As a child, I copied Tenniel's illustrations from 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' obsessively, particularly his drawing of the white rabbit in waistcoat and frockcoat, umbrella tucked under one arm and a fob watch in paw, a look of suppressed panic in his eye. Chris Riddell adventurealicearm share on social
I think stories can grow out of the visual. It can be an engine for literacy. Chris Riddell enginegrowliteracy Change image and share on social
When I left art school and went in search of work, visiting publishers and showing them my drawings and illustrations, I was met with a polite and sometimes enthusiastic response but no commissions. Chris Riddell artcommissiondrawing Change image and 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
No politician would ever comment on a cartoon unless it was to show what a great sense of humour they have, that they can laugh at themselves. Chris Riddell cartooncommentgreat Change image and 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
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
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
In the digital future, texts will be annotated visually, animated and illustrated like never before. The austere 'prayer book' paper that permitted the space for Shepard's illustrations to Pepys' diaries is now being recreated in the digital era. Chris Riddell animateannotateaustere share on social
