http://www.artnomono.com/
An interview with Ape on the Moon
http://apeonthemoon.com/2012/11/09/interview-strong-layouts-in-illustrations-by-cristobal-schmal/
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Here is my favorite part from the interview
How did you begin working as an illustrator?
I have always drawn but years ago in Chile I wouldn’t have had the possibility to be an illustrator so I decided to study graphic design.
After my studies, I took a one-way plane to Madrid. I wanted to work as an artist or comic maker. After 3 months, I’d spent all my money so I worked as a waitrer, making opinion interviews, selling beers at parties, etc. After one year, I started seriously as a designer in a small agency. For the next 6 years, I worked as a designer in different small agencies and graphic design studios doing political campaigns and pharmacy brochures.
In my last year in Barcelona (2008), I started to include some drawings and illustrations in my tasks as a designer. Deep in mind, I wanted to become a professional illustrator and leave office work. So, the process took 7 years!
