Versatility is key in this job. You're often asked to draw in different styles, and as a true artist to the very core of my being, my reply is always the same - will that be cash or cheque?
I have always loved cartoons, drew them constantly throughout my youth and originally thought that might be where I would end up. It never happened because I had a foretaste of animation at University, and realised it wasn't for me, and also I preferred the idea of drawing cartoons for fun rather than for a living.
But even though cartooning is a very specialised field, the agency that held the Kelloggs account seemed to like my stuff and so for a number of years I found myself facing Tony the Tiger scripts every few months, featuring our hero in numerous heroic or James Bond-type scenarios. These were great fun to draw, as was a one-off Scooby-Doo idea, but having said all that - this one at the bottom showing a cartoon style is for Honey Nut Loops, as all the Tony the Tiger stuff is temporarily unavailable ( ie: In my shed. In a box. Getting damp...), and the colour one is for Shreddies featuring Dexter - the Lab kid not the serial-killer-killer.
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