![]() So I invented a student character, a mentor character, and then imagined how they might meet and eventually become friends. ![]() I was determined to have it be a real story, though, not just a series of lessons. I knew it could be a good way of showing how a beginning artist is taught, because the reader would be able to see the whole learning process: the mistakes a student makes and then has to correct. I wanted to do a how-to-draw book in graphic novel form. Tell us about your recent book, THE DRAWING LESSON: A GRAPHIC NOVEL THAT TEACHES YOU HOW TO DRAW. I created a comic book story called AKIKO ON THE PLANET SMOO back in 1992, then mailed copies of it to comic book publishers until one of them offered to publish it, in 1995. His work inspired me to begin creating stories suitable for children. ![]() I majored in art at Kalamazoo College, and studied under children's book illustrator David Small. ![]() I was raised in Detroit, Michigan, and have been in love with drawing for as long as I can remember. Please tell us about your background and how you came to write and illustrate for children. ![]()
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