EXTRACTS: Illustrators issue 15 © 2016 The Book Palace (96 PAGES in Full edition)

77 PR: Did you always draw? JB: Yes as far as I can remember I was always doodling a drawing. I used to copy cartoons when I was younger and then sell them in school. PR: Were any other members of your family artistic? JB: Most of us dabbled in art to some degree, my grandfather was a painter, my mum used to create amazing pastel portraits and my brother used to draw a lot of sci-fi. PR: Where did you train? JB: I learnt a lot of skills from my grandfather, he taught me perspective and various lighting and drawing techniques. PR: What were your early influences? JB: 80’s cartoons and video games play a big part in my style and themes.