How do you get inspiration for the sketch images? I have a heck of a job thinking up things to sketch!

Do you decide on a theme, or are you working out poses for another work?

Before I start these I try to spend a good amount of time talking with the person who created the characters so that I can learn as much as I can about their personality and mindset. I draw a distinction between what makes a character design visually distinct and how they *act* in a visually interesting way. Most of that boils down to trying to figure out what is their baseline attitude: grouchy? playful? curious? greedy? Once I have a baseline I'll try to draw actions or reactions that fit, and hopefully things will snowball from there. Having a second character can be potentially easier since at that point one character can react to the other and in so doing reinforce the entertainment. I could draw a clown performing, but drawing someone having a goofy reaction to the clown makes the picture that much better. I also try to find follow-up expressions that build on previous pictures so things may ultimately end up looking kind of like a story sequence.

Thank you!

That attitude.