I find it hard to describe myself without sounding too factual or formal, so I'm just going to go with that and say: I'm currently studying for a BA in Illustration at the Arts University Bournemouth, specialising in detailed penwork and realism with graphite. At the moment my work is turning towards the fantasy genre, with my main influences being my favourite novel series His Dark Materials and my favourite video game series Bioshock, with the creation of an illustrated storybook tentatively named Paradise. As a would-be/hopeful writer my dream would be to write a novel which I would also illustrate myself, and/or to work towards creating my own video game in a similar vein to Bioshock or art games such as Child of Light or LIMBO. That all being said my influences and style tend to change constantly so who knows what I will want to do in a year's time!
Favourite Visual Artist
Too many to single out.
Favourite Movies
Alien & Aliens, How to Train Your Dragon, The Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy, The Dark Knight, The Hunger Games (to name a few).
Favourite TV Shows
Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead, Doctor Who, Hannibal, Utopia.
Favourite Bands / Musical Artists
Bjork, Kate Nash, Of Monsters and Men, Florence and the Machine, The Naked and Famous, Coldplay.
Favourite Books
His Dark Materials trilogy, The Lovely Bones, My Sister's Keeper, The Hunger Games trilogy, Gone series, The Harry Potter series, Never Let Me Go.
Favourite Writers
I tend to not stick to just one author - I've yet to find one who's written more than one book I'd consider a favourite.
Favourite Games
Bioshock series, Kingdom Hearts saga, Portal.
Favourite Gaming Platform
PC, Playstation, XBox, Nintendo - I don't discriminate!
Tools of the Trade
Staedtler pigment liners 0.05-0.8, Derwent watersoluble Graphitone, uni Pin fineline.
Other Interests
Creative writing and, in the past, rowing.