Comica Conversation: Shaun Tan and Quentin Blake

This evening I attended a talk with Shaun Tan and Quentin Blake in conversation about their work. Quentin Blake is probably my favourite illustrator and I also really like Shaun Tan's work, so it was very interesting for me. They had never met each other before, so it was good to hear them talking about their similarities and their differences. The event was Sold Out so it was a packed room and it was hard to actually get a good view of Tan and Blake, but I did manage to do a quick sketch of the pair...

Shaun Tan talk

Tonight I went to a talk at Waterstone's Piccadilly by Shaun Tan in conversation with Paul Gravett. Tan is an award winning author and illustrator and I'm a big fan of his work. He was a really interesting and humourous speaker and it was good to get an insight into how he works, as well as what inspires him.

Here's a quick sketch I did during the talk of Shaun, along with his character Eric who featured in his book Tales From Outer Suburbia...