What can you tell us about your work with 'Iron Fist' clothing. Iron Fist have been great to me. I suppose they were the turning point in me making merch designing a serious career move. I think I have done about 12 designs for them now. Great company and they always do a wonderful job with the printing. They sometimes supply me with a simple brief and just let me roll with it. I like their ethic and hope to do lots more for them.
How long does it actually take you to do a drawing ? This can vary considerably from design to design. I usually build on my ideas out of rough sketches. I have found however doing it this way has been adding loads of time in making each design. So lately I have been clearly planning the key elements, drawing then scanning them in. One the computer I can work on positioning etc. Once thats looking solid I tie it all together with various details. Zombie/monster themed stuff is usually a lot quicker to do as you don't have to be so precise as you need to be when drawing say a beautiful girl. I always aim to get a design completed within a week, I don't like to rush my art.
Did you go to an art university and study art, or did you study something altogether different? I did go to Art college in Wales and got my Degree in art. It was a very disappointing experience for me, I was left very uninspired and disillusioned. With art I have always done what feels natural to me. I like to find my own way of doing things, I wish I studied drama instead.