Kevin McSherry explains his working method and what makes art fly.
From his blog: Double Take

It took two generations to reach the rocket age from Man’s first powered flight.
It took me three days. Here’s how, but first settle yourself in, make sure that your seat-belt is buckled and switch on your reading light. Enjoy the flight. The editor of the Irish Times Innovation Magazine called with a request for an image that would convey how businesses can learn from past failures. As usual, I sent in a few suggestions by email, sketched quickly with just enough information to show the thrust of what I thought would work for them… (more…)

SCAMP recently intercepted a series of communications between, IGI member, Chris Judge and his brother Andrew Judge working at a secret location in County Sligo. The brothers Judge had been collaborating via email on monthly strip called Dystopia for Totally Dublin when they spotted a competition in the Observer calling for artists and writers to come up with a one page story using the dimensions of the paper. They decided to do a one off story with a more complicated script which ended up being called Sudoku city. Cleverly this story can be read top to bottom and right to left. Below you’ll find the transcript of how it all happened…

Chris: Hi Andrew, Did you have a chance to look at the observer story competition?

Andrew: Haven’t had a chance to write anything down yet. I know the deadline is in four weeks, so I’ll have to get stuck in asap. Had you any further thoughts? Should it be one story or 2-3 interlinked?

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IGI member Steve Simpson gives us a step by step look at a recent project he illustrated for the Dublin Transport Office that is currently up around the city….

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On 6 September 2007, An Post issued 4 “Celtic Cats” stamps. Illustrated by Martyn Turner, The Irish Times’ political cartoonist. The stamps feature the artist’s impressions of images representing a Kilkenny Cat, a Celtic Tigress, a Fat Cat and a couple of Cool Cats.

BBC: Quentin Blake presents a profile of one of the most influential cartoon strips of the 20th century and its creator George Herriman, the first black cartoonist in print. Created in 1913, Krazy Kat was supported by William Randolph Hearst and syndicated in American newspapers for more than 30 years. >>link

After only a 45 minute Helicopter ride Stephen Wiltshire draws Rome from memory.