bauzahaus asked: Hello! :D I wanted to say I like your work! I think it has a lot of personality (I'm still trying to figure out how to get my own work to show more personality) and a distinct character. Do you have any tips for other illustrators/designers just starting out and still trying to figure out their own style?

Hello! :) Aww thanks! It took me a lot of years to develop a particular style—I tried a lot of things before I finally found this…personality. After years of gathering pegs, and drooling over other people’s artwork, I decided to close the computer (when I’m illustrating on paper anyway), or closing the windows (computer windows haha) while working. Our creative mind is a sponge; it absorbs elements you love. And somehow, along that process, it becomes a natural part of your aesthetic. Look around you, or elements of your childhood, or books you love, or how your life would look as a movie. I hope this helped. :)

Love,
W