"It's good to keep changing - it makes you feel you are learning something".

"My work changes according to the text. It's such a great luxury to read a text and just draw, without worrying about style. And it's good to keep changing - it makes you feel you are learning something".

In his books Tony Ross has illustrated many contemporary authors as well as re-illustarting many classics. I Want My Potty is his favourite of his own books.

Magic Word: Line
"Line is the most important element in my work - the line is the basis of the whole thing. If it works in line it works; if it doesn't work in line it's no good. To me colour always comes second".

Magic tricks of his trade
"I draw mostly with what I call a post office pen - a dip pen. It all depends on the nib. I had one nib for 20 years. It was perfect, all scratchy, bendy, blunt and full of character".

Inspiration
EH Shepard

Films
I want a cat
Towser

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