BC: Imagine your sitting down at a coffee shop and an idea pops into your head. Would you write down the idea on an napkin or rush home to sketch it out a pad?

SM: Sometimes I will write it down on the spot, other times I just wait till I get home and sit with itunes on and rethink the idea. It usually turns out better that way.

BC: Any tips for artists trying to improve their skills or find better ways to draw?

SM: The best thing to do, I'm sure you've heard it before, is to draw the human figure. Going to an open model session really helps, there are ones with a nude model or a clothed one. Understanding the shapes and curves of the figure helps with clothing, folds, perspective, placement and volume. Even if you are like me, really into stylized children drawings, knowing how things look realistically help your drawings look believable. Looking believable is something that Illustrators and animators aim for.

BC: What do you use to draw your art?

SM: I hand draw everything with a cheap mechanical pencil. If its digital, I scan it in and color or tone it in photoshop cs3. My non digital stuff is normally colored pencils, though I have been leanring acrylic paints.