Inspiring illustrators

…I think one of the best ways to learn is by observing the work of someone who does…it well. I know that's been true in my own experience. Growing up I used to…study the illustrations of Norman Rockwell for hours.…Not because I wanted to paint realistically, it was…because his visual narratives were so rich in story.…I remember seeing this ad in an old comic…book as a kid, and it was one of the first times I thought about creating art…as a job. I also loved Richard Scarry's…children's books, his anthropomorphic animals doing all kinds of…crazy human-like activities. Was a lot of fun.…

An it was through his best storybook ever, that…I learned how to mix all the colors, of the color wheel. In my teens I was…a huge fan of Mad Magazine artists,…and the underground comic book movement that featured…the artwork of Robert Crumb. But one of the artist that most influenced me growing…up, through his illustrative album covers for…RCA records, was Jim Flora. His curiously sinister…art continues to amaze me, and played a…