I'm pretty much surrounded by writers here on Turbo Monkey Tales, so choosing the first topic for my first blog post here has been a little perplexing. Should I try to address you writer folk out there, or stick to my knowledge base, illustration? Or try and talk about illustration and writing and how they work together ... oof! I put the kettle on and had a cup of tea. (It's what the British do when they have to solve a problem - it's what the Brits do at any given time really!)
And while the tea was mashing (Yorkshire speak for brewing) I thought of the first question that most beginning children's illustrators are burning to know the answer to:
HOW DO I KNOW WHAT MY STYLE IS?
and the second question
HOW DO I GET ONE?