BIG HEADS - Stanley Chow

• Been a freelance illustrator for about 20 years
• Mainly does portraits of people (celebs, footballers etc)
• Foundation course at Manchester School of Art
• Did his degree in Swindon down south
• Started off with painting but moved onto digital work
• If he sees something interesting on TV he instantly draws it whether it is buildings, sci fi or people.
• At the point in his career where he doesn't have free time to do personal work
• Converts faces into shapes using Adobe Illustrator
•  Positioning of facial features make the person recognisable (dots for eyes, triangle nose and simple mouth shape)
• Less detail tends to be a better result
• Works better when he needs the client more than they need him (such as White Stripes USB sticks for their album)
• Wing it 
• Illustrate more of the things you're interested in (do them to get more people to notice you doing things you love rather than what you're being told to do)
• Pricing for clients can be a struggle because it goes to a design agency for a quote

DO WHAT YOU LOVE, WHAT YOU WANT TO DO, DON'T THINK ABOUT GRADES