Cartoon Network has really pushed a lot in terms of design and opportunity.


Who do you think are the top character designers out there?

Jeez, what a tough question. There are so many guys out there and I can appreciate what all of them bring to the table.

Just off the top of my head, some of the guys who I’ve seen some great stuff from are:

Tony Fucile, Craig Kellman, Shannon Tindel, Chuck Jones, Glen Keane, Andreas Deja, Bruce Timm, Shane Glines, John Nevarez, Stephen Silver. And don’t even get me started on Milt Kahl, Ward Kimball, Frank Thomas, Ollie Johnston, and that whole golden Disney crew!

If I could remember the names of all those French and Dutch guys out there I’d name them too.

Becoming a part of this whole art blog craze has opened me up to so many talented people, and I’ve come across a lot of great stuff out there.

What are some of your favorite character designs which you have seen?

I loved a lot of designs coming up as a student. I mean, who didn’t think Tarzans design and the way they handled him was amazing. Scar in Lion King I thought was terrific. I was amazed at almost every single character design on The Incredibles and Iron Giant. Bill Watterson’s Calvin and Hobbes are magnificent. Hank Ketcham’s Dennis the Menace and Charles Schultz Peanuts flowed so flawlessly, and all Chuck Jones stuff was all so appealing.

What is your most favorite subject to draw? And why?

Really anything that just allows me to play with all kinds of shapes and proportions. So I guess I would have to go with people, especially ladies.


What inspired you to become an Artist?

Well, as a kid I always watched those old golden age Disney films. I remember being so captivated by that art. It just sparked something. As I got a little older Don Bluth’s stuff got me as well (Dragon’s Lair, Space Ace). I’m a relatively young guy and I grew up reading comic books when guys like Jim Lee, Todd McFarlane, Eric Larson, and Dale Keown were in their prime. I was one of the guys that got all excited during the “Image Comics” movement. I also loved Joe Madureiras X-MEN stuff. When my brother started collecting I just fell in love with that art. It was why I started reading those books.

What are some of your favorite website links that would be relevant to this Blog?

Now, because of this whole blog community thing, there are so many links that I frequent.

Smook’s links blog here has so much good stuff: http://reddotbloglinks.blogspot.com/
A collection of awesome Bruce Timm stuff: http://www.buzzscope.com/timm/search.php
Some amazing digital painting by Craig Mullins: www.goodbrush.com
keep yourself in the loop: http://www.drawn.ca/
Look up my blog too for links to a lot of local Chicago guys: www.javier-guzman.blogspot.com
Just to name a couple. Theres soooo much stuff out there.









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Nik Daum

If people would like to contact you, how would you like to be contacted? (Email, Webpage)

http://www.nikdaum.com/meatland

What type of tools or media do you use?

I have recently been traveling a lot, and have found it easiest to
draw with pen on paper, take a digital photo and color in Photoshop.

Where is the place you would like to work or be an Intern if you had a choice?

I'd love working for Pixar or Aardman. While I'm not focused enough
for either place, I think both houses produce tight, beautiful and
good-spirited animations.


Who do you think are the top character designers out there?

Let me preface this be saying that I think illustrators/fine artists
can be considered character designers as long as their creations are
more than decoration. I think that a lot of emotional interest in
their work because the character's life is theirs start to finish.

Sylvain Chomet, Chris Ware, Mark Ryden, among others. While their
characters vary in design and purpose, each transcends being a
commodity and approaches art. Part of what makes them so unique is
that their styles work so well with their purpose: Chomet's
"Triplets" characters reflect both a somber and playful world, Ware
works in a variety of intricate styles with each expression and
composition perfectly crafted to the story, Ryden's characters are
mysterious and eerily real.

What are some of your favorite character designs which you have seen?

Anything from "Les Triplettes de Belleville." Every character had
such a specific and interesting shape. In what was basically a
silent movie, the characters had to be visually distinctive in order
for the action to make sense. Beyond being a gimmick, their body
types and deformities effected who they were and how they behaved.
And they achieved this while being beautifully loose, expressive and
weird.


What is your most favorite subject to draw? And why?

I enjoy drawing trees and people because they are both varied and
beautiful subjects. If a person fell down in the forest, would I draw
it? You bet.

What inspired you to become an Artist?

There seemed to be no acceptable alternative.

What are some of your favorite website links that would be relevant to this Blog?

http://www.sampaints.com
http://www.rustboy.com
http://www.burstofbeaden.com
http://www.yokotanaka.com
http://www.jeffsoto.com
http://www.femtasia.nl











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Gal Shkedi

If people would like to contact you, how would you like to be contacted? (Email, Webpage)

If people would like to contact me they should do it by E-mail
shked_e@nana.co.il

What type of tools or media do you use?

I am using pencil Texture pics(that I do for the for my self) and computer

Where is the place you would like to work or be an Intern if you had a choice?

I would like to work in my own studio making cartoons

Who do you think are the top character designers out there?

My favorite characters designers are:Gary basement Warnke Micael Slack


What is your most favorite subject to draw? And why?

I really like to draw people, when i am walking in the streets and see people I get my insperation


What are some of your favorite website links that would be relevant to this Blog?

http://www.studioaka.co.uk/html/index.html
http://drawn.ca
http://www.eugene-and-louise.be/
http://www.woostercollective.com/
http://www.shual.com/
http://www.pilanimation.com/
http://www.yonigoodman.com/
http://exego.net/











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Kris Anka

If people would like to contact you, how would you like to be contacted?

email: clawedchickeneye@yahoo.com
website: http://www.satellitesoda.com/

What type of tools or media do you use?

Basic Col-erase blue pencils, mechanical pencils,various pens, Photoshop, and Corel Painter

Where is the place you would like to work or be an Intern if you had a choice?

I would love to work at either Insomniac Games orNaughty Dog. They're games have captured me since thefirst day I ever picked them up. Spyro was the firstcharacter that I really fell in love with, and Jak wasthe first reason why I ever wanted to be a characterdesigner.


Who do you think are the top character designers out there?

Charles Zembillas, who has been a long time friendand teacher of mine, and has passed on some greattechniques and the fruits of his experience; EnriqueFernandez, with a style that is entirely unique andunforgetable; Jeff Matsuda; Jose Lopez; Mike Mignola; Shane Glines; and Bruce Timm


What are some of your favorite character designs which you have seen?

My favorite ones are usually the ones that are insketches or the ones that don't get used. There areplenty of sketches by Charles Zembillas or EnriqueFernandez that I would rank as my favorite. But out ofthe Famous ones, I would have to say Spyro, Hellboy,and Bruce Timm's Conan


What is your most favorite subject to draw? And why?

I get a real kick out of drawing faces and hands.After such influences as Chuck Jones and BillWaterson, I can never get enough of drawingexpressions. I also really enjoy doing various"fantasy" type characters, ranging from demons, tomutants, to robots, or aliens. But im really trying topush away from that and try different things.

What inspired you to become an Artist?

Like I stated before, Jak and Daxter was the firstreal reason, influence, to me wanting to be acharacter designer. The game had such an immersivequality, and a personality, that every element of itwas like a drink from the fountain of life. Thisreally kicked it off for me.
I had been drawing for quite some time before that.It's really the only thing that I can remember everdoing as a kid, doodling what most boys were into askids, dinosaurs. As i grew up, various influences cameto my attention, and with some luck, I sort of pavedwhere I would direct myself as an artist.

What are some of your favorite website links that would be relevant to this Blog?

http://www.theanimationacademy.com











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John Lee

If people would like to contact you, how would you like to be contacted?

People can contact me by phone, (347)256-3928 and by e-mail, hyperprisma123@yahoo.com. My work can be seen at www.theispot.com/artist/jlee, www.lebook.com/johnlee, and www.portfolios.com/jl. My portfolio is also featured on http://www.art4love.com/

What type of tools or media do you use?

I normally use a regular HB pencil and technical pens (Micron) to pencil and ink my work. There are occasions I use markers to color my work, but I usually use Photoshop and Painter on the computer for coloring.

Where is the place you would like to work or be an Intern if you had a choice?

I don't really have a dream place where I want to work but I have dream jobs. My dream job would be working at a agency where we utilize urban graffiti pictures to fit a client's needs, I think there's a good demand for those types of graphics nowadays. For loftier goals, I would love to be a character designer for a cartoon show based on an existing franchise looking for fresh restart or maybe at a video game company.

Who do you think are the top character designers out there?

I am just going to name some cartoon creators although I am not at all sure how much they were involved in every phase of design. I like Hayao Miyazaki in that there's a bit of uniqueness in his anime that is rarely seen in other Japanese cartoons and I love all the designs in all the Hanna-Barbera cartoons (pre-1975), so I am just ignorantly going to give the credit to Joe Barbera and William Hanna and Alex Toth (I believe he was the designer on Jonny Quest and Superfriends).

What are some of your favorite character designs which you have seen?

As I mentioned I love the designs of all the Hanna-Barbera designs. A lot of people dismiss them but I think they are real classic, not just the famous ones like Tom and Jerry, Yogi, and Scooby. But the characters like Birdman, Josie and the Pussycats, and the Jetsons are just gems in my eyes. I know I stray more towards the anime spectrum in my works but I enjoy the cartoon designs because they are very simple and clean yet get the point across.

What is your most favorite subject to draw? And why?

I love drawing people, mostly heads because that is the most expressive feature of the body in my eyes. Also since childhood, I have always loved drawing big robots.


What inspired you to become an Artist?

I have always drawn since I was a little kid, and it just kind of stuck. I am not sure what drew me to it (bad pun) but I probably liked the creativeness that I could draw whatever I want. I was also always fascinated by cartoons when I was a kid and it never left which would also be a factor. Nowadays, the only thing that interests me about a cartoon or a comic is if it's well drawn or not I really could care less about the story.


What are some of your favorite website links that would be relevant to this Blog?

I am not gonna be much help here because I usually don't look at a lot of art on the web.

Andy J. Smith

If people would like to contact you, how would you like to be contacted?

Email or phone is fine! Andy@SmittyCartoons.com , (585) 613-6247

What type of tools or media do you use?

Mixed media... It depends on the project, but I always start out traditionally whether it is as a sketch that I scan into the computer to mess with in Flash or Photoshop. Lately, I have been fooling with adding collage to acrylic paintings for my illustration work. I try to maintain my consistent "house" style while still experimenting with new techniques.

Where is the place you would like to work or be an Intern if you had a choice?

Although I love working in an environment where I am surrounded by other artists who challenge and inspire me, I am becoming more the "freelance from home type". Part of that is because I want to go more rural. The problem with that is the out of sight, out of mind" theory. But I am where is the place you would like to work or be an Intern if you had a choice? Although I love working in an environment where I am surrounded by other artists who challenge and inspire me, I am becoming more the "freelance from home type". Part of that is because I want to go more rural. The problem with that is the of sight, out of mind" theory. But I am trying to promote my work more and more and even considered an agent.

Who do you think are the top character designers out there?

First I want to acknowledge that the best designers may not be the most well known, household names and there are still new talents to discover all the time. I think if you are talking about animation, that there is a lot going on in NYC that gets overshadowed by some of the bigger studios in Cali. Some of my favorite big-shot and not-so-big shot designers are (in no particular order): Bill Wray, Peter Bagge, Craig Killman, Dagan Moriarty, Kelly Denato, Thorsten Hasenkamm, Ed Benedict, Tadahiro Uesugi, Tim Biskup, Gabe Swarr, and Luca Tieri are the ones who come to mind immediately, but I know I am missing a ton that I will shoot myself for not mentioning later.

What are some of your favorite character designs which you have seen?

If I had to pick one, I would say the Ed Benedict inspired Tex Avery shorts from the early 50's, especially Symphony in Slang. Lately though, I am trying to force myself to find more inspiration from the world around
me and from fine art.

What is your most favorite subject to draw? And why?

Anything that's rooted in emotion and that there is potential to tell a story with.

What inspired you to become an Artist?

Storytelling. Drawing, illustration, and animation...all that stuff is great but really, they are just my best MEANS for me to tell stories and make people laugh.

What are some of your favorite website links that would be relevant to this Blog?

http://www.childrensillustrators.com
http://www.boobyhatched.com









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Patrick Costa

If people would like to contact you, how would you like to be contacted?

My e-mail is
patrk_c@yahoo.com
and my website address is
www.patrickcosta.com

What type of tools or media do you use?

I'll take pencil and paper any day. There is a visceral quality about it that is just not possible with the computer. That being said there is a comfortable forgiveness that comes with working in the computer. If I am working with the computer I'll use Photoshop or Flash for both drawing and coloring. If I am working traditionally I have a litany of favorite types of pencils to draw with and then colored pencil and/or marker for coloring.

Where is the place you would like to work or be an Intern if you had a choice?

I'll go wherever the work is. Ideally I just want to work in an environment where people
love what they are doing and I am constantly being pushed and inspired by the artists around me.

Who do you think are the top character designers out there?

I don't know who I would say are the "top" designers out there. I draw inspiration from a ton of different artists both living and dead regardless of the medium.

To name a few:

Vernon Grant
Roy Nelson
Tony Fucile
Ovi Nedelcu
Carlos Meglia
Frank Frazetta
Ragnar
Harald Siepermann
John Nevarez
Claire Wendling
Daan Jippes
Mike Kunkel
Stephen Silver
T.S. Sullivant
Fred Moore

I better stop because I can go all day.


What are some of your favorite character designs which you have seen?

Triplets of Belleville
Sword in the Stone
Anything Genndy Tartakovsky has done
Bruce Timm's "Batman"
Frederic Bach's "The Man Who Planted Trees"


What is your most favorite subject to draw? And why?

I love drawing the figure which in turn lends itself to character designs. The figure is such a challenge to capture in it's own right. Then to be able to also push it to the point where it is a good design that works is a constant challenge. Plus it is also a lot of fun because there are endless varieties of shapes, sizes, and personalities out there to keep you busy.

What inspired you to become an Artist?

A love of drawing led me to animation. There I found that it requires so many different disciplines to bring a film to fruition. These artists are so incredibly well versed and talented that I was and still am fascinated by the prospects and that has put me on the road I am on today.

What are some of your favorite website links that would be relevant to this Blog?

http://www.toonhub.com/ All things animation.

http://reddotbloglinks.blogspot.com/ A nice compilation of art blogs.

http://www.cartoonretro.com/ Old School and what a school it was.


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Glenn Harmon

If people would like to contact you, how would you like to be contacted?

Email is the most effective for me. I can be reached at: glenn@digitalmindstudios.com

What type of tools or media do you use?

I love using Photoshop, Painter, Adobe Streamline for the line work and, of course, the traditional pencil and paper. I have used some charcoal and I would like to get into it more.

Where is the place you would like to work or be an Intern if you had a choice?

The very best possible scenario would be to work with Pixar. But that is a bit lofty for me right now. I would love to work with any studio developing the look and feel of a movie or video game. I also think it would be a real kick to work with Sesame Street.

Who do you think are the top character designers out there?

I love Tony Fucile's stuff, and Peter De Seve and Steven Silver are heavy hitters. Through this site I've been able to find a lot more that I can look up to. Jason Strong, James Robertson, Ben Balistreri, Harold Siepermann. These guys (and girls!) are amazing! I love the exposure that I (really anyone) can get in one location. It's a great convenience.

What are some of your favorite character designs which you have seen?

I find myself getting sucked into just about any Pixar movie for their characters. It's not only the way the characters look, but how they move that really ropes me in. I love the simpleness, yet complexity of characters like Mike Wasowski (sp?) in Monsters Inc. That whole show is full of wonderful character design that I admire.

What is your most favorite subject to draw? And why?

If I don't have anything to draw, I'll find myself drawing hands. I love em, they're so expressive! I love how they communicate and emote. I also love drawing the human figure.

What inspired you to become an Artist?

When I was young I would get together with my brothers and just draw. I specialized in monsters and superheroes. As time went on I kept it up and loved it. All growing up I was always given a lot of support from family and friends and even teachers. During school, I kept loving to draw and I always had opportunities to develop my craft and in some cases even get paid for it. In all honesty, I wouldn't want to do anything else. I have to be involved in creative anything. I would loathe accounting or something like that. I think I would die.

What are some of your favorite website links that would be relevant to this Blog?

for a huge inventory of artists' websites and portfolios.
www.toonhub.com
www.drawn.ca
www.drawingboard.org
www.10secondclub.com

Wyatt Stevens Miles

If people would like to contact you, how would you like to be contacted?

mileswyatt@yahoo.com

What type of tools or media do you use?

The tools I use most often are Macromedia Flash and a Wacom Intuos 2 Tablet. I also use Adobe's Illustrator, Streamline, and Photoshop (of course). Painter is another great tool that I use occasionally.

Where is the place you would like to work or be an Intern if you had a choice?

I would love to work on a Flash television cartoon series some day. Preferably, one that I thought was very well animated, like Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends. Wherever that would happen to take me is fairly insigificant.

Who do you think are the top character designers out there?

Two of my favorite artists are Ben Caldwell and Jason Strong. I tend to prefer the highly stylized characters that lend themselves well to 2-D animation.

What are some of your favorite character designs which you have seen?

I really enjoyed Peter De'Seve's characters in "Ice Age." His shapes and curves in his designs are very appealing to me.

What is your most favorite subject to draw? And why?

My favorite thing to draw is whatever is most challenging to me at the time. I don't consider myself a natually gifted artist. If I ever come up with anything good, it's either a sheer stroke of luck, or the result of a great amount of struggle.

What inspired you to become an Artist?

I love cartoons and have always wanted to know how to draw. I have gotten significantly better over the years, but am not anywhere near where I would like to be. Surrounding myself with the work of exceptional work helps keep me inspired.

What are some of your favorite website links that would be relevant to this Blog?

Some of Ben Caldwell's work is at www.daredetectives.com

Metin Seven

If people would like to contact you, how would you like to be contacted?

People who are interested to get in touch can find the necessary contact info at my website: www.sevensheaven.nl

What type of tools or media do you use?

My main tool is 3D. I am a 3ds Max aficionado since 1998 and sometimes I like to scetch first using Photoshop or drawing on a good old sheet of paper. But for the end result I usually model all my characters with 3ds Max and render them using one of my two favorite plug-in renderers: V-Ray or Maxwell.

Where is the place you would like to work or be an Intern if you had a choice?

Pixar, definitely! Moving from the Netherlands to the U.S. would be quite a decision to make, but if they actually offered me a job it would be damn hard to resist. But hey, I'm only dreaming here. :) I think Pixar has successfully recreated the quality, innovation and magic of the classic Disney days. I really hope they will remain able to maintain their current high creative level. The Incredibles is my favourite Pixar movie, Brad Bird is my hero. :)

Who do you think are the top character designers out there?

I'm ashamed that I don't know them by name, but the character designers at Pixar rule as far as I'm concerned. Especially the caricatural characters from The Incredibles (here I go again) and the imaginative characters from Monsters, Inc. are top of the bill in my opinion. I've also got a weak spot for the farcical character designs of the Aardman studio. Furthermore the cute character designs of Eren Blanquet always make me happy and the whimsical characters of Steve Lambe never fail to make me smile.

What are some of your favorite character designs which you have seen?

Well, I think the dog from the Wallace & Gromit movie (not Gromit, but the other one in the movie) is such an utterly funny character design that only it's sheer appearance in any scene was enough to make me laugh. Speaking of great dog character designs: there's this cute and funny little white dog character in Disney's Mulan that had the same effect on me as the Wallace & Gromit movie dog.

What is your most favorite subject to draw? And why?

I've got an affection for cute robots, though I immediately have to mention that I'm not very charmed by the characters from the Robots movie. I do like the cute robot design from the Hitchhiker's Guide movie. The reason I love to create robots is because their segmented structure is easier to model, allowing me to focus on shaping a character's appeal rather than having to spend a lot of time creating a seamless model. Besides I love anything industrial and robots fit into that category.

What inspired you to become an Artist?

That's actually quite a difficult question, because there have been numerous different influences that together formed my inspiration to become an artist. First of all I've always loved to devour comics and to draw my own characters and comics. In my adolescent days I was a complete computer games fanatic and subsequently I started to create graphics for commercial games, which I continued for about ten years, from the late Eighties to the late Nineties. In the early Nineties the Dutch Comic House agency gave me the opportunity to work together with top class artists at their studio, which was an honor for me and very inspiring.

What are some of your favorite website links that would be relevant to this Blog?

Well, I hope you don't mind this shameless plug, but I'd like to invite you to my online character development project www.figurefarm.com , where you can view my 3D character designs to date. It's my dream to one day see my characters materialized as toy figures. Furthermore, here are the URLs of the people I mentioned in this blog: www.pixar.com (obviously), Eren Blanquet's blog: eblanquet.blogspot.com, Steve Lambe's blog: lambey.blogspot.com and last but not least the Comic House agency's online portfolios: www.comichouse.nl

Tubbypaws

If people would like to contact you, how would you like to be contacted?

Leave a message on my blog, http://tubbypaws.blogspot.com/ or look me up on
pictoplasma

What type of tools or media do you use?

I use Adobe Illustrator and a Wacom tablet and sometimes flash. I prefer
vector art.

Where is the place you would like to work or be an Intern if you had a
choice?

Hmm..maybe San-x... Somewhere in Japan.

Who do you think are the top character designers out there?

Vooz (pucca) are a favorite. (Everyone go look at Pucca club) Also San-X
and Junko Mizuno

What are some of your favorite character designs which you have seen?

Vooz's Pucca and Garu.

What is your most favorite subject to draw? And why?

Cats and cute. Everyone loves cats, thats my theory. People like cute too
though they might not want to admit it. I just give the people what they
want. Lets fill the world with cats.

What inspired you to become an Artist?

I like to draw and wanted to get paid for it.

What are some of your favorite website links that would be relevant to this
Blog?

http://www.pictoplasma.com/ Its your one stop shop of all that is character
design

Stephanie Stone

If people would like to contact you, how would you like to be contacted?

I can be contacted at cybercatgraphics@yahoo.com and my web page is http://lady-cybercat.deviantart.com .

What type of tools or media do you use?

My favored tools are Prisma Markers, a Wacom Tablet, Open Canvas and Photoshop.

Where is the place you would like to work or be an Intern if you had a choice?

It is hard to choose just one person or group to work with. I would love to be involved with Jim Henson's Creature shop, Wizards of the Coast, or a project with Don Bluth.

Who do you think are the top character designers out there?

I have always enjoyed the styles related to projects involving Don Bluth and another favorite of mine is comic book artist, Joe Madureira.

What are some of your favorite character designs which you have seen?

The character designs for Mainframe Entertainment's Reboot were exceptional. I am also still very impressed by the work done by Rainkin/Bass on The Last Unicorn and The Hobbit.

What is your most favorite subject to draw? And why?

My favorite subjects to draw are living things. It is challenging and enjoyable to put energy and believability in to a few marks on the page.

What inspired you to become an Artist?

I have had the art bug for as long as I could remember. As corny as it sounds my first memories of really trying to draw seriously were due to a tutorial by Sue Dawe on how to draw unicorns in Sticker magazine when I was around 10.

What are some of your favorite website links that would be relevant to this Blog?

Deviantart is one of my most visited haunts.