#thedarkissue

. Describe your work in 4 words?

Precise, descriptive, dry, humorous

. Pen vs Digital. What side are you on?

I'd go with pen, but I don't mind digital unless it starts to look soulless. 

I use photoshop a lot to clean up my drawings and add colour but I never solely rely on a program. It's great that the internet makes sharing work so easy, but I really hope print doesn't get phased out too. 

. What is your worst nightmare?

Being forced to watch a musical, featuring a cast of magicians, for eternity. That and damaging my right arm so I can never draw again. 

. If you could collaborate with any other artist, who would it be and why?

That's a tough question. There's so many artists I love but I can't visualise a collaboration. I'd love to work with an animation team one day and make a short film. 

Where do you go when it gets dark?

I never really go to sleep before 2am. Sometimes I work better at night as there are less distractions. Other than working, probably a bar near where I live (east) or soho. 

. Who has been your favourite person to draw so far?  

William S Burroughs was really fun to draw. He had such an amazing face, you can definitely tell he had an erm..eventful life. 

I also really enjoyed drawing portraits from the London tattoo convention. Some of the facial modifications of the subjects were really unusual.

. If you weren't an illustrator, what would be doing instead?

Probably something to do with protecting human rights.

  . What is the scariest film you've ever watched?

When I was around 13 I used to record horror films on my parents VCR without them knowing (they didn't know how to use the timer setting). So I ended up watching loads of pretty extreme films like Driller Killer and I Spit on Your Grave but none of it really scared me back then.

Now I jump so easily, but once I see what the killer or monster is in a film, it usually ruins it. Maybe the original of The Ring? And the original Dark Water, that genre of Japanese horror can be pretty terrifying. 

. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

I'd like to live somewhere out of the UK for a year or so. Or travel more and draw people I meet along the way. 

I really love Pat Perry's blog, his sketchbook work and photos really make me want to jump on a train and draw more from life http://patperry.net/blog. 

I'd also like to work on more narrative projects. I'd love to create another book of illustrated shorts, or a graphic novel. 

. Your work is appearing in DUPE's next issue, the Dark issue. What is the first thing that comes to mind when i say the word 'dark'?

Dark humour. 

. Emo's or Goth's?