dominic owen

blue face

Yesterday at college we had a visit from recently graduated illustrator - Dominic Owen. What a lovely guy! It was really interesting hearing what life is like for someone who graduated two years ago. He went to Uni in Bath and has recently moved to London so we had a discussion about the old "in town v out of town" issue. Basically, in London, you go out, meet people and it all comes together, but if you base yourself elsewhere then you have to market yourself more aggressively.
He talked about being represented by YCN and the pros and cons of having an agent. He also talked about the various clients he had had. He spoke very favourably about being involved in Pick Me Up (it is a great day out if you ever have the chance to go). He talked of his love of hand drawn font and how his sister is better at digital type. Also he likes to sketch first  and then render his work in illustrator before printing the image on wallpaper lining paper.
I asked if he follows any illustrators or blogs, and he explained that he is wary of absorbing and being influenced by someone else's style but he does enjoy Booooon, its nice that and fecal face.