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NAME: Alan Wright
AGE: 50
LOCATION: Sowerby Bridge,NR Halifax,West Yorkshire,England,UK

How long have you been drawing cartoons?

since the age of about 5yrs old when all drawing materials were removed from my bedroom for rearanging the decor of my racing car wallpaper

What made you start to think more seriously about making some money out of it?

i,ve messed around for so many years making bits of money from family and friends i thought this year thats it.i,m going to use my talent and try
my hand at some competitions.
Have you done any formal training? If so, what and where?

i have never had any training of any kind. i was advised at school to stay on to take further education in art but couldn’t wait to get out of them school gates.

Where was your first cartoon published?

i have been published in a small mag by the big well known building society in our town. i did about 20 caricatures of employees there.

What materials do you use to create your work?

allways pen and ink and watercolour.

What hardware and software do you use?

my trusty hands theres not much i can do on my aged computer.

From where so you draw your inspiration?

everyday life,news,the papers,television,pc,

What are some of the resources you’ve found most helpful?

good websites like yours for instance.

What is the best piece of advice you have EVER been given? The worst?

my wife advices me to keep on trying and never give up. the worst my boss used to say you will maybe do something with that talent of yours lad but for
now get that truck on the road an get those parcels delivered.

Take us through the process you use to create one of your drawings:

allways the ruff sketch first then draw, paint, done

How long does it generally take to create one piece?

depends i allways pay too much to detail anything from half hour to a couple

What do you find the hardest to draw?

certain animals - horses and cows are a paticular bug bare.

What do your friends and family think of you being a cartoonist?

sometimes they panic if they do anything silly then a cartoon turns up of them.

What do you think is the best part about being a cartoonist?

making people laugh, also angry.and being able to make a statement on paper no matter whatever the subject.

What has been the standout post on Chewing Pencils for you? Why?

the chewing pencils site is exellent full of good information good cartoons interesting posts to read. and thankyou for giving the small fry like myself the chance
to join in www cartoonists.

Thanks Alan! The whole point of the Friday Feature Artist, like Alan says, is to give everybody a chance to show off a bit. Whether you’ve been in the game for years or only started last month, you can feature on the CPFFA by sending me an email. I’ll send you the questions, you send me the answers and I’ll add you to the end of the queue.