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Interview 1: ‘Tools Of The Trade’ with Inkymole
Never mind the tools, what’s the trade?
I’m an illustrator, which means I draw for money - usually to help sell, decorate,
promote, explain or package something. A client will ring me up, tell me about a
project they have on, why they picked me, and what I can do for them. We’ll agree
how much they’ll pay me, I’ll sketch out some ideas, they’ll tell me what they like
and don’t like, and I make a final version which, hopefully, is mutually agreeable
- which usually means something that has my own very distinctive stamp on it,
some of my ideas, with some of theirs.
What’s your work like?
I draw everything on paper, using ink. Sometimes I add colour with other inks,
or pencils, or gouache; sometimes it’s added digitally, once the drawing’s been
scanned. I might tidy things up digitally too, or match Pantone colours if a client’s
asked for that, or turn it into a vector image depending on what the client needs.
But it all starts with a weapon of choice on paper. |
