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My interest in comic drawing began when, as a small boy, I discovered dozens of copies of Punch magazine (now sadly discontinued) in my father's garage. Through them I became familiar with the styles of some of the best comic artists - the way they observed people, simplified their expressions and gestures, and then exaggerated them to tell a story or joke.
Later, when studying more 'serious' art, I retained an interest in the 'funny' side and began contributing cartoons to the university magazine. I carried a small note book with me and drew people wherever I went - in trains, buses, restaurants and parks.
I learnt to look at people. This gave me a life-changing interest in my fellow human beings; all of different shapes and sizes, yet using similar facial expressions and body language to show their feelings. Balancing the general and particular is one of the secrets of cartooning, which I hope to be sharing with you in Figures of Fun.
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