Champagne and Wax Crayons

· LID Editorial
Ebook
240
Pages

About this ebook

This is the story of Illustrator and art director Ben Tallon’s journey from his childhood hobby of drawing, to a freelance career working with the world’s most glamorous clients in illustration, graphic design, music, film and television. Detailing highs of securing dream client World Wrestling Entertainment and lows of unconventional methods of paying the tax bill, this humorous, brutally honest documentation of navigating the art world alone and breaking into new markets, introduces the real side of the creative industry and what you need to do to make your way to the top.

About the author

 Ben Tallon is an internationally established illustrator and creative director of Quenched Music.

His vibrant illustration, hand painted lettering and unique set design in film and television has become an integral part of such pop-culture brands as E4’s Skins, The Guardian, World Wrestling Entertainment, Arsenal Football Club and Mixmag among many others.


Growing up in late 1980s and early 1990s West Yorkshire, Ben’s love of drawing his heroes, from Leeds United Football Club, World Wrestling Entertainment, Damon Albarn and video games led him to pursue a creative education and a career in the arts.


He now lives in London but continues to suffer at the hands of his dysfunctional football team. Champagne and Wax Crayons; Riding the Madness of the Creative Industries is Ben’s first book.

www.bentallon.com

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