EXTRACTS: The Art of Commando (illustrators special) © 2019 The Book Palace (144 PAGES in Full edition)

128 submitting pieces on spec and maintaining a dialogue, as I’d always wanted to work with them. One day I heard they were holding an open call for artists—so, I applied, finishing a test piece which must’ve worked because they contacted me with a cover brief. I love it—it’s a dream job for me." ● Cover art and colour sketch for 'The Land Army Marches', Commando 5103, one of a series of stories highlighting women's roles in the Second World War. Text continued from page 125