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TOBY WILLSMER

Tell us a little about yourself as an artist, how you got started, and a bit about your career so far.

I produce digitally painted 2D artwork that has a traditionally painted look and feel to it. I initially discovered digital painting when a friend of mine showed me a small A5 tablet he was using around 1999. I had a break for a few years between 2000-2007 when life got in the way. Then my wife bought me a cheap drawing tablet she found in a supermarket and after plugging it in, I fell back into wanting to make a go of art again.

I started digital painting for myself again in 2008, went full-time in 2019 and set about getting myself out there in the market as a freelance illustrator. Not

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