The computer is a tool, just like pencil or charcoal, allowing illustrators to manipulate images from their sketchbooks. Chris Riddell allowcharcoalcomputer Change image and share on social
Lose your inhibitions about drawing and just do it. Chris Riddell drawinhibitionlose Change image and share on social
I'm not a painter by any stretch of the imagination; I'm a dyed-in-the-wool traditional illustrator, and I begin with black and white. If I need colour, I add it over the top. There's a calligraphic element to it... it's about the texture of lines on the page. Chris Riddell addbeginblack share on social
I'm interested in illustration in all its forms. Not only in books for children but in posters, prints and performance as a way of drawing people into books and stories. Chris Riddell bookchilddraw Change image and share on social
My sketchbook is not sacrosanct, and my children would draw on one page while I drew on the other. It was something we shared. Chris Riddell childdrawpage Change image and share on social
Fans write to us via our publisher and more than ever via the Internet, blogs and fan sites, and good writers should be actively seeking out that interaction. Gone are the days when writers are dead or hidden away in dusty attics; nowadays, you've got to get out there. Chris Riddell activelyatticblog share on social
I don't feel uncomfortable in forbidding institutions, and work with, say, prisons or psychiatric institutions could be one of the things that evolve out of the Laureateship. Chris Riddell evolvefeelforbid Change image and share on social
Anyone can look through my sketchbooks as long as they don't have a background in psychiatric medicine. Chris Riddell backgroundlongmedicine Change image and share on social